Józefów () is a town in east-central
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
, located in
Masovian Voivodeship
The Masovian Voivodeship, also known as the Mazovia Province ( pl, województwo mazowieckie ) is a voivodeship (province) in east-central Poland, with its capital located in the city of Warsaw, which also serves as the capital of the country. The ...
, in
Otwock County
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Otwock County ( pl, powiat otwocki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government refo ...
. It lies about southeast of
Warsaw
Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...
city centre and is a part of that city's metropolitan area. Located on a picturesque confluence of
Vistula
The Vistula (; pl, Wisła, ) is the longest river in Poland and the ninth-longest river in Europe, at in length. The drainage basin, reaching into three other nations, covers , of which is in Poland.
The Vistula rises at Barania Góra in ...
and
Świder rivers, it is home to one landscape reserve and three natural reservation zones. it had 18,157 inhabitants.
[Jozefow.pl]
Official website.
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Gallery
File:ParafiaMBCwJozefowie.JPG, Church of the Black Madonna of Częstochowa
The Black Madonna of Częstochowa ( pl, Czarna Madonna / Matka Boska Częstochowska; la, Imago thaumaturga Beatae Virginis Mariae Immaculatae Conceptae, in Claro Monte, lit=Miraculous Image of the Immaculate Conception, the Blessed Virgin Mary ...
File:Kościół Jana Chrzciciela w Józefowie.jpg, Church of St John the Baptist
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File:Gimnazjum nr. 1 Józefów - Mateusz Włodarczyk.jpg, Public gymnasium
File:Komisariat Józefów.JPG , Police station
References
External links
Jewish Community in Józefów
on Virtual Shtetl
at Józefów homepage.
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Cities and towns in Masovian Voivodeship
Otwock County
Warsaw Governorate
Warsaw Voivodeship (1919–1939)