What is "strzegowo"

Strzegowo is a village on the Wkra river in Mława County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Strzegowo. It was formerly known as Strzegowo-Osada ("Strzegowo settlement"). It lies approximately south of Mława and north-west of Warsaw.

The village has approximarly 8,000 inhabitants. Before World War II, 30% of the population of the village was Jewish.