Siedlce

Siedlce is the fourth most populated city in the Masovian Voivodeship. As of 2024, 74,780 people lived there.^[1] It's around 90 km (56 mi) east of Warsaw.^[2]

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.

• Uniwersytet w Siedlcach (University in Siedlce)
• Collegium Mazovia Innowacyjna Szkoła Wyższa (Collegium Mazovia Innovative Higher School)
• Wyższe Seminarium Duchowne Diecezji Siedleckiej (Seminary of the Diocese of Siedlce)
• Instytut Teologiczny w Siedlcach (Institute of Theology in Siedlce)

• I LO im. Bolesława Prusa (Bolesław Prus High School)
• II LO im. Św. Królowej Jadwigi (St. Queen Jadwiga High School)
• I Katolickie Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Świętej Rodziny (Holy Family Catholic High School)
• IV LO im. Hetmana Stanisława Żółkiewskiego (Hetman Stanisław Żółkiewski High School)
• Zespół Szkół Ponadpodstawowych nr 1 im. Stanisława Staszica (First Stanisław Staszic High School Complex)
• Zespół Szkół Ponadpodstawowych nr 3 im. Stanisława Staszica (Second Stanisław Staszic High School Complex)
• Zespół Szkół Ponadpodstawowych nr 5 im. Władysława Sikorskiego (Władysław Sikorski High School Complex)

Siedlce is twinned with:

• Bohdan Arct (1914–1973), fighter pilot, writer
• Artur Boruc (born 1980), a football goalkeeper
• Richard Burgin (1892–1981), Jewish composer, St. Petersburg Conservatory student, Boston Symphony Orchestra concertmaster
• Vladimir Chelomei (1914–1984), Soviet scientist and Academician, expert in mechanics and control, missile and spacecraft designer, founder of OKB-52 (now NPO Mashinostroyenia).
• Lidia Chojecka (born 1977), Polish middle-distance runner, specialized in 1500 m and 3000 m, competed in 3 Olympics (2000–2008), first to win both 1500 m & 3000 m at 2007 European Indoors, holds Polish indoor records.
• Aleksander Fogiel (1910–1996), theatre and film actor, director, theatre director and designer
• Izrael Hieger (1901–1986), biochemist
• Aleksandra Klejnowska (born 1982), weightlifter
• Jacob Stodolsky, Yiddish poet and editor, member of the Introspectivist Literary group in early 20th century
• Przemysław Truściński (born 1972), artist
• Louis Waller (1935–2019), Australian law professor
• Agata Wróbel (born 1981), weightlifter, 2000 Summer Olympics silver medallist
• Maciej Rosołek (born 2001), footballer

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

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