Płońsk

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Płońsk is a historic town in north-central Poland, known as the birthplace of Israel’s first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion.

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Surface form Occurrences
Płońsk Town Council 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
administrativeDivisionType gmina miejska (urban gmina)
areaCode +48 23
climate humid continental climate
country Poland
distanceTo approximately 60 km northwest of Warsaw
ghettoExistedDuringWorldWarII yes
grantedTownRightsIn 15th century
hadSignificantJewishPopulationBeforeWorldWarII yes
hasCoatOfArms coat of arms of Płońsk
hasCulturalEvent local harvest festivals
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
food processing
light industry
hasEducationalInstitutionType primary schools
secondary schools
hasFlag flag of Płońsk
hasJewishHeritage yes
hasLandmark Church of Saint Michael the Archangel in Płońsk
historic town hall
market square
hasMayor mayor of Płońsk
hasMunicipalGovernment Płońsk self-linksurface differs
surface form: Płońsk Town Council
hasPopulation approximately 22000
hasSportsClubType football club
historicalRegion Mazovia NERFINISHED
historicStatus royal town of the Polish Crown
isCountySeatOf Płońsk County
knownFor birthplace of David Ben-Gurion
languageUsed Polish
locatedIn Masovian Voivodeship NERFINISHED
Mazovia
surface form: north-central Poland
locatedInAdministrativeUnit Płońsk County
locatedOnRiver Płońka River
notablePersonBornHere David Ben-Gurion
Henryk Sienkiewicz
surface form: Henryk Sienkiewicz (spent part of youth nearby)
postalCodePrefix 09-100
regionCode PL-MZ
religionHistoricallyPresent Judaism
Roman Catholicism
roadConnection near national road S7 (Gdańsk–Warsaw route)
timezone CET
timezoneDST CEST
vehicleRegistrationCode WPN
voivodeshipCapitalDistance approximately 60 km from Warsaw

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David Ben-Gurion birthPlace Płońsk
David Grün birthPlace Płońsk
Płońsk hasMunicipalGovernment Płońsk self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Płońsk Town Council