Zyrardow - a short note on the textile mill town near Warsaw

Zyrardow is a town in central Poland with 41,400 inhabitants (2006). Situated in the Masovian Voivodship (since 1999), previously in Skierniewice Voivodship (1975–1998) 39 km West of Warsaw. It is the capital of Zyrardów County. Zyrardów is located on the Pisia Gagolina river.

History of Zyrardow
Founded by the Lubienski brothers as a textile factory in 1833. One of directors of the factory was French inventor Philippe de Girard from Lourmarin. The town developed during the 19th century into a significant textile mill city in Poland. In honour of Girard, Ruda Guzowska was renamed to Zyrardów, a toponym derived of the polonised spelling of Girard's name.

On September 13, 1939 Nazis captured the town. In 1941 they transported Jews into Warsaw ghetto.

Museums
The town museum is nowadays located in the former palace of owner of factory K. Dittrich.
The Linen Museum is located in one huge factory hall in a big complex of industrial buildings in Zyrardow.

More info including entries in dictionaries in other languages here: https://enacademic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/221296

Zyrardow  is listed as a mill town among other textile mill towns and villages across Europe and Americas here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mill_town