Serock
Serock | |
|---|---|
 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, with 3,616 inhabitants (2004).
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]
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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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