Leoncin

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Leoncin
—  Village  —
Leoncin is located in Poland
Leoncin
Coordinates: 52°24′N 20°33′E / 52.4°N 20.55°E / 52.4; 20.55
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Masovian
County Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki
Gmina Leoncin
St. Margaret's Church

Leoncin [lɛˈɔnt​͡ɕin] is a village in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Leoncin.[1]

Leoncin is approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) north-west of Warsaw. It has a neogothic church from 1885, as well as a wooden chapel dating from the end of the 18th century that is located at a nearby cemetery. It is also famous for being the birthplace of Isaac Bashevis Singer.

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01. http://www.stat.gov.pl/broker/access/prefile/listPreFiles.jspa. 
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Coordinates: 52°24′N 20°33′E / 52.4°N 20.55°E / 52.4; 20.55

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