Mrozy, Mińsk County
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. 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. 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.
Transport
There is a railway station in Mrozy, located on the line connecting Warsaw and Terespol.
Sports
The local football club is Watra Mrozy. 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.
External links
- Jewish Community in Mrozy on Virtual Shtetl
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