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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Lesser Poland | ||
| County | Chrzanów County | ||
| Gmina | Gmina Chrzanów | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Ryszard Kosowski | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 38.31 km² (14.8 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 280 m (919 ft) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 39,797 | ||
| - Density | 1,038.8/km² (2,690.5/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 32-500 do 32-503 | ||
| Car plates | KCH | ||
| Website: http://www.chrzanow.pl | |||
Chrzanów ˈxʂanuf is a town in south Poland with 39,704 inhabitants (2006). It is situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship (since 1999) and is the capital of Chrzanów County.
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History
The gord of Chrzanów was founded probably in the 10th century or earlier, but the first document that mentions the settlement is dated to the 12th century. The town privileges were given to Chrzanów probably in 1393.
Chrzanów has always been a Polish town. Until the 20th century, Chrzanów was a private town of several nobility families. It has never been surrounded by defensive walls. It was mainly a trade town.
Before the second world war about a half of the town's population were Jewish. During the war most of them were murdered by the nazi in the Auschwitz concentration camp (located nearly 20 km from the town).
The town is also the corporate centre of the large locomotive factory Fablok.
Transport
Main road connections from the town include connection with Kraków (to the east) and Katowice (to the west) via the A4 highway (payable) or via the national road number 79.
There are also two voivodeship roads starting from Chrzanów: road number 933 (going south-west) to Oświęcim, Pszczyna and Jastrzębie-Zdrój and road number 781 (going south-east) to Andrychów.
Rail connection links Chrzanów to Kraków (to the east), Oświęcim and Czechowice-Dziedzice (south-west). There are two rail stops in the town.
Education
Twin towns
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