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 | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Kosów Lacki | |
| Coordinates: 52°36′N 22°9′E / 52.600°N 22.150°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| County | Sokołów |
| Gmina | Kosów Lacki |
| Established | 13th century |
| Town rights | 1723–1869, 2000 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Stanisław Słomiak |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.57 km2 (4.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 2,135 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (480/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 08-330 |
| Area code | +48 25 |
| Car plates | WSK |
| Website | http://www.kosowlacki.pl |
Within the municipal territory are the two Treblinka camps.
History
edit- 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" was found in the presbytery in Kosów Lacki.
- 01.01.2000 - Restoration of civic rights.
References
editExternal links
edit- Official town and commune webpage
- The diocesan museum in Siedlce (when is a El Greco picture ) webpage[permanent dead link]
- Jewish Community in Kosów Lacki on Virtual Shtetl