Mrozy [ˈmrɔzɨ] is a town in Mińsk County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Mrozy.[1] It lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) east of Mińsk Mazowiecki and 56 km (35 mi) east of Warsaw.
Mrozy | |
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Town | |
.jpg) Monument commemorating the fallen in the fights for Polish independence | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Mrozy | |
| Coordinates: 52°9′58″N 21°48′8″E / 52.16611°N 21.80222°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| County | Mińsk |
| Gmina | Mrozy |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,440 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | WM |
| Website | http://www.mrozy.pl/ |
The town has a population of 3,440.
History
editDuring the German occupation of Poland (World War II), in December 1939, some expelled Poles from Ostrzeszów were deported to Mrozy.[2] Two local Polish railwaymen were captured by the Germans for rescuing Jews from the Holocaust and imprisoned in nearby Mińsk Mazowiecki, where they were eventually liberated by the Polish resistance.[3]
Transport
editThere is a railway station in Mrozy, located on the line connecting Warsaw and Terespol.
Sports
editThe local football club is Watra Mrozy.[4] It competes in the lower leagues.
References
edit- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Graf, Władysław (1992). "Ostrzeszów: obozy jenieckie okresu 1939–1940. Część 2". Zeszyty Ostrzeszowskie (in Polish). No. 16. Ostrzeszowskie Centrum Kultury. p. 30.
- ^ Datner, Szymon (1968). Las sprawiedliwych (in Polish). Warszawa: Książka i Wiedza. p. 100.
- ^ "KS Watra Mrozy - nieoficjalna strona klubu" (in Polish). Retrieved 14 November 2021.
External links
edit- Jewish Community in Mrozy on Virtual Shtetl
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