Otrębusy
Place in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
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Otrębusy [ɔtrɛmˈbusɨ] is a village in Poland, in Masovian Voivodship, to the west of Warsaw in the Gmina Brwinów.[1]
Otrębusy | |
|---|---|
 Mater Ecclesiae church in Otrębusy | |
  Otrębusy Location within Poland | |
| Coordinates: 52°7′42″N 20°45′38″E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| County | Pruszków |
| Gmina | Brwinów |
| Government | |
| • Sołtys | Anna Grzegorowska |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 2,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 05-805 |
| Area code | +48 22 |
| Car plates | WPR |
History
The first mention of Otrębusy come from Księgi Błońskie Ziemskie[further explanation needed] from 1525 and 1534, using the Latin spelling "Otrambusche". Another source is Spis parafii województwa mazowieckiego (parish index of Masovian voivodship) from first half of the sixteenth century.[citation needed]
In 1948, the Mazowsze State Folk Group of Song and Dance was founded in Karolin.[further explanation needed]
The St. Mary the Virgin Mother of Church parish was established in 1985.
Access
- voivodship road 719 – 22 km (14 mi) to centre of Warsaw
- Warsaw Suburban Railway – about 38 minutes to Warsaw Śródmieście WKD station
Tourism
- Karolin Park and Palace – museum and head office of Mazowsze State Folk Group of Song and Dance
- Toeplitzówka Park and Palace [tɛpliˈt͡sufka] – place of birth of Krzysztof Teodor Toeplitz
- Natural monuments – list in Polish
- Svetovid monument at WKD station
- Museum of Technique and Motorisation
- Museum of Folk Art
External links
- Museum of Technique and Motorisation (in Polish)