Kałuszyn
Kałuszyn | |
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 Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Kałuszyn | |
| Coordinates: 52°12′30″N 21°48′42″E / 52.20833°N 21.81167°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| County | Mińsk |
| Gmina | Kałuszyn |
| Town rights | 1718 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Arkadiusz Czyżewski |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.29 km2 (4.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 2,905 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (610/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 05-310 |
| Area code | +48 25 |
| Car plates | WM |
| Website | http://www.kaluszyn.pl |
Kałuszyn [kaˈwuʂɨn] is a small town in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland.
History
From the early 17th century, Kaluszyn was predominantly Jewish. The community numbered 1,455 (80% of the total population) in 1827; 6,419 (76%) in 1897; 5,033 (82%) in 1921; 7,256 (82%) in 1931; and approximately 6,500 on the eve of the Holocaust. Economic branches included the manufacture of pottery, flour mills, prayer shawl weaving and the fur trade.[1]
In 1940, a ghetto was established in Kaluszyn, and Jewish property was confiscated.[2] In September 1941, Jews from the surrounding area were moved to this ghetto.[3]
References
External links
- Jewish Community in Kałuszyn on Virtual Shtetl
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