Brwinów

Brwinów
Town Hall
Town Hall
Coat of arms of Brwinów
Coat of arms
Brwinów is located in Poland
Brwinów
Brwinów
Coordinates: 52°8′30″N 20°43′0″E / 52.14167°N 20.71667°E / 52.14167; 20.71667
CountryPoland
VoivodeshipMasovian
CountyPruszków
GminaBrwinów
Established15th century
Town rights1950
Government
 • MayorArkadiusz Kosiński
Area
 • Total
10.06 km2 (3.88 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2021[1])
 • Total
13,718
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
05-840
Area code+48 22
Websitewww.brwinow.pl

Brwinów [ˈbrvʲinuf] is a town in Pruszków County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, about 25 km (16 mi) from the centre of Warsaw. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 13,718.[1]

Until 1954, Brwinów was the location of the Helenów parish council and between 1917 and 1949 it was also Letnisko-Brwinów's major town.

Between 1975 and 1998, Brwinów belonged to Warsaw Voivodeship. The town is located on the Łowicz–Błonie plains.

On 13 April 2014, there was a Warsaw Eagles – Angels Toruń exhibition football game.[2][3]

Brwinów is served by the Brwinów railway station.

Famous people

Demography

Brwinów Cemetery – The Section of The Polish Army Soldiers – "The Academic Legion", killed during The Second World War (The Battle near Brwinów), 1939[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Local Data Bank". Statistics Poland. Retrieved 2 June 2022. Data for territorial unit 1421034.
  2. ^ "16-year-old quarterback led Angels to victory! Torun Angels: 13 – Warsaw Eagles B: 22". europlayers.com.
  3. ^ "Poland: 16 Year Old QB Leads Angels To Victory [GameFilm]". touchdown-europe.net.
  4. ^ The photograph of 14 December 2023