Siedlce

Siedlce is the fourth most populated city in the Masovian Voivodeship. As of 2024, 74,780 people lived there. It's around 90 km (56 mi) east of Warsaw.

Old town hall Ogiński Palace City park Shopping mall Siedlce Cathedral
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 52°9′54″N 22°16′17″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Masovian
County	City county
Government
• City mayor (2025)	Tomasz Hapunowicz
Area
• Total	32 km2 (12 sq mi)
Elevation	155 m (509 ft)
Website	http://www.siedlce.pl/

There is a painting by El Greco, Ecstasy of St. Francis of Assisi in the Siedlce Diocesan Museum. The Polish version of the mockumentary show The Office, called The Office PL takes place in Siedlce. There are a university, two cinemas, three public libraries and two important museums in Siedlce. It is also a local center for education, culture, and sports.

Siedlce was first mentioned in 1448, and was granted city rights in 1547. It used to be the home of important Polish noble families, Czartoryski and Ogiński, who helped it become a cultural center in Poland. From 1975 to 1998, Siedlce was the capital of its own Siedlce Voivodeship.

Siedlce Media

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  18th-century former guardhouse

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  Siedlce train station in the early 20th century

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  Marshall Józef Piłsudski during his visit in Siedlce in 1919

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  Kazimierza Pułaskiego street in 1935

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  Siedlce Synagogue, destroyed by the Germans in December 1939

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  German tanks in Siedlce in 1944

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  New town hall in 1934, destroyed by Germans in 1939 and never rebuilt

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  Ecstasy of St. Francis of Assisi, (ca.1580) by El Greco on display in the Diocesan Museum in Siedlce

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  I Liceum Ogólnokształcące (high school no. 1)

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  Urząd Miasta Siedlce

External links

• Jewish Community in Siedlce on Virtual Shtetl
• Siedlce, Poland at JewishGen