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'''Serock''' {{IPAc-pl|'|s|e|r|o|c|k}} is a town at the north bank of the [[Zegrze Lake|Zegrze]] lake in the [[Legionowo County]], [[Masovian Voivodeship]], [[Poland]], |
'''Serock''' {{IPAc-pl|'|s|e|r|o|c|k}} is a town at the north bank of the [[Zegrze Lake|Zegrze]] lake in the [[Legionowo County]], [[Masovian Voivodeship]], [[Poland]], around 40kms north of Warsaw. It has 4,109 inhabitants (2013). |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Serock has existed as a fortified [[Masovia]]n settlement since at least 1065. It was granted city rights in 1417 and again in 1923. Before [[World War II]], there was a significant Jewish population in Serock. Today there are no Jews. In the summer of 2000, a visiting descendant of former residents discovered that a number of gravestones (matzevot) were piled up in the city park. <ref>[http://www.izrael.badacz.org/zydzi_w_polsce/katalog_mazowsze_serock.html]</ref> The stones had been gathered by a non-Jewish resident who roped off the area. In 2006, a visit by members of the Jewish Records Indexing-Poland project confirmed this and an attempt is under way to establish a memorial on the site of the former Jewish cemetery. The United States Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad is involved in the project.<ref>[http://www.heritageabroad.gov/index.html]</ref> |
Serock has existed as a fortified [[Masovia]]n settlement since at least 1065. It was granted city rights in 1417 and again in 1923. Before [[World War II]], there was a significant Jewish population in Serock. Today there are no Jews. In the summer of 2000, a visiting descendant of former residents discovered that a number of gravestones (matzevot) were piled up in the city park. <ref>[http://www.izrael.badacz.org/zydzi_w_polsce/katalog_mazowsze_serock.html]</ref> The stones had been gathered by a non-Jewish resident who roped off the area. In 2006, a visit by members of the Jewish Records Indexing-Poland project confirmed this and an attempt is under way to establish a memorial on the site of the former Jewish cemetery. The United States Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad is involved in the project.<ref>[http://www.heritageabroad.gov/index.html]</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:01, 7 May 2014
Serock | |
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 Town hall | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| County | Legionowo |
| Gmina | Serock |
| Established | 11th century |
| Town rights | 1417, 1923 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sylwester Edwin Sokolnicki |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.48 km2 (4.82 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 110 m (360 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 3,721 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (770/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 05-140 |
| Area code | +48 22 |
| Car plates | WL |
| Website | http://www.serock.pl |
Serock [ˈsɛrɔt͡sk] is a town at the north bank of the Zegrze lake in the Legionowo County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, around 40kms north of Warsaw. It has 4,109 inhabitants (2013).
History
Serock has existed as a fortified Masovian settlement since at least 1065. It was granted city rights in 1417 and again in 1923. Before World War II, there was a significant Jewish population in Serock. Today there are no Jews. In the summer of 2000, a visiting descendant of former residents discovered that a number of gravestones (matzevot) were piled up in the city park. [1] The stones had been gathered by a non-Jewish resident who roped off the area. In 2006, a visit by members of the Jewish Records Indexing-Poland project confirmed this and an attempt is under way to establish a memorial on the site of the former Jewish cemetery. The United States Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad is involved in the project.[2]
Sister cities
- Dzierżoniów, Poland[3]
Gallery
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The market in Serock -
The church in Serock -
The church in Serock -
Interior of the church -
Jubilee Bell (AD 2000)
References
External links
- http://www.serock.pl/
- Jewish Community in Serock on Virtual Shtetl
52°30′47″N 21°04′10″E / 52.51306°N 21.06944°E
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