History
The earliest mentions about Wołomin date back to the 15th century and inform, that place under the name Zacięciwie has existed and was mentioned as early as in the years 1478-1501. Next in 16th century a royal village was taken over by the Wołomuński family and then the Nakwaski family, finally in 1794 Wawrzyniec Meyer- a freshly ennobled townsman of Warsaw purchased Wołomin.
The development of the settlement was noted especially in the 19th century, when this place often changed its owners. One of the most important effects on the development of the settlement has Henryk Konstanty Wojciechowski- an architect by profession-who purchased the granges of Wołomin. He has managed several kinds of activity, but the construction's plan of factory settlement with a market square in its centre is worth for especial attention. Particularly in the early 20th century the following facilities were established: craft works, shops, restaurants, wayside inn, an inn, a hotel with the high-sounding name "Bristol" and two horse-drawn tram lines. In 1902 the first factory was established and three years later the glassworks "Wołomin" was opened.
In 1918 Poland regained its independence and the post of the Polish Military Army disarmed the soldiers of the aggressive army. Next year brought several events and the most dramatic and important in history of this region- the greatest battles against the Bolsheviks, well - known as "the miracle on the Vistula River". The future of Warsaw, Poland and of course the whole central part of Europe was decided on the foregrounds of Wołomin, Ossów and Radzymin. The one of heroes that times was the priest Ignacy Skorupka- a regiment chaplain, who died in this battle leading the soldiers to attack against the enemy. His name went down in history, also the cemetery- mausoleum in Ossów, which was built as a commemoriam of soldiers' heroism at that time, is the place of that reminder events.
During the Second Republic of Poland Wołomin was quickly developing and there were established seven plants, the sports club "Huragan", a power station, three primary schools and many social and local government organisations. After World War Two Wołomin for short time lost its importance as a summer resort, however, it began to develop as an industrial centre. Moreover, in the second half of this century education flourished in Wołomin, there were established several kinds of schools, for example: technical, economical and schools of business. In 1999 Wołomin after the administrative reform became second time a poviat city.
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