Gmina Jadów, Urban-rural municipality in Wołomin County, Poland.
Gmina Jadów is an urban-rural municipality located in Wołomin County, Masovian Voivodeship, approximately 50 kilometers northeast of Warsaw. The administrative center serves both the town core and surrounding countryside with its villages and agricultural areas.
The settlement gained market town privileges in 1475, establishing itself as a trading center along a major commercial route in eastern Poland. These rights shaped its economic development for centuries to come.
The central market square, bordered by traditional tenement houses, represents the core of local architectural heritage and municipal administration.
The municipality is accessible by local buses, with the market square serving as the main orientation point for visitors. Most services and administrative offices are within walking distance of the center.
Before 1942, Jewish residents made up nearly nine out of every ten inhabitants and shaped the local economy through commerce and crafts. Their presence left a profound mark on the place's history.
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