Stanisławów, Mińsk County

Stanisławów
Town
Coat of arms of Stanisławów
Stanisławów is located in Poland
Stanisławów
Stanisławów
Coordinates: 52°17′N 21°33′E / 52.283°N 21.550°E / 52.283; 21.550
Country Poland
VoivodeshipMasovian
CountyMińsk
GminaStanisławów
Town rights1523
Population
 • Total
2,200
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationWM

Stanisławów ([staniˈswavuf]) is a town in Mińsk County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Stanisławów.

History

Old inn, now a culture center

Stanisławów was granted town rights in 1523.[2] Stanisławów was a royal town of the Kingdom of Poland, administratively located in the Warsaw County in the Masovian Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province.[3]

Following the German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, Stanisławów was occupied by Germany until 1944.

References

  1. ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
  2. ^ Krzysztofik, Robert (2007). Lokacje miejskie na obszarze Polski. Dokumentacja geograficzno-historyczna (in Polish). Katowice: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego. pp. 72–73. ISBN 978-83-226-1616-1.
  3. ^ Mazowsze w drugiej połowie XVI wieku; Cz.1, Mapy, plany (in Polish). Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN. p. 4.