Józefów (Powiat Otwocki)
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship : | Mazovia | ||
| Powiat : | Otwock | ||
| Geographic location : | 52 ° 8 ' N , 21 ° 14' E | ||
| Residents : | 20,698 (June 30, 2019) |
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| Postal code : | 05-420 and 05-410 | ||
| Telephone code : | (+48) 22 | ||
| License plate : | WOT | ||
| Economy and Transport | |||
| Street : | Ext. 801 Dęblin - Warsaw | ||
| Next international airport : | Warsaw | ||
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| Gminatype: | Borough | ||
| Residents: | 20,698 (June 30, 2019) |
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| Community number ( GUS ): | 1417011 | ||
| Administration (as of 2008) | |||
| Mayor : | Stanislaw Kruszewski | ||
| Address: | Kardynała Wyszyńskiego 1 05-420 Józefów |
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| Website : | jozefow.pl | ||
Józefów is a Polish city in the Powiat Otwocki in the Masovian Voivodeship .
Geographical location
Józefów is directly connected to the south-eastern part of Warsaw . The district town of Otwock is located southwest of the city, separated by the Świder River . The southern border of Józefów is the Vistula (Wisła) .
history
The city was originally used by the Warsaw residents as a summer vacation spot. From the 1880s onwards, rest houses and pensions were built here. In 1958 the place was recognized as an independent settlement (osiedle) . Józefów received town charter in 1962.
From 1975 to 1998 the municipality was part of the Warsaw Voivodeship .
Nature reserves
The territory of the city includes the Świder nature reserves , the Zawadowskie Island and the Świderskie Island .
traffic
On the southern edge of the city runs the voivodship road 801 (droga wojewódzka 801) , which leads in its northwest to Warsaw and in the southeast to Dęblin .
Józefów is on the railway line from Warsaw to Otwock . It has its own rail connection, on which the Koleje Mazowieckie offers direct connections to Warsaw, Otwock and Dęblin .
The nearest international airport is Frédéric Chopin Airport in Warsaw , which is about 20 kilometers west of Józefów.
education
The Gimnazjum nr 1 maintains a school partnership with the Marie-Curie-Gymnasium Dresden .
Personalities
- Rafał Markowski (* 1958), auxiliary bishop
- David Shugar (1915-2015), biophysicist
Web links
- City website (Polish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b population. Size and Structure by Territorial Division. As of June 30, 2019. Główny Urząd Statystyczny (GUS) (PDF files; 0.99 MiB), accessed December 24, 2019 .
- ↑ wiw.pl, Józefów , accessed on June 28, 2008
- ↑ Dz.U. 1975 no 17 poz. 92 (Polish) (PDF; 802 kB)