Magnuszew
Magnuszew | |
|---|---|
Town | |
Saint John the Baptist church in Magnuszew | |
| Coordinates: 51°45′N 21°23′E / 51.750°N 21.383°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| County | Kozienice |
| Gmina | Magnuszew |
| Town rights | 1373 |
| Population | |
• Total | 800 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | WKZ |
Magnuszew [maɡˈnuʂɛf] is a town in Kozienice County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Magnuszew. It located near the Vistula river and lies approximately 23 km (14 mi) north-west of Kozienice and 59 km (37 mi) south-east of Warsaw.
In 2012 it had a population of 800 (2012).
It was the site of a major battle in August 1944 during World War II, when the Soviet army established a strategic bridgehead in its vicinity, on the west bank of the Vistula.