Józefów
Józefów | |
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Świdermajer style villa in Józefów | |
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Józefów | |
| Coordinates: 52°8′8″N 21°14′13″E / 52.13556°N 21.23694°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| County | Otwock |
| Gmina | Józefów (urban gmina) |
| Town rights | 1962 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marek Banaszek |
| Area | |
• Total | 23.92 km2 (9.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 94 m (308 ft) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 20,605 |
| • Density | 861.4/km2 (2,231/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 05-420, 05-410 |
| Area code | +48 22 |
| Car plates | WOT |
| Website | http://jozefow.pl |
Józefów (Polish pronunciation: [juˈzɛfuf]) is a town in east-central Poland, located in Masovian Voivodeship, in Otwock County, in the Warsaw metropolitan area. Located on a picturesque confluence of Vistula and Świder rivers, it is home to one landscape reserve and three natural reservation zones. As of 2006 it had 18,157 inhabitants.
The town's is known for its abundance of historic houses and villas in the unique local Świdermajer style.