Brwinów

Place in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

Coat of arms

52°8′30″N 20°43′0″E / 52.14167°N 20.71667°E / 52.14167; 20.71667Country

PolandVoivodeshipMasovianCountyPruszkówGminaBrwinówEstablished15th centuryTown rights1950Government

• MayorArkadiusz KosińskiArea

• Total10.06 km² (3.88 sq mi)Population

(31 December 2021^[1])

• Total13,718 • Density1,400/km² (3,500/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

05-840

Area code+48 22Websitewww.brwinow.pl

Brwinów [ˈbrvʲinuf] is a town in Pruszków County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, about 25 km (16 mi) from the centre of Warsaw. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 13,718.^[1]

Until 1954, Brwinów was the location of the Helenów parish council and between 1917 and 1949 it was also Letnisko-Brwinów's major town.

Between 1975 and 1998, Brwinów belonged to Warsaw Voivodeship. The town is located on the Łowicz–Błonie plains.

On April 13, 2014, there was a Warsaw Eagles - Angels Toruń exhibition football game.^[2]^[3]

Brwinów is served by the Brwinów Railway Station.

Famous people

Leszek Bugajski, writer, editor "Twórczość" and essayist in "Newsweek"
Leszek Engelking, poet, translator
Henryk Waniek, painter
Wacław Kowalski, actor
Bolesław Hryniewiecki, naturalist
Jerzy Hryniewiecki, architect
Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz, writer, poet
Aleksander Werner, painter, sculptor
Wacław Werner, physist, teacher

Demography

References

^ ^a ^b "Local Data Bank". Statistics Poland. Retrieved 2022-06-02. Data for territorial unit 1421034.
^ "16-year-old quarterback led Angels to victory! Torun Angels: 13 - Warsaw Eagles B: 22". europlayers.com.
^ "Poland: 16 Year Old QB Leads Angels To Victory [GameFilm]". touchdown-europe.net.
^ The photograph of 14 December 2023