Latowicz
Place in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
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Latowicz [laˈtɔvit͡ʂ] is a town in Mińsk County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.[2] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Latowicz.
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Aerial view of Latowicz | |
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| Coordinates: 52°1′36″N 21°48′39″E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| County | Mińsk |
| Gmina | Latowicz |
| Town rights | 1423 |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,429 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 05-334[1] |
| Vehicle registration | WM |
| Voivodeship roads |  |
The town has a population of 1,429.
History
The parish church in Latowicz was founded in 1400.[3] Town rights were granted in 1423 by Duke Janusz I the Old.[3] It was a royal town, administratively located in the Garwolin County in the Masovian Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland.[4]
Following the German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, Latowicz was occupied by Germany until 1944.
Notable people
- Maria Michał Kowalski (1871–1942), Polish religious leader, founder of the Catholic Mariavite Church
