Mszczonów
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Masovian | ||
| County | Żyrardów | ||
| Gmina | Mszczonów | ||
| Town rights | 1377 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Józef Grzegorz Kurek | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 8.56 km² (3.3 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 6,231 | ||
| - Density | 727.9/km² (1,885.3/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 96-320 | ||
| Area code(s) | +48 46 | ||
| Car plates | WZY | ||
| Website: www.mszczonow.pl | |||
Mszczonów [ˈmʂt͡ʂɔnuf] (Yiddish: אמשינאוו Amshinov) is a town in Żyrardów County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, with 6,310 inhabitants (2004).
The town had a Jewish community, and it was once the center of the Hasidic Amshinov dynasty (Mszczonów being pronounced as "Amshinov" in Yiddish.)
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