Międzyrzec Boyars

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Międzyrzec Boyars
Bojarzy Międzyrzeccy (
Roman Catholicism
Related ethnic groups
Poles, Masovians

Międzyrzec Boyars[a] were an ethnographic group of Polish people, that in 19th century, inhabited the rural areas near Międzyrzec Podlaski, in the region of Podlachia, currently located at the border of the Podlaskie Voivodeship and the Lublin Voivodeship, Poland. They were a subgroup of Masovians. By the end of the 19th century, the group had assimilated into the rest of Polish people, losing its separate cultural identity.[1][2]

History

The group originated as

horse riders for postal services and military, and pay the rent for the land. Their community was surrounded by the Rusyns, with Rusyn language influencing their dialect.[1][2]

By the end of the 19th century, their regional culture, including traditional clothing, begun to disappear, as the group assimilated into the rest of Polish people, eventually fully losing its separate cultural identity.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ Polish: Bojarzy Międzyrzeccy

References

  1. ^ a b Pleszczyński, Adolf: Bojarzy międzyrzeccy : studjum etnograficzne przez Adolfa Pleszczyńskiego. 1892, Warsaw.
  2. ^ a b c Zbigniew Smółko (3 June 2017). "Kim byli bojarzy międzyrzeccy". 24wspolnota.pl (in Polish).