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Place in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
Brok
Town center with the Town Hall and historic housesTown center with the Town Hall and historic houses
Coat of arms of BrokCoat of arms
Brok is located in PolandBrokBrok
Coordinates: 52°42′N 21°51′E / 52.700°N 21.850°E / 52.700; 21.850
Country Poland
VoivodeshipMasovian
CountyOstrów Mazowiecka
GminaBrok
First mentioned1203
Town rights1501
Government
 • MayorKrystyna Kacpura
Area
 • Total28.05 km (10.83 sq mi)
Population
 • Total1,876
 • Density67/km (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code07-306
Area code+48 29
Car platesWOR
Websitehttp://www.brok.pl

Brok is a town in Ostrów Mazowiecka County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland. As of December 2021, it has a population of 1,876.

Sights

The heritage sights of Brok include the Gothic-Renaissance Saint Andrew church, two preserved historic windmills, ruins of the Bishops' Castle, the town hall and various historic houses. There are also monuments to Polish statesman and leader Józef Piłsudski and to Polish naturalist and inventor, one of the fathers of ergonomics, Wojciech Jastrzębowski.

Transport

Brok is located at the intersection of the Polish National road 50 and Voivodeship road 694. Additionally, the S8 highway runs nearby, northwest of the town.

Notable people

  • Nahum Stutchkoff (1893–1965), Yiddish-Polish and later Yiddish-American actor, author, lexicographer, and radio host

Gallery

References

  1. ^ "Local Data Bank". Statistics Poland. Retrieved 2022-06-02. Data for territorial unit 1416044.

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