Ząbki is a town in central

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with 31,884 inhabitants (2013). It is situated in the

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, just northeast of

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Location

Ząbki is located away from Warsaw city center. It borders Warsaw to the south and west, the city of

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to the north and

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to the east.

History

Initially called ''Wola Ząbkowa'', the settlement dates back to the 16th century. It was a royal village, administratively located in the Warsaw County in the

in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland. In 1880, Count Plater from the Polish noble family of Plater owned a

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in Ząbki. Ząbki was a place of concentration of some Polish units participating in the victorious Battle of Warsaw against the invading Russians in August 1920. During the joint German-Soviet

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, which started

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in September 1939, Ząbki was invaded by Germany, and then

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until 1944. Ząbki obtained town status in 1967. In Ząbki,

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Jerzy Popiełuszko Jerzy Popiełuszko ( born Alfons Popiełuszko; 14 September 1947–19 October 1984) was a Polish Roman Catholic priest who became associated with the opposition Solidarity trade union in communist Poland. He was murdered in 1984 by three ag ...

first served as a young priest in 1972–1975. There is a monument of Fr. Popiełuszko in the town.

Transport

Railway line connects the city to Warszawa Wileńska, proximity to expressways makes for easy road access both to the north of Warsaw via Trasa AK, and south via Trasa Siekierkowska and Lazienkowska. Several bus routes connect Ząbki with Warsaw, as the

Zarząd Transportu Miejskiego The Public Transport Authority ( pl, Zarząd Transportu Miejskiego w Warszawie, ZTM Warszawa), branded as Warsaw Public Transport ( pl, Warszawski Transport Publiczny; WTP), is a local authority controlled body managing all means of public transp ...

lines.

Sports

The local football team is

Ząbkovia Ząbki Ząbkovia Ząbki () is a Polish professional football club, based in Ząbki Ząbki is a town in central Poland with 31,884 inhabitants (2013). It is situated in the Masovian Voivodeship, just northeast of Warsaw. Location Ząbki is loca ...

. It competes in the lower leagues.

References

External links

*http://www.zabki.pl/
Jewish Community in Ząbki
on Virtual Shtetl Cities and towns in Masovian Voivodeship Wołomin County {{Wołomin-geo-stub