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Mazovia
Mazowsze
Historical region
File:POL województwo mazowieckie IRP COA.svg
Coat of arms
Three historical Mazovian voivodeships in comparison with contemporary Polish voivodeships
Three historical Mazovian voivodeships in comparison with contemporary Polish voivodeships
CountryFile:Flag of Poland.svg Poland
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Mazovia or Masovia (Polish: Mazowsze) 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.

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[change]

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

Gallery[change]

References[change]

  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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