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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]].) |
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==External links== |
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* [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 | |
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 19th century dwór in Mszczonów | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| County | Żyrardów |
| Gmina | Mszczonów |
| Town rights | 1377 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Józef Grzegorz Kurek |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.56 km2 (3.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 6,231 |
| • Density | 730/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 96-320 |
| Area code | +48 46 |
| Car plates | WZY |
| Website | www.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.)
External links
- Jewish Community in Mszczonów on Virtual Shtetl
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