Ząbki
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Location
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History
Initially called Wola Ząbkowa,[1] the settlement dates back to the 16th century. It was a royal village,[1] administratively located in the Warsaw County in the Masovian Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland. In 1880, Count Plater from the Polish noble family of Plater owned a brickyard in Ząbki.[1] Ząbki was a place of concentration of some Polish units participating in the victorious Battle of Warsaw against the invading Russians in August 1920.[2]
During the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, Ząbki was invaded by Germany, and then occupied until 1944.
Ząbki obtained town status in 1967.
In Ząbki, Blessed Jerzy Popiełuszko first served as a young priest in 1972–1975.[3] There is a monument of Fr. Popiełuszko in the town.[3]
Transport
Railway line connects the city to Warszawa Wileńska, proximity to expressways makes for easy road access both to the north of Warsaw via Trasa AK, and south via Trasa Siekierkowska and Lazienkowska. Several bus routes connect Ząbki with Warsaw, as the Zarząd Transportu Miejskiego lines.
Sports
The local football team is Ząbkovia Ząbki. It competes in the lower leagues.
References
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External links
- http://www.zabki.pl/
- Jewish Community in Ząbki on Virtual Shtetl
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