Pilawa
Place in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
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Pilawa [pʲiˈlava] is a town in Garwolin County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland,[1] with 4,121 inhabitants (2004), 59 km (37 mi) southeast of Warsaw.
Pilawa | |
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 World War II memorial and pond in Pilawa | |
  Pilawa | |
| Coordinates: 51°57′38″N 21°31′56″E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| County | Garwolin |
| Gmina | Pilawa |
| Town rights | 1984 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Albina Marianna Łubian |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.62 km2 (2.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 4,196 |
| • Density | 634/km2 (1,640/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 08-440 |
| Area code | +48 25 |
| Car plates | WG |
| Highways |  |
| Voivodeship roads |  |
| Website | http://www.pilawa.com.pl |
History
Pilawa was administratively located in the Siedlce Voivodeship from 1975 to 1998.
In 2016, town limits were slightly expanded by including parts of the villages of Jaźwiny and Łucznica.[2]
Transport
Pilawa is an important railway junction, it is directly connected to many cities:
- Pilawa-Warsaw
- Pilawa-Dęblin-Lublin
- Pilawa-Mińsk Mazowiecki (inactive)
- Pilawa-Skierniewice (inactive)
- Pilawa-Łuków (inactive)
The Voivodeship road 805 runs through Pilawa, and its junction with the Expressway S17 is located 2 km (1 mi) east from the town.
