Zaręby Kościelne
Village in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
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Zaręby Kościelne [zaˈrɛmbɨ kɔɕˈt͡ɕɛlnɛ] is a village in Ostrów County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Zaręby Kościelne.
Zaręby Kościelne | |
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Village | |
Church of Saint Simon and Jude Thaddeus | |
| Coordinates: 52°45′25″N 22°7′30″E | |
| Country | |
| Voivodeship | |
| County | Ostrów |
| Gmina | Zaręby Kościelne |
| Population | |
• Total | 660 |
Jewish history
Before the Holocaust the place had a considerable Jewish community.[2] In Yiddish the place was known under the name Zarombe or Zaromb (Yiddish: זארומב.