Podkowa Leśna

Podkowa Leśna
WKD station in Podkowa Leśna
Coat of arms
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Masovian
County	Grodzisk Mazowiecki
Gmina	Podkowa Leśna (urban gmina)
Established	19th century
Town rights	1969
Government
• Mayor	Małgorzata Stępień-Przygoda
Area
• Total	10.1 km2 (3.9 sq mi)
Population  (2008)
• Total	3,822
• Density	380/km2 (980/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	05-807
Area code	+48 22
Car plates	WGM
Website	http://www.podkowalesna.pl

Podkowa Leśna [pɔtˈkɔva ˈlɛɕna] (literal meaning - "Horseshoe Grove", in full: Miasto-ogród Podkowa Leśna - "Garden-City Podkowa Leśna") is a town in Grodzisk Mazowiecki County (Masovian Voivodeship) of Poland and located on the Łowicko–Błońska Plain within the territory of the Młochowskie Forests. City status - from January 1, 1969. The city also has the status of gmina, meaning "commune". Population - ca. 4000. Founded in 1925. On September 1, 1939 bombs fell on Podkowa Leśna that the Luftwaffe had intended for Warsaw. On January 17, 1945 the Soviets entered Podkowa Leśna.

Forests surround the city from three sides (the east, the south, and the north).

External links

• Official site
• Jewish Community in Podkowa Leśna on Virtual Shtetl