Piastów

Place in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

Coat of arms

52°11′N 20°51′E / 52.183°N 20.850°E / 52.183; 20.850Country

PolandVoivodeshipMasovianCountyPruszkówGminaPiastów (urban gmina)Established16th century as ŻdżaryTown rights1952Government

• MayorGrzegorz Waldemar SzuplewskiArea

• City5.83 km² (2.25 sq mi) • Urban

5.76 km² (2.22 sq mi)Population

(2014)

• City22,826 • Density3,900/km² (10,000/sq mi) • Urban

22,826 • Urban density4,050.5/km² (10,491/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

05-820

Area code+48 22Car platesWPRWebsitehttp://piastow.pl/

Piastów [ˈpʲastuf] is a town in central Poland, near Warsaw, with 23,331 inhabitants (2006 est). It is situated in the Masovian Voivodship (since 1999); previously, it was in Warszawa Voivodship (1975–1998). With 3963 persons/km², it is the second most densely populated township in Poland (after Świętochłowice).

In the Middle Age, the villages of Żdżary and Utrata existed in the place of today's' Piastów. Piastów is served by Piastów railway station.