Brwinów
Brwinów [ˈbrvʲinuf] is a town in Pruszków County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, about 25 km from the centre of Warsaw; according to the 2014 records Brwinów has approximately 13,178 inhabitants.
Brwinów | |
|---|---|
 Town Hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Brwinów | |
| Coordinates: 52°8′30″N 20°43′0″E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| County | Pruszków |
| Gmina | Brwinów |
| Established | 15th century |
| Town rights | 1950 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Arkadiusz Kosiński |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.06 km2 (3.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 12,131 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 05-840 |
| Area code(s) | +48 22 |
| Website | http://www.brwinow.pl/ |
Until 1954 Brwinów was the location of the Helenów parish council and between 1917 and 1949 it was also Letnisko-Brwinów's major town.
Between 1975 and 1998 Brwinów belonged to Warsaw Voivodeship. The town is located on the Łowicz–Błonie plains.
April 13, 2014 host Warsaw Eagles - Angels Toruń exhibition football game.[1][2]
Brwinów is served by the Brwinów Railway Station.
Famous people
- Leszek Bugajski, writer, editor "Twórczość" and essayist in "Newsweek"
- Leszek Engelking, poet, translator
- Henryk Waniek, painter
- Wacław Kowalski, actor
- Bolesław Hryniewiecki, naturalist
- Jerzy Hryniewiecki, architect
- Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz, writer, poet
- Aleksander Werner, painter, sculptor
- Wacław Werner, physist, teacher
Demography
External links
- Jewish Community in Brwinów on Virtual Shtetl
- "16-year-old quarterback led Angels to victory! Torun Angels: 13 - Warsaw Eagles B: 22". europlayers.com.
- "Poland: 16 Year Old QB Leads Angels To Victory [GameFilm]". touchdown-europe.net.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.