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Also known as Jedrzejow

Jędrzejów (; , ) is a town in southern Poland, located in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship. It lies approximately southwest of Kielce. It is the capital of Jędrzejów County. It has 16,139 inhabitants (2011).

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Place details

Locality
Jędrzejów
Region
województwo świętokrzyskie
Country
Polska
Population
16,792
Timezone
Europe/Warsaw

via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames

Key facts

Settlement.name
Jędrzejów
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Jedrzejow 20060722 1115.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Main square
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POL Jędrzejów COA.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map
Poland
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Świętokrzyskie
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County
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Jędrzejów
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Jędrzejów
Settlement.leader_party
PiS
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Marcin Piszczek
Settlement.established_title
Established
Settlement.established_date
7th-8th century
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First mentioned

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
city
Official name
Jędrzejów
Country
Poland
Continent
Europe
Population
14592
Area
11.37
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Official website
www.umjedrzejow.pl
Image
Archiopactwo cystersów w Jędrzejowie.JPG
Licence plate code
TJE
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Commons category
Jędrzejów
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Jędrzejów
different from
Jędrzejów
postal code
28-300
twinned administrative body
Reichenbach im Vogtland
native label
Jędrzejów
male population
6868
female population
7724
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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • Location and transport
  • History
  • World War II
  • Economy and tourism
  • Demographics
  • Notable people
  • Sport
  • References
  • External links

Jędrzejów (; , ) is a town in southern Poland, located in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship. It lies approximately southwest of Kielce. It is the capital of Jędrzejów County. It has 16,139 inhabitants (2011).

==Etymology== The origin of the name of the town is unknown. Probably it was named after a man named Andrzej (Jędrzej), a member of the noble Lis family, which resided in this area.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jędrzejów” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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