Zakroczym
Zakroczym | ||
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Basic data | ||
State : | Poland | |
Voivodeship : | Mazovia | |
Powiat : | Nowodworski (Mazovia) | |
Area : | 12.96 km² | |
Geographic location : | 52 ° 26 ' N , 20 ° 37' E | |
Residents : | 3196 (June 30, 2019) |
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Postal code : | 09-450 | |
Telephone code : | (+48) 24 | |
License plate : | WND | |
Gmina | ||
Gminatype: | Urban and rural municipality | |
Gmina structure: | 16 school authorities | |
Surface: | 71.42 km² | |
Residents: | 6055 (Jun. 30, 2019) |
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Population density : | 85 inhabitants / km² | |
Community number ( GUS ): | 1414063 | |
administration | ||
Mayor : | Henryk Ruszczyk | |
Address: | ul. Warszawska 7 05-170 Zakroczym |
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Website : | www.zakroczym.pl |
Zakroczym is a town in Poland in the Masovian Voivodeship in the district (powiat) Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki , about 32 km northwest of Warsaw, on the right (eastern) bank of the Vistula, on the expressway S7 Warsaw – Gdansk. In 2004 the city had 3395 inhabitants.
history
- Zakroczym was mentioned in the so-called Mogilno falsification in 1065.
- In 1422 Zakroczym received the town charter in Kulm.
- 1656–1657 captured by the Swedes in the Second Northern War and partially destroyed.
- 1709 renewed destruction in the Great Northern War by the soldiers of the Swedish king Karl XII.
- 1793 Russian occupation.
- 1795 Prussian occupation - assigned to the Thorner Regenz.
- 1831 during the uprising against the Russians, the seat of the leadership of the uprising.
- September 10-28, 1939 - Zakroczym in the vicinity of the besieged Modlin fortress.
- Autumn 1944 - camp for around 30,000 refugees after the fall of the Warsaw Uprising
local community
In addition to the city of Zakroczym, the following 16 districts with a Schulzenamt belong to the urban and rural community :
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Other localities in the municipality are Gałachy, Mochty-Smok, Odpadki and Śniadowo.
Attractions
- Parish church (15th / 16th century)
- Capuchin Church and Monastery (built in 1758)
- Fortress No. 1 (built between 1883 and 1888).
literature
- Kazimierz Szczerbatko: Dzieje Zakroczymia . Zakroczym: Urząd Gminy w Zakroczymiu, 2006, ISBN 83-912-4696-5
Web links
Commons : Zakroczym - collection of images, videos and audio files
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 .