Ostrołęka
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Ostrołęka ([ɔstrɔ'wɛɰka] ) is a town in northeastern Poland on the Narew river, about 120 km northeast of Warsaw, with a population of 54,129 (2005) and area 29 km². Situated in the Masovian Voivodeship (since 1999), previously capital of Ostrołęka Voivodeship (1975-1998). Currently capital of both Ostrołęka County and Ostrołęka City County.
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[edit] Education
- Wyższa Szkoła Administracji Publicznej
- Wyższa Szkoła Ekonomiczno-Społeczna
[edit] History
Ostrołęka was granted city rights in 1373.
In 1807 it was the site of a Napoleonic victory by the French general Nicolas Charles Oudinot.
The Battle of Ostrołęka of 26 May 1831 was one of the largest battles of the Polish November Uprising. Throughout the entire day, the Polish forces under Jan Skrzynecki fought for the control over the town of against the assaulting Russian imperial forces of Hans Karl von Diebitsch.
[edit] Politics
[edit] Ostrołęka-Siedlce constituency
Members of Parliament (Sejm) elected from Ostrołęka-Siedlce constituency
- Chrzanowski Zbigniew, PO
- Deptuła Zbigniew, PSL
- Dziewulski Zbigniew, Samoobrona
- Filipek Krzysztof, Samoobrona
- Janowski Gabriel, LPR
- Kalinowski Jarosław, PSL
- Krutczenko Zbigniew, SLD-UP
- Kurpiewski Stanisław, SLD-UP
- Józef Oleksy, SLD-UP
- Piłka Marian, PiS
- Prządka Stanisława, SLD-UP
- Sawicki Marek, PSL
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