Country Poland Gmina Żyrardów (urban gmina) Town rights 1916 Area 14.35 km² Voivodeship Masovian Voivodeship | County Żyrardów County Established 1830 Time zone CET (UTC+1) Population 41,161 (2006) Local time Monday 3:08 AM | |
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Weather 9°C, Wind W at 11 km/h, 85% Humidity Points of interest Zalew Żyrardowski, Park Dittricha, Muzeum Mazowsza Zachodni, Plac Jana Pawła II | ||
Żyrardów [ʐɨˈrarduf] is a town in central Poland with 41,400 inhabitants (2006). It is situated in the Masovian Voivodship (since 1999); previously, it was in Skierniewice Voivodship (1975–1998) 45 kilometres (28 miles) west of Warsaw. It is the capital of Żyrardów County. Żyrardów is located on the Pisia Gągolina river.
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- History
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Education
History
Founded by the Łubieński brothers as a textile factory in 1833. One of directors of the factory was French inventor Philippe de Girard (from Lourmarin). The town developed during the 19th century into a significant textile mill town in Poland. In honour of Girard, Ruda Guzowska was renamed to Żyrardów, a toponym derived of the polonised spelling of Girard's name. On September 13, 1939 Germany captured the town. In 1941 they transported Jews into Warsaw ghetto. The town museum is nowadays located in the former palace of owner of factory K. Dittrich.
A sign near the entrance to the town states that it was the only city in Europe, entirely set up for a factory (jedyna w Europie osada fabryczna).
The town was named one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments (Pomnik historii), as designated January 17, 2012. Its listing is maintained by the National Heritage Board of Poland.
Monuments
Most of Żyrardów's monuments are located in the manufacturing area which dates from the 19th and early 20th centuries. It is widely believed that Żyrardów's textile settlement is the only whole urban industrial 19th-century complex to be preserved in Europe.
Famous people
Twin towns — Sister cities
Żyrardów is twinned with: