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For other places with the same name, see Piastów (disambiguation). Place in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
Piastów
Black Madonna of Częstochowa ChurchBlack Madonna of Częstochowa Church
Coat of arms of PiastówCoat of arms
Piastów is located in PolandPiastówPiastów
Coordinates: 52°11′N 20°51′E / 52.183°N 20.850°E / 52.183; 20.850
Country Poland
VoivodeshipMasovian
CountyPruszków
GminaPiastów (urban gmina)
Established16th century as Żdżary
Town rights1952
Government
 • MayorGrzegorz Waldemar Szuplewski
Area
 • City5.83 km (2.25 sq mi)
 • Urban5.76 km (2.22 sq mi)
Population
 • City22,826
 • Density3,900/km (10,000/sq mi)
 • Urban22,826
 • Urban density4,050.5/km (10,491/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code05-820
Area code+48 22
Car platesWPR
Websitehttp://piastow.pl/

Piastów is a town in central Poland, near Warsaw, with 23,331 inhabitants (2006 est). It is situated in the Masovian Voivodship (since 1999); previously, it was in Warszawa Voivodship (1975–1998). With 3963 persons/km², it is the second most densely populated township in Poland (after Świętochłowice).

In the Middle Age, the villages of Żdżary and Utrata existed in the place of today's' Piastów. Piastów is served by Piastów railway station.

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