Kosów Lacki

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Kosów Lacki [ˈkɔsuf ˈlat͡skʲi] is a town in Sokołów County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,152 inhabitants (2004).

Kosów Lacki
Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary
Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary
Coat of arms of Kosów Lacki
Kosów Lacki is located in Poland
Kosów Lacki
Kosów Lacki
Coordinates: 52°36′N 22°9′E / 52.600°N 22.150°E / 52.600; 22.150
Country Poland
VoivodeshipMasovian
CountySokołów
GminaKosów Lacki
Established13th century
Town rights1723–1869, 2000
Government
 • MayorStanisław Słomiak
Area
 • Total11.57 km2 (4.47 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total2,135
 • Density180/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
08-330
Area code+48 25
Car platesWSK
Websitehttp://www.kosowlacki.pl

Within the municipal territory are the two Treblinka camps.

History

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  • 1202 - First mention of a village Kossów found in documents belonging to prince Konrad Mazowiecki.
  • 1723 - A permit was granted to organize a market twice a week and a fair four times in a year. Kosów was established as a town.
  • 18th century - There were two schools in Kossów, in which 40 percent of the students were girls.
  • 1869 - Civic rights were canceled, because Kosów participated in The January Uprising.
  • 1964 - A picture by El Greco titled "Saint Francis in ecstasy [es]" was found in the presbytery in Kosów Lacki.
  • 01.01.2000 - Restoration of civic rights.

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