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Zambrów

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Also known as Zambrow

Zambrów is a town in northeastern Poland with 21,166 inhabitants (2020). It is the capital of Zambrów County in the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is situated on the on the Jabłonka River.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Zambrów
Settlement.image_flag
POL Zambrów flag.svg
Settlement.image_shield
POL Zambrów COA.svg
Settlement.image_skyline
Zambrów Wojska Polskiego 48 koszary 05.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map
Poland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_type2
County
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Zambrów
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Zambrów (urban gmina)
Settlement.elevation_min_m
115
Settlement.elevation_max_m
133
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Kazimierz Jan Dąbrowski
Settlement.established_title
First mentioned
Settlement.established_date
1283

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Zambrów
Population
21351
Area
19.02
Official website
www.zambrow.pl
Image
Zambrów Wojska Polskiego 48 koszary 05.jpg
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male population
10226
female population
11125
native label
Zambrów
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Zambrów is a town in northeastern Poland with 21,166 inhabitants (2020). It is the capital of Zambrów County in the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is situated on the on the Jabłonka River.

Founded in the Middle Ages, Zambrów is a former royal town of Poland, which prospered as a center of trade and brewing. Before World War II, it was the location of a Polish military school, and until the mid-20th century, it was a garrison town of the Polish Army. It was a place of Nazi German-perpetrated atrocities against prisoners-of-war and civilians during the German occupation of Poland in World War II with over 1,500 victims. It is located on the Route of the Heroes of the Battle of Warsaw 1920, the main highway connecting Białystok with Warsaw, Łódź and Wrocław.

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