Mrozy, Mińsk County

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Mrozy is a town in Mińsk County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Mrozy. It lies approximately 17 km east of Mińsk Mazowiecki and 56 km east of Warsaw. The town has a population of 3,440.

History

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), in December 1939, some expelled Poles from Ostrzeszów were deported to Mrozy. Two local Polish railwaymen were captured by the Germans for rescuing Jews from the Holocaust and imprisoned in nearby Mińsk Mazowiecki, where they were eventually liberated by the Polish resistance.

Transport

There is a railway station in Mrozy, located on the line connecting Warsaw and Terespol.

Sports

The local football club is Watra Mrozy. It competes in the lower leagues.

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