Jabłonna, Legionowo County
| Jabłonna | |
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The Jabłonna Palace
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 Jabłonna
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| Coordinates: 52°22′41″N 20°54′59″E / 52.37806°N 20.91639°E | |
| Country |
 Poland
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| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| County | Legionowo |
| Gmina | Jabłonna |
| Area | 22.85 km2 (8.82 sq mi) |
| Population | 7,365 |
| Postal code | 05-110 |
| Area code(s) | +48 22 |
| Car plates | WL |
| Website | http://www.jablonna.pl/ |
Jabłonna [jaˈbwɔnna] is a village in Legionowo County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the Gmina Jabłonna (administrative district). It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south of Legionowo and 18 km (11 mi) north of Warsaw.
The village has a population of 7,365.
The town has two major landmarks: the Jabłonna Palace (Polish: Pałac w Jabłonnie) and the Mother of God Queen of Poland Church (Polish: Kościele Matki Bożej Królowej Polski) which are in the center of the village.
During World War II, from 1941 to 1943, Soviet POWs were held captive in nearby Bukowie (now within Warsaw) and Poniatow. On October 28, 1944 German troops were driven out by units of the Polish 1st Tadeusz Kościuszko Infantry Division after five days of fighting in the area of the village.
During the 1960s, 70s and 80s, the town became famous for the production of vegetables, fruit and flowers in greenhouse facilities, the largest in Poland at that time. It was also considered to be the richest town in Poland during that time.
From 1975 to 1998, the town was administratively part of Warsaw.
In the centre of Jablonna is the Mother of God Queen of Poland Church. It was built by project architect Joseph Sendyński on land donated by Count Maurycy Potocki from 1921 to 1925. In 1944, retreating German troops blew up the church, but it was rebuilt by architects Zbigniew Chwalibog and Boleslaw Gierych from 1945 to 1954.
Jabłonna Palace (Polish: Pałac w Jabłonnie) is a baroque palace built for Primate Michał Jerzy Poniatowski, the brother of King Stanisław August Poniatowski. It was built to a design by Domenico Merlini from 1775 to 1779, and later modified by Enrico Marconi in 1837.
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