Siedlce | |
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  Siedlce | |
| Coordinates: 52°9′54″N 22°16′17″E / 52.16500°N 22.27139°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship |  Masovian |
| County | City county |
| First mentioned | 1448 |
| City rights | 1547 |
| Government | |
| • City mayor | Tomasz Hapunowicz (PiS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32 km2 (12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 155 m (509 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2021) | |
| • Total | 77,354  [1] |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 08-100 to 08–119 |
| Area code | +48 25 |
| Car plates | WS |
| Website | http://www.siedlce.pl/ |
Siedlce (Polish pronunciation: ['ɕɛdlt͡sɛ] ) (Yiddish: שעדליץ Shedlits) is a city in eastern Poland with 77,354 inhabitants (as of 2021[update]).[1] Situated in the Masovian Voivodeship (since 1999), previously the city was the capital of a separate Siedlce Voivodeship (1975–1998). The city is situated between two small rivers, the Muchawka and the Helenka, and lies along the European route E30, around 90 kilometres (56 mi) east of Warsaw.[2] It is the fourth largest city of the Voivodeship, and the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Siedlce. Siedlce is a local educational, cultural and business center.
- ^ a b "Local Data Bank". Statistics Poland. Retrieved 14 August 2022. Data for territorial unit 1464000.
- ^ "Dystans.org". Retrieved 5 February 2021.