Ciechanów Land
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Ciechanów Land (
History
The history of Ciechanów Land dates back to the late 13th century, when a system of
In the late 14th century, following the example of the Kingdom of Poland, Mazovian dukes decided to introduce a new system of
In 1526, following the death of Duke Janusz III of Masovia, all of Mazovia was annexed by Poland, and the Masovian Voivodeship was established. The Land of Ciechanów continued to exist, with its own castellan and local sejmik at Ciechanów, where two envoys were elected to the Warsaw Sejm.
The Land of Ciechanów was densely populated, with poor
.In 1793, after the second partition of Poland, a new administrative system was introduced by the Polish Diet. The Ciechanów Voivodeship was established, made of the Lands of Ciechanów, Zawkrze, Różan, Zakroczym and Wyszogród, with a total area of 7200 km2.
Sources
- Górczyk, Wojciech (2011). "Ciechanów- zarys dziejów do XV w." Kultura i Historia (in Polish) (19).
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