Magnuszew

Magnuszew
Town
Saint John the Baptist church in Magnuszew
Saint John the Baptist church in Magnuszew
Coat of arms of Magnuszew
Magnuszew is located in Poland
Magnuszew
Magnuszew
Coordinates: 51°45′N 21°23′E / 51.750°N 21.383°E / 51.750; 21.383
Country Poland
Voivodeship Masovian
CountyKozienice
GminaMagnuszew
Town rights1373
Population
 • Total800
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationWKZ

Magnuszew [maɡˈnuʂɛf] is a town in Kozienice County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Magnuszew.[1] It located near the Vistula river and lies approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) north-west of Kozienice and 59 km (37 mi) south-east of Warsaw.

In 2012 it had a population of 800 (2012).

It was the site of a major battle in August 1944 during World War II, when the Soviet army established a strategic bridgehead in its vicinity, on the west bank of the Vistula.

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

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