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Płońsk
Hill fort in Płońsk
Hill fort in Płońsk
Coat of arms of Płońsk
Coat of arms
Country Poland
VoivodeshipMasovian
CountyPłońsk County
GminaPłońsk (urban gmina)
Established11th century
Town rights1400
Government
 • MayorAndrzej Józef Pietrasik
Area
 • Total11.6 km2 (4.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2010-06-30)
 • Total22,500
 • Density1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
09-100
Area code+48 023
Car platesWPN
Websitehttp://www.plonsk.pl

Płońsk [pwɔɲsk] ⓘ (Yiddish: פּלאָנסק [Plonsk]) is a town in north-central Poland with 22,500 inhabitants (2010).[1]

It is situated in the Masovian Voivodeship (since 1999); previously, in was in Ciechanów Voivodeship (1975–98). It is home to a yearly open theatre festival (held in the summer).

History

Płońsk gained city rights from the prince Siemowit IV of Masovia some time between 1399 and 1412.

Monuments

The church and the old monastery of Calced Carmelites were founded before 1417 by the prince Siemowit IV of Masovia and his wife Aleksandra, Jogaila's sister.

Sport

The Memoriał Andrzeja Trochanowskiego one-day cycling race is based in Płońsk. The race takes place annually on May 1.

Famous people

  • David Ben-Gurion – the first Prime Minister of Israel, was born in Płońsk on October 16, 1886.
  • Henryk Sienkiewicz – one of the outstanding writers of the second half of the 19th century, spent one year of his life in Poswietne, he wrote his first published novel called Na marne (In Vain).
  • Anzia Yezierska (c1880-1970) Jewish-American author of The Breadgivers and other works about the Jewish immigrant experience. She was born in Plonsk (Plinsk) and spent her first 15 years there. Recollections of Jewish life in Plonsk are also in her autobiography, Red Ribbon on a White Horse.
  • Eugene Sulkowski (1935-2011) - scientist from Plonsk. Emigrated to the United States, made notable contributions to metallic chromatography at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, New York.

Notes

  1. ^ "Population. Size and structure by territorial division. As of June 30, 2010" (PDF). Central Statistical Office. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
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