Wysokie Mazowieckie






Place in Podlaskie, Poland


































































Wysokie Mazowieckie

Town Hall
Town Hall




Flag of Wysokie Mazowieckie
Flag


Coat of arms of Wysokie Mazowieckie
Coat of arms




Wysokie Mazowieckie is located in Poland

Wysokie Mazowieckie

Wysokie Mazowieckie




Coordinates: 52°55′9″N 22°30′52″E / 52.91917°N 22.51444°E / 52.91917; 22.51444
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(s) +48 086
Car plates BWM
Website http://www.wysokiemazowieckie.pl

Wysokie Mazowieckie [vɨˈsɔkʲɛ mazɔˈvjɛt͡skʲɛ] 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].


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




Contents






  • 1 Jewish cemetery


  • 2 Sport


  • 3 International relations


    • 3.1 Twin towns — Sister cities




  • 4 Notable persons from Wysokie Mazowieckie


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Jewish cemetery


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]




Saint John the Baptist Church



Sport



  • Ruch Wysokie Mazowieckie - Polish football club


International relations




Twin towns — Sister cities


Wysokie Mazowieckie is twinned with:




  • Portugal Alpiarça, Portugal


  • Mejshagola - Lithuania

  • Wysokie - Belarus



Notable persons from Wysokie Mazowieckie



  • Jacek Bogucki

  • Wojciech Borzuchowski


  • Jacob Burck, born Yankel Bochkowsky

  • Przemysław Czajkowski

  • Jan Stanisław Jankowski

  • Kazimierz Kamieński

  • Jan Kucharzewski

  • Łukasz Załuska



References





  1. ^ Demographic Yearbook of Poland 2014 Archived 20 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine


  2. ^ "Jewish cemetery in Poland is vandalized". JTA. Retrieved 25 August 2012..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}




External links




  • Official town webpage (Polish)


  • Wysokie Mazowieckie Yizkor (Holocaust Memorial) Book (Yiddish, Hebrew & English)

  • Wysokie-Mazowieckie Memorial Book

  • We Remember Jewish Wysokie Mazowieckie






Coordinates: 52°55′N 22°31′E / 52.917°N 22.517°E / 52.917; 22.517













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