Wysokie Mazowieckie
Place in Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Place in Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wysokie Mazowieckie ([vɨˈsɔkʲɛ mazɔˈvjɛt͡skʲɛ]; Yiddish: וויסאקע-מאזאוויעצק, romanized: Visoka-Mazovietzk) is a town in north-eastern Poland, in Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is the capital of Wysokie Mazowieckie County. Population is 10,034 as of 2005[update].
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Wysokie Mazowieckie | |
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Coordinates: 52°55′9″N 22°30′52″E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Podlaskie |
County | Wysokie Mazowieckie |
Gmina | urban gmina |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jarosław Siekierko |
Area | |
• Total | 15.24 km2 (5.88 sq mi) |
Population (2013[1]) | |
• Total | 9,503 |
• Density | 620/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 18-200 |
Area code | +48 086 |
Car plates | BWM |
Website | wysokiemazowieckie.pl |
In town there is one of the biggest dairy companies in this part of Europe - "Mlekovita". in 2018, the city was among the richest municipalities in Poland, has ranked 11th in the country
The Jewish cemetery in Wysokie Mazowieckie had been devastated in World War II. It was restored in 2006 and, protected by a fence, is maintained regularly by the Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland. The Jewish cemetery contains a memorial to local Jews who were murdered in the Holocaust. The memorial monument was vandalized in August 2012.[2]
Wysokie Mazowieckie is twinned with:
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