Grodzisk Mazowiecki
| Grodzisk Mazowiecki | ||
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Railway station
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 Grodzisk Mazowiecki
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| Coordinates: 52°6′32″N 20°37′30″E / 52.10889°N 20.62500°E | ||
| Country |
 Poland
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| Voivodeship | Masovian | |
| County | Grodzisk Mazowiecki County | |
| Gmina | Gmina Grodzisk Mazowiecki | |
| Town rights | 1522 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Grzegorz Józef Benedykciński | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 13.19 km2 (5.09 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006) | ||
| • Total | 27,055 | |
| • Density | 2,100/km2 (5,300/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 05-825 to 05-827 | |
| Area code(s) | +48 022 | |
| Car plates | WGM | |
| Website | http://www.grodzisk.pl | |
Grodzisk Mazowiecki [ˈɡrɔd͡ʑisk mazɔˈvʲɛt͡skʲi] is a town in central Poland with 29,363 inhabitants (2011). It is 30 km. southwest of Warsaw. Between 1975 and 1998 it was situated in the Warszawa Voivodeship but since 1999 it has been situated in the Masovian Voivodeship. It is the capital of Grodzisk Mazowiecki County.
The origins of Grodzisk Mazowiecki can be traced back to the 12th century when medieval village Grodzisk was created. This settlement was built on the outskirts of the Jaktorowska Forest and the its remains are a part of the existing town area. In 1355 the first known owner of the settlement Tomasz Grodzinski founded a church which was later destroyed by fire (1441). In 15th century Grodzisk remained the parish seat. Dating from the end of the 15th century to 1623 the village was owned by Okunia family and the Mokrowski family. In 1522 Grodzisk Mazowiecki has received Municipal Rights from king Zygmunt (Sigismund) I Old. In 1540 Grodzisk was destroyed by the fire and wasn’t reconstructed until the end of 16th century. After the reconstruction, Grodzisk Mazowiecki became a local trade and production centre due to its location and the local traffic routes. In 1655 it was again destroyed during Swedish Deluge and then restored. In 1708 the town was struck by a cholera epidemic and as a result its population diminished down to 370 people. During the November Uprising (1830-1831) the town was the place of fights between the insurrectionists’ forces and Russian army. The recovery of the local economy was possible to the prosperous railway route connecting Warsaw and Skierniewice built in 1846. In 1870 the town’s municipal rights were taken away. Between the 19th and 20th century Grodzisk was known as recreation center with hydropatic establishment founded by . In 1915 Grodzisk recaptured its municipal rights Currently, Grodzisk Mazowiecki is a local industrial center for the area of Warsaw.
During World War II, a Roman Catholic farmer, Stanislawa Slawinska, hid Jews from the Nazis in her house in Grodzisk Mazowiecki. In 2008, she was honoured as Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem. One of her Jews she saved was the mother of Israeli businessman Yossi Maiman.
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