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Leoncin
Leoncin is a village in Nowy Dwór County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Leoncin. Leoncin is approximately north-west of Warsaw. It has a neogothic church from 1885, as well as a wooden chapel dating from the end of the 18th century that is located at a nearby cemetery. It is also famous for being the birthplace of Isaac Bashevis Singer. 20th century The Jewish community of Leoncin during the partitions of Poland was relatively small, totalling about 30 business families, some cultivating orchards, others running taverns or involved in manufacture. Isaac Bashevis Singer was born in Leoncin circa 1903, and lived in the village with his father, Pinchas, mother Bathsheba, brothers Israel Joshua Singer and Moishe, and sister Esther Kreitman. Twin sisters were also born here in 1902, but died of scarlet fever in 1906, the same year the family moved to Radzymin. Jews were expelled by the Russians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Leoncin
__NOTOC__ Gmina Leoncin is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Nowy Dwór County, Masovian Voivodeship, Nowy Dwór County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Leoncin, which lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) south-west of Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki and 37 km (23 mi) north-west of Warsaw. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 5,092 (5,435 in 2011). Villages Gmina Leoncin contains the villages and settlements of Cisowe, Masovian Voivodeship, Cisowe, Gać, Masovian Voivodeship, Gać, Głusk, Masovian Voivodeship, Głusk, Gniewniewice Folwarczne, Górki, Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki County, Górki, Krubiczew, Leoncin, Mała Wieś przy Drodze, Michałów, Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki County, Michałów, Nowa Dąbrowa, Masovian Voivodeship, Nowa Dąbrowa, Nowa Mała Wieś, Nowe Budy, Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki County, Nowe Budy, Nowe Gniewniewice, Nowe Grochale, Nowe Polesie, Nowiny, Gmina Leoncin, Nowiny, Nowy Secymin, Nowy Wilkó ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |