Pilawa
Pilawa | |
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World War II memorial and pond in Pilawa | |
Pilawa | |
| Coordinates: 51°57′38″N 21°31′56″E / 51.96056°N 21.53222°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| County | Garwolin |
| Gmina | Pilawa |
| Town rights | 1984 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Albina Marianna Łubian |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.62 km2 (2.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 4,196 |
| • Density | 630/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 08-440 |
| Area code | +48 25 |
| Car plates | WG |
| Highways | |
| Voivodeship roads | |
| Website | http://www.pilawa.com.pl |
Pilawa [pʲiˈlava] is a town in Garwolin County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland,[1] with 4,121 inhabitants (2004), 59 km (37 mi) southeast of Warsaw.
History
Pilawa was administratively located in the Siedlce Voivodeship from 1975 to 1998.
In 2016, town limits were slightly expanded by including parts of the villages of Jaźwiny and Łucznica.[2]
Transport
Pilawa is an important railway junction, it is directly connected to many cities:
- Pilawa-Warsaw
- Pilawa-Dęblin-Lublin
- Pilawa-Mińsk Mazowiecki (inactive)
- Pilawa-Skierniewice (inactive)
- Pilawa-Łuków (inactive)
The Voivodeship road 805 runs through Pilawa, and its junction with the Expressway S17 is located 2 km (1 mi) east from the town.
References
- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). Select Miejscowości (SIMC) tab, select fragment (min. 3 znaki), enter town name in the field below, click WYSZUKAJ (Search)
- ^ Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 28 lipca 2015 r. w sprawie ustalenia granic niektórych miast, nadania niektórym miejscowościom statusu miasta, ustalenia granic oraz zmiany nazw i siedzib władz niektórych gmin, Dz. U., 2015, No. 1083
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