Piastów
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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 4,050.5 persons/km², it is the second most densely populated
city in Poland (after Świętochłowice).
In the Middle Age villages of Żdżary and Utrata lied in the place of todays Piastów.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, near Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
, with 23,331 inhabitants (2006 est). It is situated in the Masovian Voivodship (since 1999); previously, it was in Warszawa Voivodship (1975-1998). With 4,050.5 persons/km², it is the second most densely populated
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
city in Poland (after Świętochłowice).
In the Middle Age villages of Żdżary and Utrata lied in the place of todays Piastów.