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The town had a [[Jew]]ish community, and it was once the center of the [[Hasidic Judaism|Hasidic]] [[Amshinov (Hasidic dynasty)|Amshinov dynasty]] (Mszczonów being pronounced as "Amshinov" in [[Yiddish language|Yiddish]].)
The town had a [[Jew]]ish community, and it was once the center of the [[Hasidic Judaism|Hasidic]] [[Amshinov (Hasidic dynasty)|Amshinov dynasty]] (Mszczonów being pronounced as "Amshinov" in [[Yiddish language|Yiddish]].)

==External links==
* [http://www.sztetl.org.pl/en/city/mszczonow/ Jewish Community in Mszczonów] on Virtual Shtetl



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Revision as of 13:30, 24 March 2012

Mszczonów
19th century dwór in Mszczonów
19th century dwór in Mszczonów
Coat of arms of Mszczonów
Country Poland
VoivodeshipMasovian
CountyŻyrardów
GminaMszczonów
Town rights1377
Government
 • MayorJózef Grzegorz Kurek
Area
 • Total8.56 km2 (3.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total6,231
 • Density730/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
96-320
Area code+48 46
Car platesWZY
Websitewww.mszczonow.pl

Mszczonów [ˈmʂt͡ʂɔnuf] (Yiddish: אמשינאוו Amshinov) is a town in Żyrardów County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, with 6,310 inhabitants (2004).

The town had a Jewish community, and it was once the center of the Hasidic Amshinov dynasty (Mszczonów being pronounced as "Amshinov" in Yiddish.)


51°58′27″N 20°31′36″E / 51.97417°N 20.52667°E / 51.97417; 20.52667