Ciechanowiec
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 Ciechanowiec
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| Coordinates: 52°41′N 22°30′E / 52.683°N 22.5°E | |||
| Country |  Poland |
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| County | Wysokie Mazowieckie | ||
| Gmina | Ciechanowiec | ||
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| • Total | 26.01 km2 (10.04 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 4,898 | ||
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) | ||
| Postal code | 18-230 | ||
| Website | http://www.ciechanowiec.pl | ||
Ciechanowiec ([t͡ɕɛxaˈnɔvʲɛt͡s], Yiddish: טשעכֿאַנאָװיץ Tshekhanovits, Čechanovic, Hebrew: ציחנוביץ, Russian: Цехановец Cechanovec) is a small town in Wysoczyzna Drohiczyńska, Gmina Ciechanowiec, Wysokie Mazowieckie County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland.
Alternate names used in the past or currently include Tshekhanovits Yiddish, Tsekhanovets Russian, Chechanovitz, Chekhanovits, Chekhanovitse, Rudelstadt and Tsikhanovits.[1]
Before the beginning of World War II, 55% of the town's inhabitants had been Jews. During the war they were almost all killed in Treblinka concentration camp.[citation needed]
Jewish family names like Ciechanowiec, Ciechanowiecki, Ciechanowicz, Ciechanowski are originating from this town.
[edit] People
- Alexander Chizhevsky
- Jan Krzysztof Kluk
- Benjamin Mazar
- Ignacy Tłoczek (pl) (not native)
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Coordinates: 52°40′0″N 22°31′0″E / 52.666667°N 22.516667°E
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