Country Poland Gmina urban gmina Postal code 18-200 Area 15.24 km² Voivodeship Podlaskie Voivodeship | County Wysokie Mazowieckie Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area code(s) +48 086 Local time Thursday 7:13 PM | |
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Wysokie Mazowieckie [vɨˈsɔkʲɛ mazɔˈvjɛt͡skʲɛ] is a town in north-eastern Poland, in Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is the capital of Wysokie Mazowieckie County. Population is 10,034 as of 2005.
Contents
- Map of Wysokie Mazowieckie Poland
- Jewish cemetery
- Sport
- Twin towns Sister cities
- Notable persons from Wysokie Mazowieckie
- References
Map of Wysokie Mazowieckie, Poland
Jewish cemetery
The Jewish cemetery in Wysokie Mazowieckie had been devastated in World War II. It was restored in 2006 and, protected by a fence, is maintained regularly by the Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland. The Jewish cemetery contains a memorial to local Jews who were murdered in the Holocaust. The memorial monument was vandalized in August 2012.
Sport
Twin towns — Sister cities
Wysokie Mazowieckie is twinned with:
Notable persons from Wysokie Mazowieckie
References
Wysokie Mazowieckie Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA