Szydłowiec

Szydłowiec
Panorama of Szydłowiec with the iconic Town Hall on the left and the Saint Sigismund Church on the right
Motto(s): 
Dla Boga, Ojczyzny i społeczności
For God, Country and community
Szydłowiec
Coordinates: 51°14′N 20°51′E / 51.233°N 20.850°E / 51.233; 20.850
Country Poland
VoivodeshipMasovian
CountySzydłowiec
GminaSzydłowiec
Established12th century
Town rights1427
Government
  MayorArtur Ludew
Area
  Total
21.93 km2 (8.47 sq mi)
Elevation
260 m (850 ft)
Population
 (2006)
  Total
2,030
  Density93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
26–500
Area code+48 48
Car platesWSZ
Highways
Voivodeship roads
Websitehttp://www.szydlowiec.pl

Szydłowiec (Polish: [ʂɨˈdwɔvjɛt͡s] ; Yiddish: שידלאָווצע, romanized: Shidlovtse; German: Schiedlowietz) is a town in Szydłowiec County, Mazovian Voivodeship, south-central Poland, with 5,243 inhabitants (31 December 2005). It is the seat of Gmina Szydłowiec (commune). Szydłowiec is part of the historic region of Lesser Poland.