Tłuszcz [twuʂt͡ʂ] (translation: Fat, German: Tluschtsch) is a town in Wołomin County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, with 8,039 inhabitants (2021).[1]
Tłuszcz | |
|---|---|
 Our Lady of Fatima Church in Tłuszcz | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Tłuszcz | |
| Coordinates: 52°26′N 21°27′E / 52.433°N 21.450°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| County | Wołomin |
| Gmina | Tłuszcz |
| Established | 15th century |
| Town rights | 1967 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Paweł Bednarczyk |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.91 km2 (3.05 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 110 m (360 ft) |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 8,015 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 05-240 |
| Area code | (+48) 29 |
| Car plates | WWL |
| Voivodeship roads |  |
| Website | http://www.tluszcz.pl |
History
editTłuszcz was founded in the 15th century. It was a royal village of Poland, administratively located in the Nur Land in the Masovian Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province.
During the Polish–Soviet War, in the night of 12–13 August 1920, Tłuszcz was the scene of a skirmish between the Poles and the invading Russians,[2] part of the Battle of Warsaw (1920).
Holocaust
editFor several years since 1939, the town of Tłuszcz was controlled in World War II by Nazis who removed pockets of Jews from the city,[3] shot and killed many of the same, and segregated various Jewish populations away from Tłuszcz borders.[4]
Rail
editThe Tłuszcz Railway Station was established 1862. Modern stations on the line connect to multiple European destinations.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ Tłuszcz in Powiat Wołomiński (Mazowieckie), City Population, retrieved 7 March 2024
- ^ Kowalski, Andrzej (1995). "Miejsca pamięci związane z Bitwą Warszawską 1920 r.". Niepodległość i Pamięć (in Polish) (2/2 (3)). Muzeum Niepodległości w Warszawie: 163. ISSN 1427-1443.
- ^ Tłuszcz Ghetto, Holocaust Research Project, retrieved 7 March 2024
- ^ Holocaust Historical Society: Tłuszcz, Holocaust Historical Society, retrieved 7 March 2024
External links
edit- Official town and commune webpage
- Jewish Community in Tłuszcz on Virtual Shtetl
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