Grodzisk Mazowiecki
Grodzisk Mazowiecki | |
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King Sigismund the Old Square Main railway station Golian ponds | |
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Coat of arms | |
Grodzisk Mazowiecki | |
| Coordinates: 52°6′32″N 20°37′30″E / 52.10889°N 20.62500°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| County | Grodzisk |
| Gmina | Grodzisk Mazowiecki |
| Founded | 12th century |
| Town rights | 1522 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tomasz Krupski |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.19 km2 (5.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 34,718 |
| • Density | 2,632/km2 (6,817/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 05-825 to 05-827 |
| Area code | +48 022 |
| Car plates | WGM |
| Voivodeship roads | |
| Website | http://www.grodzisk.pl |
Grodzisk Mazowiecki (Polish pronunciation: [ˈɡrɔd͡ʑisk mazɔˈvjɛt͡skʲi]) is a town in central Poland, the capital of Grodzisk County in the Masovian Voivodeship, with 34,718 inhabitants (2024).
Grodzisk Mazowiecki is a town that developed from an early medieval fortified stronghold into a local trade center in the early modern period, and then was industrialized in the 19th century. It is located on the western edge of the Warsaw metropolitan area, 40 kilometres (25 mi) southwest of Warsaw, and borders the town of Milanówek in the east.