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Żuromin

Żuromin is a town in north-central Poland, in Masovian Voivodeship, about northwest of Warsaw. It is the capital of Żuromin County.

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Place details

Locality: Żuromin
Region: województwo mazowieckie
Country: Polska
Population: 9,019
Timezone: Europe/Warsaw

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Żuromin
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.image_skyline: POL Żuromin street.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Main street in Żuromin
Settlement.image_shield: POL Żuromin COA.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Poland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Żuromin
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3

Wikidata facts

Instance of: city
Country: Poland
Located in: Gmina Żuromin
Continent: Europe
Population: +8592
Area: +11.11
Official website: www.zuromin.ibip.net.pl
Image: POL Żuromin street.jpg

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Żuromin is a town in north-central Poland, in Masovian Voivodeship, about northwest of Warsaw. It is the capital of Żuromin County.

==History== thumb|left|Our Lady of Żuromin icon in the Holy Trinity church Żuromin was founded within medieval Piast-ruled Poland. It was mentioned in documents in the 13th century. It was a private village and afterwards a private town of Polish nobility, including the Działyński and Zamoyski families, administratively located within the Płock Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province. The Jesuits came to Żuromin in 1715 and founded a school. Żuromin was developed into a town by Chancellor of Poland Andrzej Zamoyski and vested with town rights in 1767 by King Stanisław August Poniatowski.