Józefów

52°8′8″N 21°14′13″E / 52.13556°N 21.23694°E / 52.13556; 21.23694Country PolandVoivodeshipMasovianCountyOtwockGminaJózefów (urban gmina)Town rights1962Government • MayorMarek BanaszekArea • Total23.92 km² (9.24 sq mi)Elevation94 m (308 ft)Population • Total20,605 • Density860/km² (2,200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeArea code+48 22Car platesWOTWebsitehttp://jozefow.pl

Józefów (Polish pronunciation: [juˈzɛfuf]) is a town in east-central Poland, located in Masovian Voivodeship, in Otwock County. It lies about 15 kilometres (9 miles) southeast of Warsaw city centre and is a part of that city's metropolitan area. Located on a picturesque confluence of Vistula and Świder rivers, it is home to one landscape reserve and three natural reservation zones. As of 2006^[update] it had 18,157 inhabitants.^[1]

Gallery

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  Church of the Black Madonna of Częstochowa
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  Church of St John the Baptist

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  Public gymnasium
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  Police station

References

External links

Media related to Józefów (powiat otwocki) at Wikimedia Commons

• Jewish Community in Józefów on Virtual Shtetl
• Museums and historical monuments at Józefów homepage.