Otrębusy

Otrębusy
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Masovian
County	Pruszków County
Gmina	Brwinów
Government
• Sołtys	Anna Grzegorowska
Population  (2006)
• Total	2,000
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	05-805
Area code	+48 22
Car plates	WPR

Otrębusy [ɔtrɛmˈbusɨ] is a village in Poland, in Masovian Voivodship, to the west of Warsaw in the Gmina Brwinów.

History

The first mention of Otrębusy come from Księgi Błońskie Ziemskie from 1525 and 1534. Latin spelling was used then: Otrambusche. Another source is Spis parafii województwa mazowieckiego (parish index of Masovian voivodship) from first half of the sixteenth century.

In 1948, in Karolin State Folk Group of Song and Dance 'Mazowsze' was founded.

In 1970 efforts to establish a parish begun. However, St. Mary the Virgin Mother of Church parish has been established in 1985.

Currently there are over 2000 residents in Otrębusy.

Communication

• voivodship road 719 - 22 km to centre of Warsaw
• Warsaw Suburban Railway - about 38 minutes to Warszawa Śródmieście WKD

Tourism

• park and palace Karolin - museum and head office of State Folk Group of Song and Dance 'Mazowsze'
• park and palace Toeplitzówka [tɛpliˈt͡sufka] - place of birth of Krzysztof Teodor Toeplitz
• natural monuments - list in Polish language
• Svetovid monument at WKD station
• Museum of Technique and Motorisation
• Museum of Folk Art

External links

• Museum of Technique and Motorisation