Mława
Mława | |
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Baroque Town Hall | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Mława | |
| Coordinates: 53°07′N 20°22′E / 53.117°N 20.367°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| County | Mława |
| Gmina | Mława (urban gmina) |
| First mentioned | 1426 |
| Town rights | 1429 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Piotr Jankowski |
| Area | |
• Total | 34.8 km2 (13.4 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 180 m (590 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 135 m (443 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 31,047 |
| • Density | 892/km2 (2,310/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 06-500 to 06-501 |
| Area code | +48 023 |
| Car plates | WML |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Voivodeship roads | |
| Website | www |
Mława ([ˈmwava]; Yiddish: מלאווע Mlave) is a town in north-central Poland with 30,403 inhabitants in 2020. It is the capital of Mława County in the Masovian Voivodeship.
Founded in the Middle Ages, Mława is a former royal town of Poland. It features preserved Baroque and Art Nouveau architecture. It is the largest town of Zawkrze, a small historic subregion of Masovia, and as such it hosts the Museum of Zawkrze Land, devoted to the history and nature of the region. During the German invasion of Poland in 1939, the battle of Mława was fought to the north of the town.
Mława is located on the major Warsaw–Gdańsk railway, and is a local industrial center with a notable LG factory.