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Tłuszcz [twuʂt͡ʂ] (translation: Fat, German: Tluschtsch) is a town in Wołomin County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, with 8,015 inhabitants (2014).

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Tłuszcz
Our Lady of Fatima church in Tłuszcz
Coat of arms
Tłuszcz Show map of Poland Tłuszcz Show map of Masovian Voivodeship
Coordinates: 52°26′N 21°27′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Masovian
County	Wołomin
Gmina	Tłuszcz
Established	15th century
Town rights	1967
Government
• Mayor	Paweł Bednarczyk
Area
• Total	7.91 km2 (3.05 sq mi)
Elevation	110 m (360 ft)
Population  (2014)
• Total	8,015
• Density	1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	05-240
Area code(s)	(+48) 29
Car plates	WWL
Voivodeship roads
Website	http://www.tluszcz.pl

Tłuszcz is an important railway junction.

History

Tłuszcz was founded in the 15th century. It was a royal village of Poland, administratively located in the Nur Land in the Masovian Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province.

During the Polish–Soviet War, in the night of 12–13 August 1920, Tłuszcz was the scene of a skirmish between the Poles and the invading Russians,[1] part of the Battle of Warsaw (1920).

Notable Crimes

The Tłuszcz Rapist

In the year 1783, a man named Alexander Gattner, who migrated from Kraków, Poland, Raped approximately 32 women and 23 men. He was only caught after the mask he used to conceal his identity slipped and his victim noticed him. He was then sentenced to death in May of 1788.

References

External links

• Official town and commune webpage
• Jewish Community in Tłuszcz on Virtual Shtetl

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