Garwolin

Garwolin is a town on the Wilga river in eastern Poland, capital of Garwolin County, situated in the southeast part of the Garwolin plateau in Masovian Voivodeship, southeast of Warsaw, northwest of Lublin. As of December 2021, the town has 17,566 inhabitants.

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Settlement.name: Garwolin
Settlement.image_skyline: Garwolin k.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Collegiate church of Transfiguration in Garwolin
Settlement.image_flag: POL Garwolin flag.svg
Settlement.image_shield: POL Garwolin COA.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Poland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Masovian
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Garwolin
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Garwolin (urban gmina)
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Marzena Świeczak
Settlement.established_title3: Town rights
Settlement.established_date3: 15th century

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Official name: Garwolin
Population: 17279
Area: 22.08
Official website: www.garwolin.pl
Image: IMG-2408306013 Garwolin Urząd Miasta.jpg

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Commons category: Garwolin
Commons gallery: Garwolin
postal code: 08-400
P6482: Garwolin
P8168: Leon Askin
male population: 8259
female population: 9020
native label: Garwolin

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==History== thumb|left|3 May Constitution Day in Garwolin in 1936 The name of the town occurs in the medieval notes in 1386 and 1404. Name Garwolin comes from a Garwoł, which is a name. However, there is a popular legend connecting the town's name with rooks (Polish: gawrony).