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Piastów
Piastów [ˈpʲastuf] is a town in central Poland, near Warsaw, with 23,331 inhabitants (2006 est). It is situated in the Masovian Voivodship (since 1999); previously, it was in Warszawa Voivodship (1975–1998). With 3963 persons/km², it is the second most densely populated township in Poland (after Świętochłowice).
Piastów | |
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Black Madonna of Częstochowa Church | |
Coat of arms | |
Piastów | |
| Coordinates: 52°11′N 20°51′E / 52.183°N 20.850°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| County | Pruszków |
| Gmina | Piastów (urban gmina) |
| Established | 16th century as Żdżary |
| Town rights | 1952 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Grzegorz Waldemar Szuplewski |
| Area | |
| • City | 5.83 km2 (2.25 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 5.76 km2 (2.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • City | 22,826 |
| • Density | 3,900/km2 (10,000/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 22,826 |
| • Urban density | 4,050.5/km2 (10,491/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 05-820 |
| Area code | +48 22 |
| Car plates | WPR |
| Website | http://piastow.pl/ |
In the Middle Age, the villages of Żdżary and Utrata existed in the place of today's' Piastów. Piastów is served by Piastów railway station.
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