Mrozy, Mińsk County

Town in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

Coat of arms

52°9′58″N 21°48′8″E / 52.16611°N 21.80222°E / 52.16611; 21.80222Country

PolandVoivodeshipMasovianCountyMińskGminaMrozyPopulation

• Total3,440Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Vehicle registrationWMWebsitehttp://www.mrozy.pl/

Mrozy [ˈmrɔzɨ] is a town in Mińsk County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Mrozy.^[1] It lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) east of Mińsk Mazowiecki and 56 km (35 mi) east of Warsaw.

The town has a population of 3,440.

History

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), in December 1939, some expelled Poles from Ostrzeszów were deported to Mrozy.^[2] Two local Polish railwaymen were captured by the Germans for rescuing Jews from the Holocaust and imprisoned in nearby Mińsk Mazowiecki, where they were eventually liberated by the Polish resistance.^[3]

Transport

There is a railway station in Mrozy, located on the line connecting Warsaw and Terespol.

Sports

The local football club is Watra Mrozy.^[4] It competes in the lower leagues.

References

^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
^ Graf, Władysław (1992). "Ostrzeszów: obozy jenieckie okresu 1939–1940. Część 2". Zeszyty Ostrzeszowskie (in Polish). No. 16. Ostrzeszowskie Centrum Kultury. p. 30.
^ Datner, Szymon (1968). Las sprawiedliwych (in Polish). Warszawa: Książka i Wiedza. p. 100.
^ "KS Watra Mrozy - nieoficjalna strona klubu" (in Polish). Retrieved 14 November 2021.