Brok, Masovian Voivodeship: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
Marcin 303 (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
Citation bot (talk | contribs) Add: title. Changed bare reference to CS1/2. | Use this bot. Report bugs. | Suggested by BrownHairedGirl | Linked from User:BrownHairedGirl/Articles_with_bare_links | #UCB_webform_linked 509/2847 |
||
| Line 40: | Line 40: | ||
| website = http://www.brok.pl }} |
| website = http://www.brok.pl }} |
||
'''Brok''' {{IPAc-pl|b|r|o|k}} is a town in [[Ostrów Mazowiecka County]], [[Masovian Voivodeship]], [[Poland]], with 1,955 inhabitants.<ref>http://www.polskawliczbach.pl/Brok</ref> |
'''Brok''' {{IPAc-pl|b|r|o|k}} is a town in [[Ostrów Mazowiecka County]], [[Masovian Voivodeship]], [[Poland]], with 1,955 inhabitants.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.polskawliczbach.pl/Brok|title = Brok (Mazowieckie) » mapy, nieruchomości, GUS, noclegi, szkoły, regon, atrakcje, kody pocztowe, wypadki drogowe, bezrobocie, wynagrodzenie, zarobki, tabele, edukacja, demografia}}</ref> |
||
==Sights== |
==Sights== |
||
Revision as of 06:17, 13 March 2022
 | This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (March 2013) |
Brok | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Town center with the Town Hall and historic houses | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Brok  Brok | |
| Coordinates: 52°42′N 21°51′E / 52.700°N 21.850°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| County | Ostrów Mazowiecka |
| Gmina | Brok |
| First mentioned | 1203 |
| Town rights | 1501 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Krystyna Kacpura |
| Area | |
• Total | 28.05 km2 (10.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 1,955 |
| • Density | 70/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 07-306 |
| Area code | +48 29 |
| Car plates | WOR |
| Website | http://www.brok.pl |
Brok [brɔk] is a town in Ostrów Mazowiecka County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, with 1,955 inhabitants.[1]
Sights
The heritage sights of Brok include the Gothic-Renaissance Saint Andrew church, two preserved historic windmills, ruins of the Bishops' Castle, the town hall and various historic houses. There are also monuments to Polish statesman and leader Józef Piłsudski and to Polish naturalist and inventor, one of the fathers of ergonomics, Wojciech Jastrzębowski.
Transport
Brok is located at the intersection of the Polish National road 50 and Voivodeship road 694. Additionally, the S8 highway runs nearby, northwest of the town.
Notable people
- Nahum Stutchkoff (1893–1965), Yiddish-Polish and later Yiddish-American actor, author, lexicographer, and radio host
Gallery
-
Saint Andrew church -
Town Hall -
Castle ruins -
Memorial to Wojciech Jastrzębowski
.jpg)
References
External links
- Official town and commune webpage
- Jewish Community in Brok on Virtual Shtetl
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Brok.
| Town and seat | | |
|---|---|---|
| Villages | ||
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
 | This Masovian Voivodeship location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |