Węgrów

See also: Węgrów, Lower Silesian Voivodeship and Węgrów County

Węgrów
Church on Main Square Church on Main Square
Coat of arms of Węgrów Coat of arms
Węgrów
Coordinates:
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Masovian
County	Węgrów County
Gmina	Węgrów (urban gmina)
Established	14th century
Town rights	1441
Government
• Mayor	Jarosław Grenda
Area
• Total	35.45 km2 (13.69 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	12,606
• Density	360/km2 (920/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	07-100
Area code(s)	+48 25
Car plates	WWE
Website	http://www.wegrow.com.pl

Węgrów [ˈvɛŋɡruf] is a town in eastern Poland with 12,561 inhabitants (31 December 2003). Situated in the Masovian Voivodeship (since 1999), it is the capital of Węgrów County.

First mentioned in historical records in 1414, it received its city charter in 1441. Between 16th and 18th centuries it was an important centre for Reformation movements in Poland.

After the Partitions of Poland it became part of Austria in 1795, then part of the Duchy of Warsaw in 1809, then part of the Congress Poland ruled by Russia in 1815. It became part of Poland again when the country regained its independence in 1918.

Throughout most of its history, the town had a thriving Jewish community, present at least since the 16th century. It numbered about 6,000 in 1939. The community was exterminated during the Holocaust by the Nazis.

Further information: Timeline of Treblinka

People

• Krzysztof Filipek
• Piotr z Goniądza
• Stanislav Kosior
• Pan Twardowski
• Michał Kurc

External links

• Official homepage of Węgrów (Polish)
• Jewish Community in Węgrów on Virtual Shtetl