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Mazovia or Masovia (Polish: [Mazowsze] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) is a historical region in mid-north-eastern Poland. It goes across the North European Plain. It is between Łódź and Białystok. Warsaw is the unofficial capital city. Warsaw is also the largest city in the region. Throughout the centuries, Mazovia made a different culture than other Polish cultures.

Mazowsze
Historical region
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Three historical Mazovian voivodeships in comparison with contemporary Polish voivodeships
Three historical Mazovian voivodeships in comparison with contemporary Polish voivodeships
Country22x20px Poland
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Historical Mazovia existed from the Middle Ages until the partitions of Poland. It was made up of three voivodeships with the capitals in Warsaw, Płock and Rawa. The main city of the region was Płock.[1] At the time, Płock was the capital of Poland. Later, however, Płock lost its importance to Warsaw. Warsaw then became the capital of Poland. From 1138, Mazovia was led by a branch of the Piast dynasty. When the last ruler of the independent Duchy of Mazovia died, it became fully part of the Polish Crown in 1526. The Mazovian Governorate was made in 1816. It had land in the south part of the region along with Łęczyca Land and south-eastern Kuyavia. The Mazovian Governorate lasted until 1844. The old ethnic group of Mazovia are the Masurians. They settled in Masuria in southern Prussia in the Late Middle Ages. There they converted to Protestantism in the Reformation era.

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Historical lands of Mazovia

The Mazovian Voivodeship was created in 1999. The borders of this voivodeship are not the same as the region of Mazovia. This is because the borders do not have the Mazovian cities of Łomża and Łowicz, but do have the Lesser Polish cities of Radom and Siedlce.

Main cities and towns

The following table lists the cities in Mazovia with a population greater than 20,000 (2015):

City Population (2015)[2] Voivodeship in 1750 Voivodeship in 2016 Additional information
1. 34x34px Warsaw 1 724 404 24x24px Masovian Voivodeship 24x24px Masovian Voivodeship Capital of Poland, former royal city of Poland.
2. 26x26px Płock 122 815 24x24px Płock Voivodeship 24x24px Masovian Voivodeship Historical capital of Masovia, former capital of Poland, former royal city of Poland.
3. 21x21px Łomża 62 711 24x24px Masovian Voivodeship 22x22px Podlaskie Voivodeship Former royal city of Poland.
4. 20x20px Pruszków 59 570 24x24px Masovian Voivodeship 24x24px Masovian Voivodeship Part of the Warsaw metropolitan area.
5. 24x24px Legionowo 54 231 24x24px Masovian Voivodeship 24x24px Masovian Voivodeship Part of the Warsaw metropolitan area.
6. 24x24px Ostrołęka 52 917 24x24px Masovian Voivodeship 24x24px Masovian Voivodeship Former royal city of Poland.
7. 23x23px Skierniewice 48 634 24x24px Rawa Voivodeship 25x25px Łódź Voivodeship Former private bishop town of Poland.
8. 29x29px Otwock 45 044 24x24px Masovian Voivodeship 24x24px Masovian Voivodeship Part of the Warsaw metropolitan area.
9. 22x22px Piaseczno 44 869 24x24px Masovian Voivodeship 24x24px Masovian Voivodeship Former royal city of Poland, part of the Warsaw metropolitan area.
10. 23x23px Ciechanów 44 797 24x24px Masovian Voivodeship 24x24px Masovian Voivodeship Former royal city of Poland.
11. 25x25px Żyrardów 41 096 24x24px Rawa Voivodeship 24x24px Masovian Voivodeship
12. 23x23px Mińsk Mazowiecki 39 880 24x24px Masovian Voivodeship 24x24px Masovian Voivodeship Part of the Warsaw metropolitan area.
13. 26x26px Wołomin 37 505 24x24px Masovian Voivodeship 24x24px Masovian Voivodeship Part of the Warsaw metropolitan area.
14. 24x24px Sochaczew 37 480 24x24px Rawa Voivodeship 24x24px Masovian Voivodeship Former royal city of Poland.
15. 21x21px Ząbki 31 884 24x24px Masovian Voivodeship 24x24px Masovian Voivodeship Part of the Warsaw metropolitan area.
16. File:POL Mława COA.svg Mława 30 880 24x24px Płock Voivodeship 24x24px Masovian Voivodeship Former royal city of Poland.
17. 24x24px Grodzisk Mazowiecki 29 907 24x24px Rawa Voivodeship 24x24px Masovian Voivodeship Former private town of the Mokronoski family, part of the Warsaw metropolitan area.
18. 23x23px Łowicz 29 420 24x24px Rawa Voivodeship 25x25px Łódź Voivodeship Temporary de facto capital of Poland in years 1572–1573, former private bishop town.
19. 23x23px Marki 29 032 24x24px Masovian Voivodeship 24x24px Masovian Voivodeship Part of the Warsaw metropolitan area.
20. 24x24px Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki 28 287 24x24px Masovian Voivodeship 24x24px Masovian Voivodeship Former private town, part of the Warsaw metropolitan area.
21. 23x23px Wyszków 27 222 24x24px Masovian Voivodeship 24x24px Masovian Voivodeship Former private bishop town of Poland.
22. 24x24px Piastów 22 826 24x24px Masovian Voivodeship 24x24px Masovian Voivodeship Part of the Warsaw metropolitan area.
23. 23x23px Ostrów Mazowiecka 22 796 24x24px Masovian Voivodeship 24x24px Masovian Voivodeship Former royal city of Poland.
24. 22x22px Płońsk 22 494 24x24px Płock Voivodeship 24x24px Masovian Voivodeship Former royal city of Poland.
25. 24x24px Zambrów 22 451 24x24px Masovian Voivodeship 22x22px Podlaskie Voivodeship Former royal city of Poland.
26. 25x25px Grajewo 22 246 24x24px Masovian Voivodeship 22x22px Podlaskie Voivodeship Northernmost and easternmost town of Mazovia. It borders the regions of Podlachia and Masuria.
27. 24x24px Kobyłka 20 855 24x24px Masovian Voivodeship 24x24px Masovian Voivodeship Part of the Warsaw metropolitan area.

Gallery

Mazovia Media

References

  1. ↑ Mazowsze: Obraz Etnograficzny, Volume 1, by Wojciech Gerson and Oskar Kolberg, BiblioBazaar, 2009 – 372 pages
  2. ↑ "Lista miast w Polsce (Spis miast, mapa miast, liczba ludności, powierzchnia, wyszukiwarka)".

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