Konstancin-Jeziorna

Konstancin-Jeziorna
Old paper mill and shops
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Konstancin-Jeziorna
Coordinates: 52°5′N 21°7′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Masovian
County	Piaseczno
Gmina	Konstancin-Jeziorna
Town rights	1969
Government
• Mayor	Kazimierz Jańczuk
Area
• Total	17.1 km2 (6.6 sq mi)
Highest elevation	100 m (300 ft)
Lowest elevation	75 m (246 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	17,566
• Density	1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	05-510, 05-520
Area code	+48 22
Car plates	WPI
Website	http://www.konstancinjeziorna.pl

Konstancin-Jeziorna [kɔnsˈtant͡ɕin jɛˈʑɔrna] is a town in Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, with 17,566 inhabitants (as of March 2011, according to GUS). It is located about 20 km (12 mi) south of downtown Warsaw and is a part of the metropolitan area of that city.

The town was created in 1969 through combining neighbouring towns: holiday resort Skolimów-Konstancin and industrial Jeziorna with a number of villages.

The town, a 19th-century health spa, sits on the administrative border of the capital city, Warsaw. The town has an interesting collection of historic villas and new built mansions, a shopping center in a restored 19th-century mill and is the home of the American School of Warsaw. Konstancin-Jeziorna also have a sports team which specializes in football/soccer named Kosa Konstancin created by former proffesional footballer Roman Kosecki.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland

Famous inhabitants

See also: List of famous inhabitants

Twin towns – Sister cities

Konstancin-Jeziorna is twinned with:

Leidschendam-Voorburg, Netherlands Pisogne, Italy Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France Denzlingen, Germany

Hranice, Czech Republic Kremenets, Ukraine Naujoji Vilnia, Lithuania

External links

• Official town and commune webpage
• Jewish Community in Konstancin-Jeziorna on Virtual Shtetl