War I Chorzele suffered war damages that eventually limited the development of the town in the interbellum, and from November 1914 to 1918 it was under German occupation. In 1916 Chorzele obtained a railway connection. After the war, in 1918, Poland regained independence, and in 1919 the town rights were restored. The Battle of Chorzele was fought during the Polish–Soviet War on August 23, 1920. A Polish Border Guard station was located in the town in the interwar period. In 1930, Chorzele was visited by President of Poland, Ignacy Mościcki. Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the town was occupied by Germany, which directly annexed it into the Third Reich and renamed it Chorzellern. In late 1939, local Polish priests Andrzej Krysiak and Franciszek Burawski were deported to the Soldau concentration camp and then murdered there. In 1940–1941, the anti-Polish propaganda film Heimkehr was shot in the town. In 1941, the Germans deported the local Jewish population, which was later exterminated in the Holocaust. On 20 January 1945, the town was captured by Soviet troops of the 32nd Cavalry Division of the 3rd Army. It was afterwards restored to Poland, however with a Soviet-installed communist regime, which then stayed in power until the Fall of Communism in the 1980s. In December 1945, a unit of the Polish underground resistance broke the arrest of the Citizen's Militia and released 14 soldiers of the resistance movement. In 1975, the Municipality of Chorzele was located within the framework of Ostrołęka Voivodeship, and since 1999 under the Przasnysz County in the Masovian Voivodeship. Demographics Detailed data as of 31 December 2021: Number of inhabitants by year Monuments Monuments include: Holy Trinity Church from 1878 to 1930. A malfunctioning wooden windmill from the 19th century. A statue of Tadeusz Kosciuszko. A 19th-century Jewish cemetery devastated during the German occupation. Culture There are festivals in Chorzele, such as the folklore meeting or Sundays in the city. In addition, art and recitation competitions and a song festival are organized. There is a Public Library in the city. There are also firefighting competitions. Mayors of Chorzele Krzysztof Nieliwodzki (1998-1999) Janusz Nidzgorski (1999-2002) Andrzej Krawczyk (2002-2006) Wojciech Kobyliński (2006-2010) Beata Szczepankowska (since 2010) References External links Official town and gmina webpage Jewish Community in Chorzele on Virtual Shtetl Infoprzasnysz.com - News from Chorzele Cities and towns in Masovian Voivodeship Przasnysz