Brok is a town in

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. As of December 2021, it has a population of 1,876.

Sights

The heritage sights of Brok include the Gothic-

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Saint Andrew church, two preserved historic windmills, ruins of the Bishops' Castle, the town hall and various historic houses. There are also monuments to Polish statesman and leader

Józef Piłsudski Józef Klemens Piłsudski (; 5 December 1867 – 12 May 1935) was a Polish statesman who served as the Naczelnik państwa, Chief of State (1918–1922) and Marshal of Poland, First Marshal of Second Polish Republic, Poland (from 1920). He was ...

and to Polish naturalist and inventor, one of the fathers of

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Wojciech Jastrzębowski Wojciech Jastrzębowski (19 April 1799 – 30 December 1882) was a Polish scientist, naturalist and inventor, professor of botany, physics, zoology and horticulture at Instytut Rolniczo-Leśny in Marymont in Warsaw, and insurgent of the Novembe ...

Transport

Brok is located at the intersection of the Polish National road 50 and

Voivodeship road According to classes and categories of public roads in Poland, a voivodeship road ( pl, droga wojewódzka) is a category of roads one step below national roads in importance. The roads are numbered from 100 to 993. Total length of voivodeship r ...

694. Additionally, the S8 highway runs nearby, northwest of the town.

Notable people

* Nahum Stutchkoff (1893–1965), Yiddish-Polish and later Yiddish-American actor, author, lexicographer, and radio host

Gallery

Saint Andrew church in Brok (2).jpg, Saint Andrew church Ratusz w Broku 4.JPG, Town Hall Ruiny Pałacu Biskupiego w Broku nad Bugiem 2.JPG, Castle ruins Brok Wojciech Jastrzebowski statue beentree.jpg, Memorial to

References

External links

Official town and commune webpageJewish Community in Brok
on Virtual Shtetl
Cities and towns in Masovian Voivodeship Ostrów Mazowiecka County Łomża Governorate Warsaw Voivodeship (1919–1939) {{Masovian-geo-stub