Różan

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Różan is a small town in east-central Poland, situated on the Narew River and known historically as a strategic defensive site, particularly during World War II.

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Różan canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
areaCode +48 29
climate temperate continental
country Poland
grantedTownRights 15th century
hasCulturalHeritage historic urban layout of a small Mazovian town
sites related to World War II defenses
hasEconomicActivity agriculture in surrounding areas
local services
small-scale trade
hasFeature bridgehead on the Narew River
remains of military fortifications
hasPopulation approximately 2700 inhabitants
hasPopulationAsOf early 21st century
hasReligiousBuilding Roman Catholic parish church
hasTransport regional road connections to Ostrołęka
regional road connections to Pułtusk
historicalEvent defensive fighting in September 1939
historicalRegion Mazovia NERFINISHED
isSeatOf Gmina Różan NERFINISHED
knownFor World War II battles NERFINISHED
fortifications
strategic defensive position
languageUsed Polish
locatedBetween Ostrołęka NERFINISHED
Pułtusk NERFINISHED
locatedIn Masovian Voivodeship NERFINISHED
east-central Poland
locatedInAdministrativeUnit Maków County NERFINISHED
locatedNear Masovian lowlands NERFINISHED
locatedOnRiver Narew River NERFINISHED
majorReligion Roman Catholicism
partOf Congress Poland (19th century) NERFINISHED
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (historically) NERFINISHED
Second Polish Republic (interwar period) NERFINISHED
postalCode 06-230
timezone Central European Time
timezoneDST Central European Summer Time
vehicleRegistrationCode WMA

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