Town rights 1407 Area 8.52 km² | Established 11th century Elevation 153 m (502 ft) Population 14,990 (2006) Local time Saturday 4:42 AM | |
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Weather 3°C, Wind W at 11 km/h, 95% Humidity | ||
Grójec [ˈɡrujɛt͡s] is a town in Poland. Located in the Masovian Voivodeship, about 40 kilometres (25 miles) south of Warsaw. It is the capital of Grójec County. It has about 14,875 inhabitants (2004). Grójec surroundings are considered to be the biggest apple-growing area of Poland. It is said that the region makes up also for the biggest apple orchard of Europe. Statistically, every third apple sold in Poland is grown in Grójec – a unique local microclimate provides for their beautiful red colour.
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Map of Gr%C3%B3jec, Poland
World War II
In July 1940, during the Nazi Occupation of Poland, German authorities established a Jewish ghetto in Grójec, in order to confine its Jewish population for the purpose of persecution and exploitation. The ghetto was liquidated in September 1942, when all its 5,200–6,000 inhabitants were transported in cattle trucks to Warsaw Ghetto, the largest ghetto in all of Nazi occupied Europe with over 400,000 Jews crammed into an area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km2). From there, most inmates were sent to Treblinka extermination camp.
Famous people born in Grójec
Twin towns – Sister cities
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