Myszyniec

See also: Myszyniec, Lubusz Voivodeship

Myszyniec
Holy Trinity church in Myszyniec
Coat of arms
Myszyniec Myszyniec
Coordinates: 53°22′56″N 21°21′5″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Masovian
County	Ostrołęka
Gmina	Myszyniec
Established	1654
Town rights	1798-1870, 1993
Government
• Mayor	Elżbieta Abramczyk
Area
• Total	10.74 km2 (4.15 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	3,014
• Density	280/km2 (730/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	07-430
Area code	+48 29
Car plates	WOS
Website	http://www.myszyniec.pl/

Myszyniec [mɨˈʂɨɲɛt͡s] is a town in Ostrołęka County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,032 inhabitants (2004).

History

Myszyniec was founded in 1654 by the Jesuits in accordance with a royal privilege issued by King John II Casimir Vasa. It was located in the Masovian Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Polish Crown. In 1708, the local Kurpie led by regional Polish folk hero Stach Konwa defeated the invading Swedes during the Great Northern War. In 1719, King Augustus II the Strong established annual fairs and weekly markets in Myszyniec. It was granted town rights in 1798.

In August 1920, Poles defeated the invading Soviets in the Battle of Myszyniec.

In the first days of the German invasion of Poland, which started World War II, on September 1–4, 1939, it was the site of fierce Polish defense, however, it eventually fell to Nazi Germany, which then occupied the town until 1945.

Notable residents

• Władysław Skierkowski, (1886–1941) Polish priest

External links

• Jewish Community in Myszyniec on Virtual Shtetl

See also

• Kurpie