Kałuszyn

Kałuszyn [kaˈwuʂɨn] is a small town in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland.

See also: Kałuszyn, Legionowo County
Kałuszyn
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
Coat of arms
Kałuszyn
Coordinates: 52°12′30″N 21°48′42″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipMasovian
CountyMińsk
GminaKałuszyn
Town rights1718
Government
 • MayorArkadiusz Czyżewski
Area
 • Total12.29 km2 (4.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total2,905
 • Density240/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
05-310
Area code(s)+48 25
Car platesWM
Websitehttp://www.kaluszyn.pl

History

From the early 17th century, Kaluszyn was predominantly Jewish. The community numbered 1,455 (80% of the total population) in 1827; 6,419 (76%) in 1897; 5,033 (82%) in 1921; 7,256 (82%) in 1931; and approximately 6,500 on the eve of the Holocaust. Economic branches included the manufacture of pottery, flour mills, prayer shawl weaving and the fur trade.[1]

In 1940, a ghetto was established in Kaluszyn, and Jewish property was confiscated.[2] In September 1941, Jews from the surrounding area were moved to this ghetto.[3]

References
  1. Jewish Virtual Library: Kalyszyn
  2. The Holocaust Quilt
  3. Three Minutes in Poland: Discovering a Lost World in a 1938 Family Film, Glenn Kurtz
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