Przysucha

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Przysucha
Monument on Main Square
Coat of arms
Przysucha
Coordinates: 51°22′N 20°37′E / 51.367, 20.617
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Masovian
County	Przysucha County
Gmina	Gmina Przysucha
Established	15th century
Town rights	1710
Government
- Mayor	Tadeusz Tomasik
Area
- Total	6.98 km² (2.7 sq mi)
Population (2006)
- Total	6,245
- Density	894.7/km² (2,317.3/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	26-400
Area code(s)	+48 48
Car plates	WPY
Website: http://www.przysucha.umig.gov.pl

Przysucha [pʂɨˈsuxa] is a town in Poland. Located in the Masovian Voivodeship, about 100 km southwest of Warsaw, it is the capital of Przysucha County. It has 6,762 inhabitants (2004). Its name is Yiddish is פשיסחא or פשיסכא (pronounced: Pshiskhe). It was home to a number of prominent^{[citation needed]} Hasidic Rabbis, such as Simcha Bunim of Peshischa.

[edit] External links

• (Polish) Przysucha local government webpage
• Przysucha on the map, via www.pilot.pl

Coordinates: 51°22′N, 20°37′E

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