Mazowieckie Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
voivodeship of Poland
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Masovia is located in central Poland and has many faces. For many centuries it was outside the main Polish areas, but gained importance with the Vistula river trade in the 15th century and Warsaw becoming the seat of Polish kings in the late 16th century. Nowadays the Warsaw Metropolis is the wealthiest area in the country with high life standards. More rural areas, especially in the northern part, are considered to be one of the poorest though. The borders of the voivodeship do not correspond to the historic ones. This is why some Masovian areas aroundŁomża,SkierniewiceorŁowiczare outside it, while important parts ofPodlachiaandLesser PolandaroundSiedlceandRadomare incorporated. Masovia was a part of Poland from the 10th century. At the beginning of the 12th centuryPłockin Masovia was for
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