Ząbki

For other places with the same name, see Ząbki (disambiguation).
Ząbki
Church of the Holy Trinity
Church of the Holy Trinity
Coat of arms of Ząbki
Coat of arms
Ząbki is located in Poland
Ząbki
Ząbki
Coordinates: 52°17′34″N 21°6′58″E / 52.29278°N 21.11611°E / 52.29278; 21.11611
Country Poland
VoivodeshipMasovian
CountyWołomin
GminaZąbki (urban gmina)
Town rights1967
Government
 • MayorMałgorzata Zyśk
Area
 • Total11.13 km2 (4.30 sq mi)
Population
 (2013[1])
 • Total31,884
 • Density2,900/km2 (7,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
05-091
Area code+48 022
Car platesWWL
Highways
Voivodeship roads
Websitehttp://www.zabki.pl

Ząbki [ˈzɔmpki] is a town in central Poland with 31,884 inhabitants (2013). It is situated in the Masovian Voivodeship, just northeast of Warsaw.

Location

Ząbki is located 8 kilometres (5 miles) away from Warsaw city center. It borders Warsaw to the south and west, the city of Marki to the north and Zielonka to the east.

History

Cemetery of Polish soldiers killed during the German invasion in 1939

Initially called Wola Ząbkowa,[2] the settlement dates back to the 16th century. It was a royal village,[2] administratively located in the Warsaw County in the Masovian Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland. In 1880, Count Plater from the Polish noble family of Plater owned a brickyard in Ząbki.[2] Ząbki was a place of concentration of some Polish units participating in the victorious Battle of Warsaw against the invading Russians in August 1920.[3]

During the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, Ząbki was invaded by Germany, and then occupied until 1944.

Ząbki obtained town status in 1967.

In Ząbki, Blessed Jerzy Popiełuszko first served as a young priest in 1972–1975.[4] There is a monument of Fr. Popiełuszko in the town.[4]

Transport

Railway line connects the city to Warszawa Wileńska, proximity to expressways makes for easy road access both to the north of Warsaw via Trasa AK, and south via Trasa Siekierkowska and Lazienkowska. Several bus routes connect Ząbki with Warsaw, as the Zarząd Transportu Miejskiego lines.

Sports

The local football team is Ząbkovia Ząbki. It competes in the lower leagues.

References

  1. ^ Demographic Yearbook of Poland 2014 Archived 2016-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b c Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XIV (in Polish). Warszawa. 1895. p. 506.{cite book}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ Kowalski, Andrzej (1995). "Miejsca pamięci związane z Bitwą Warszawską 1920 r.". Niepodległość i Pamięć (in Polish). Muzeum Niepodległości w Warszawie (2/2 (3)): 172. ISSN 1427-1443.
  4. ^ a b "Ząbki - Pomnik księdza Jerzego Popiełuszki". PolskaNiezwykla.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2 October 2021.

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