Tłuszcz

Tłuszcz [twuʂt͡ʂ] (translation: Fat, German: Tluschtsch) is a town in Wołomin County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, with 8,015 inhabitants (2014).

See also: Tłuszcz, Maków County
Tłuszcz
Our Lady of Fatima church in Tłuszcz
Our Lady of Fatima church in Tłuszcz
Coat of arms of Tłuszcz
Coat of arms
Tłuszcz is located in Poland
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Tłuszcz
Coordinates: 52°26′N 21°27′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipMasovian
CountyWołomin
GminaTłuszcz
Established15th century
Town rights1967
Government
 • MayorPaweł Bednarczyk
Area
 • Total7.91 km2 (3.05 sq mi)
Elevation
110 m (360 ft)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total8,015
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
05-240
Area code(+48) 29
Car platesWWL
Voivodeship roads
Websitehttp://www.tluszcz.pl

Tłuszcz is an important railway junction.

History

Tłuszcz was founded in the 15th century. It was a royal village of Poland, administratively located in the Nur Land in the Masovian Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province.

During the Polish–Soviet War, in the night of 12–13 August 1920, Tłuszcz was the scene of a skirmish between the Poles and the invading Russians,[1] part of the Battle of Warsaw (1920).

Notable Crimes

The Tłuszcz Rapist

In the year 1783, a man named Alexander Gattner, who migrated from Kraków, Poland, raped approximately 32 women and 23 men. He was only caught after the mask he used to conceal his identity slipped and his victim noticed him. He was then sentenced to death in May of 1788.

References
  1. Kowalski, Andrzej (1995). "Miejsca pamięci związane z Bitwą Warszawską 1920 r.". Niepodległość i Pamięć (in Polish). Muzeum Niepodległości w Warszawie (2/2 (3)): 163. ISSN 1427-1443.


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