Serock
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| Coordinates: 52°30′47″N 21°4′10″E / 52.51306°N 21.06944°E | |||
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 Poland
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| Voivodeship | Masovian | ||
| County | Legionowo | ||
| Gmina | Serock | ||
| Established | 11th century | ||
| Town rights | 1417, 1923 | ||
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| • Mayor | Sylwester Edwin Sokolnicki | ||
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| • Total | 12.48 km2 (4.82 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 110 m (360 ft) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 3,721 | ||
| • Density | 300/km2 (770/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 05-140 | ||
| Area code(s) | +48 22 | ||
| Car plates | WL | ||
| Website | http://www.serock.pl | ||
Serock [ˈsɛrɔt͡sk] is a town at the north bank of the Zegrze lake in the Legionowo County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, around 40 kilometres (25 miles) north of Warsaw. It has 4,109 inhabitants (2013).
The first mention of the village dates from 1065 with the so-called "Falsyfikat mogileński" a document from the Benedictine monastery in Mogilno. The town is situated on the route which was the trade route leading from Gdańsk and Truso to Rus'.
Serock It showed also in a list from 1113-1124, where it was mentioned as one of the most important princely castles of Mazovia, which operated a river crossing (the Bug and Narew rivers intersect beside Serock) with a customs house.
From 1417, Serock was granted city rights under Chełmno law by Janusz I of Warsaw. By then it was already a craft and commercial center. From this period the urban layout was created in the form of the market square and the late Gothic church of the parish.
In the 15th and 17th century municipal courts were held there. From 1655-1660, during the Swedish invasion, the city was largely destroyed. From 1795, it was in the Prussian partition, from 1807 it came under the possession of the Duchy of Warsaw, and from 1815 it was under Russian rule.
Serock repeatedly was on the battle lines on the outskirts of Warsaw, including in 1794, 1809 and 1831. In 1806, on the orders of Napoleon I fortifications were built in Serock. From 1807 it was a fortress. During the Polish–Austrian war in 1809, it was the operational location of General Józef Niemojewski's troops. Then the fortress was expanded (at the initiative of the French Marshal Davout) until 1811, when it gained greater importance than Modlin Fortress. In 1831 the Polish army formed in Serock (during the November Uprising).
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