Legionowo
Legionowo is a town in Poland, in the Masovian Voivodship.
Geography
The city is located about 23 kilometers north- west of Warsaw.
History
The history of the city does not reach far back into the past. In 1877 the railway station " Jabłonna " was built, which was the beginning of the colonization of the area. The station was built for the construction of the railway line, which should ensure, among other things, the wheat transport to the Baltic ports. The name of the settlement was the beginning Gucin, which goes back to the Count Potocki August. In 1885 there were in the settlement just five wooden villas. A major development of the city began in 1892 when a Russian garrison was built, Russia bought from the Earl a part of the area and erected barracks. 1897 was a glassworks, especially for the production of beer bottles, built, which was another important factor for the development of the city. 1899 were stationed in the garrison of 4,000 soldiers. At the beginning of the 20th century there were about 60 people in the place. Due to the rapid development of the town, the city received on 17 March 1930 by the Minister of the Interior, in consultation with the Minister for Finance the status of a rural community with the tax law of a city. In the 1930s there were in the city post office, four general education schools, one trade school, and a National Institute of Meteorology. With the restoration of Poland's independence after the First World War, the garrison of Polish soldiers was used. The 1st and 2nd Infantry Regiment of the "Polish Legion" were the new residents of the barracks. After the Polish-Soviet war, among other things, a balloon battalion was stationed in the barracks. On September 13, 1939, the first soldiers of the Wehrmacht reached the place. On October 28, 1944, the Red Army occupied the place. On May 3, 1952 Legionowo received its town charter.
From 1975 to 1998, the village belonged to the Province of Warsaw.
Population Development
Coat of arms
The current coat of arms was adopted at a meeting of the City Council on 22 November 2000. The stylized eagle crowned in the center of the emblem is a reminder of the time of Erhaltes of the city name. 1919 along with the resurrection of the Polish state was the barracks the name Legionowo. The eagle is a reminder of the military origins of the place. The cross below the eagle refers to the crest of Pilawa.
Twinning
Sons and daughters of the town
- Wojciech Lemański ( b. 1960 ), Polish priest, critics of the Catholic Church
- Jarosław Fojut (* 1987) - Polish footballer