Sochaczew

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Sochaczew is a town in central Poland known for its historical significance, particularly during World War II, and its location along the Bzura River west of Warsaw.

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Sochaczew canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
areaTotal approximately 26 km²
climate humid continental climate
coordinateLocation 52.2333°N 20.2333°E
country Poland
distanceTo approximately 52 km west of Warsaw
hasCulturalInstitution Sochaczew Cultural Centre
hasHistoricalEvent Battle of Sochaczew (1939)
destruction and occupation during World War II
hasJewishHeritageSite Sochaczew Jewish cemetery
hasLocalFootballClub Orkan Sochaczew
hasLocalRugbyClub RC Orkan Sochaczew
hasMunicipalRightsSince 1368
hasMuseum Narrow Gauge Railway Museum in Sochaczew
Sochaczew Battle of Bzura Museum
hasPublicTransport regional bus services
hasRailConnection Warsaw–Kutno railway line
hasRailwayStation Sochaczew railway station
hasReligiousBuilding Church of St. John the Baptist in Sochaczew
Parish Church of St. Wawrzyniec in Sochaczew
hasRoadConnection National road 92
Voivodeship road 580
historicalRegion Mazovia NERFINISHED
knownFor Battle of the Bzura
surface form: Battle of the Bzura during World War II

narrow-gauge railway heritage
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Masovian Voivodeship NERFINISHED
Sochaczew County NERFINISHED
locatedInContinent Europe
locatedInHistoricalProvince Lesser Poland
surface form: Lesser Poland Province of the Polish Crown
locatedInTimeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
locatedOnRiver Bzura
locatedWestOf Warsaw
officialLanguage Polish
partOf central Poland
population approximately 36,000
postalCode 96-500
subdivisionType gmina (urban gmina)
vehicleRegistrationCode WSC
voivodeshipCapitalOf Sochaczew County NERFINISHED
wasSiteOf World War II operations area
surface form: World War II military operations

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