Mrozy, Mińsk County Explained

Mrozy
Settlement Type:Town
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Masovian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Mińsk
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Mrozy
Coordinates:52.1661°N 21.8022°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Population Total:3440
Registration Plate:WM
Website:http://www.mrozy.pl/

Mrozy is a town in Mińsk County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Mrozy.[1] It lies approximately 17km (11miles) east of Mińsk Mazowiecki and 560NaN0 east of Warsaw.

The town has a population of 3,440.

History

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), in December 1939, some expelled Poles from Ostrzeszów were deported to Mrozy.[2] Two local Polish railwaymen were captured by the Germans for rescuing Jews from the Holocaust and imprisoned in nearby Mińsk Mazowiecki, where they were eventually liberated by the Polish resistance.[3]

Transport

There is a railway station in Mrozy, located on the line connecting Warsaw and Terespol.

Sports

The local football club is Watra Mrozy.[4] It competes in the lower leagues.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  2. Graf. Władysław. 1992. Ostrzeszów: obozy jenieckie okresu 1939–1940. Część 2. Zeszyty Ostrzeszowskie. pl. Ostrzeszowskie Centrum Kultury. 16. 30.
  3. Book: Datner, Szymon. 1968. Las sprawiedliwych. pl. Warszawa. Książka i Wiedza. 100.
  4. Web site: KS Watra Mrozy - nieoficjalna strona klubu. 14 November 2021. pl.