Wołomin
Wołomin | |
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Jedynka public library erected in 1905 and recently restored. | |
| Coordinates: 52°21′N 21°14′E / 52.350°N 21.233°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| County | Wołomin |
| Gmina | Wołomin |
| Established | 15th century |
| Town rights | 1919 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Elżbieta Radwan (PO) |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.32 km2 (6.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 36,711 |
| • Density | 2,100/km2 (5,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 05-200 |
| Area code | +48 022 |
| Car plates | WWL |
| Website | http://www.wolomin.org |
Wołomin [vɔˈwɔmin] ⓘ is a town in the Warsaw metropolitan area in the Masovian Voivodship, seat of Wołomin County. Wołomin is situated approximately 20 km (12 mi) east of Warsaw, the capital of Poland, near the railway to Białystok. It has approximately 43,000 inhabitants and covers an area of 14 km2 (5 sq mi).
In the 1990s and 2000s, the town was synonymous with the "Wołomin gang", one of two major organised crime groups in the country.