Mokobody
Mokobody | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Saint Hedwig Church | |
  Mokobody | |
| Coordinates: 52°17′N 22°7′E / 52.283°N 22.117°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| County | Siedlce |
| Gmina | Mokobody |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,600 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | WSI |
| Website | http://www.mokobody.pl/ |
Mokobody [mɔkɔˈbɔdɨ] is a village in Siedlce County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland, in the historical region of Podlachia. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Mokobody.[1] It lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) north-west of Siedlce and 77 km (48 mi) east of Warsaw.
History
In 1496, it was granted Chełmno town rights with two annual fairs by Alexander Jagiellon.[2] King Sigismund I the Old allowed to change the name to Nowe Miasto, meaning "new town", however, the old name remained in use.[2] It was a private town of the Chreptowicz and Ossoliński noble families.[2] In 1774, King Stanisław August Poniatowski established eight annual fairs.[2]
Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, Mokobody was occupied by Germany until 1944.
References
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ a b c d Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VI (in Polish). Warszawa. 1885. p. 620.
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External links
- Jewish Community in Mokobody on Virtual Shtetl