Voïvodie de Mazovie

The voïvodie of Mazovie (in Polish Mazowsze / Województwo Mazowieckie ) largest and are populated of the 16 administrative areas of the Poland (Voïvodie S). The chief town of the voïvodie is Warsaw.

The voïvodie was created on January 1st 1999 starting from old the voïvodies of Warsaw, Ciechanów, Radom, Ostrołęka, Siedlce, Płock and of part of old the voïvodie of Skierniewice, following a law of 1998 reorganizing the administrative cutting of the country. It is divided into 42 districts ( powiats ), including 5 cities having of the rights of district, and 325 communes. The name of the voïvodie refers to the historical area of Mazovie ( Mazowsze ).

The voïvodie has a Superficie of 35.598 km ² and counts 5.136.000 inhabitants (at December 31st, 2003).

The voïvodie of Mazovie is located at center-is of Poland.

More big cities

(Population in 2003)

Warsaw (1 607.600 inhabitants)
Radom (229 700 inhabitants)
Płock (130 700 inhabitants)
Siedlce (78 100 inhabitants)
Ostrołęka (56 200 inhabitants)
Pruszków (53 200 inhabitants)
Legionowo (52 100 inhabitants)
Ciechanów (47 900 inhabitants)
Otwock (44 400 inhabitants)
Żyrardów (43 400 inhabitants)
Sochaczew (39 400 inhabitants)

History

The oldest traces of settlement in Mazovie date from the end of the age of the stone. Mazovie created for itself an identity with the Moyen-âge. The Mazoviens belonged to the group of the Slaves. It is one of the first areas to being built-in the country of the Polanes, controlled by the dynasty of the Piasts. The regional capital was at the origin with Płock, then with Czersk, finally with Warsaw (1413). After the transfer of the Polish capital of Cracow to Warsaw in 1596, Mazovie became the center of the political life in Poland.

Policy

The diétine (Sejmik) of Mazovie is in the following way made up (elections of November 22nd, 2002):

Alliance of the democratic left, 13 seats.
Right and justice, 8 seats.
Self-defense of the Republic of Poland, 7 seats.
Polish Popular party, 7 seats.
Civic platform, 5 seats.
League of the Polish families, 4 seats.
Polish Forum, 4 seats.
Without parties, 2 seats.

Economy

Mazovie is one of the most developed richest areas and of Poland.

Principal sectors D ¹ activity:

oil agriculture
trade
industries and other
services: real estate, management of companies
transport and communications
construction
network of deposits

The most frequent family names

1. Kowalski: 26.270
2. Wiśniewski: 21.940
3. Kowalczyk: 21.586

See too

Liste of the dukes of Mazovie
What it Swidermajer?

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