Jadów

Jadów
Village
The market square
Coat of arms
Jadów Location within Poland
Coordinates: 52°28′N 21°38′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Masovian
County	Wołomin
Gmina	Jadów
Population	1,200
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	WWL
Voivodeship road

Jadów [ˈjaduf] is a village in Wołomin County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district Gmina Jadów.

The town has a population of 1,200.

History

The beginnings of Jadów are dated to the late Middle Ages. In 1475, thanks to its location by a trade route, Jadów obtained a market privilege and the right to organize fairs.

Scots of Jadów

During the 19th century Stanisław and Andrzej Zamoyski, the local landowning szlachta, encouraged Scots to settle in the village to stimulate economic activity. In 2016, a local campaign led to the restoration of Jadów's Scottish cemetery and commemorations were organised.

Jews of Jadów

During the interbellum, there were about 1500 Jews living in Jadów, which constituted approximately 90% of its inhabitants. The Zionist movement was present in the community. With the occupation of the village by German troops in 1939, many restrictions were enforced on the Jewish population, including payments, wearing of a yellow badge on the arm, forced labor, amongst others. In September 1942, Operation Reinhard was enacted by Nazi troops, where approximately 800 Jews were shot to death. The rest were sent to the Treblinka extermination camp.

Architecture

In 1474 the first church was built by Bolesław IV. The most valuable part of the urban area is the small market square with tenement houses around.

Transport

Jadów lies on vovoideship road 636 which connects it to Tłuszcz to the west and to Łochów to the north.

The nearest railway station is in Łochów.

Notable people

• Gustaw Orlicz-Dreszer (1889–1936), Polish general, and political and social activist.

External links

• Satellite photo
• Jewish Community in Jadów on Virtual Shtetl