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Wyszogród (other)
Wyszogród may refer to the following places in Poland: * Wyszogród, a town in Masovian Voivodeship (central Poland) *Wyszogród, Lower Silesian Voivodeship (south-west Poland) * Wyszogród, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship (south-central Poland) *, in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, mid-northern Poland See also *Vyshgorod (other) *Visegrad (other) *Višegrad (other) Višegrad is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Višegrad may also refer to fortresses: * Višegrad (Bistrički), a fortress on the river Bistrica, in which the monastery of the Holy Archangels is located next to ...
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Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous member state of the European Union. Warsaw is the nation's capital and largest metropolis. Other major cities include Kraków, Wrocław, Łódź, Poznań, Gdańsk, and Szczecin. Poland has a temperate transitional climate and its territory traverses the Central European Plain, extending from Baltic Sea in the north to Sudeten and Carpathian Mountains in the south. The longest Polish river is the Vistula, and Poland's highest point is Mount Rysy, situated in the Tatra mountain range of the Carpathians. The country is bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukraine to the east, Slovakia and the Czech Republic to the south, and Germany to the west. It also shares maritime boundaries with Denmark and Sweden. ...
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Wyszogród
Wyszogród is a town in central Poland, in Masovian Voivodeship, in Płock County, by the Vistula River. The population of Wyszogród was 2,793 in 2004. History The settlement dates back to the 7th century, when there was a Slavic pagan temple at the site. In the 11th century Wyszogród became fortified and started to act as a local centre of commerce. In the 12th century it became the seat of local castellany and soon it became one of the seats of the Dukes of Masovia within fragmented Piast-ruled Poland. Relocated on Magdeburg Law in 1398, Wyszogród became one of the most important inland ports and centres of textile production in the area. Brewing and crafts also developed. In the 16th century, King Sigismund II Augustus approved the statutes of the guilds of tailors and furriers, and Sigismund III Vasa issued new privileges for several guilds. During the Deluge the town was pillaged and burnt by the Swedes. Several subsequent fires destroyed Wyszogród almost completely. ...
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Masovian Voivodeship
The Masovian Voivodeship, also known as the Mazovia Province ( pl, województwo mazowieckie ) is a voivodeship (province) in east-central Poland, with its capital located in the city of Warsaw, which also serves as the capital of the country. The voivodeship has an area of and, as of 2019, a population of 5,411,446, making it the largest and most populated voivodeship of Poland. Its principal cities are Warsaw (1.783 million) in the centre of the Warsaw metropolitan area, Radom (212,230) in the south, Płock (119,709) in the west, Siedlce (77,990) in the east, and Ostrołęka (52,071) in the north. The province was created on 1 January 1999, out of the former voivodeships of Warsaw, Płock, Ciechanów, Ostrołęka, Siedlce and Radom, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. The province's name recalls the traditional name of the region, Mazovia, with which it is roughly coterminous. However, southern part of the voivodeship, with Radom, historically belong ...
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Wyszogród, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Wyszogród is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Oleśnica, within Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship Lower Silesian Voivodeship, or Lower Silesia Province, in southwestern Poland, is one of the 16 voivodeships (provinces) into which Poland is divided. The voivodeship was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Wrocław, Legnica, Wałbrz ..., in south-western Poland. The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the words ''wysoki gród'', which mean "high stronghold", referring to the elevation of the village. References Villages in Oleśnica County {{Oleśnica-geo-stub ...
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Wyszogród, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
Wyszogród is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Opatowiec, within Kazimierza County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Opatowiec, east of Kazimierza Wielka, and south of the regional capital Kielce Kielce (, yi, קעלץ, Keltz) is a city in southern Poland, and the capital of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship. In 2021, it had 192,468 inhabitants. The city is in the middle of the Świętokrzyskie Mountains (Holy Cross Mountains), on the bank .... As of 2011, the village had 37 males and 32 females, for a total population of 69 people. References Villages in Kazimierza County {{Kazimierza-geo-stub ...
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Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, also known as Cuiavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship or simply Kujawsko-Pomorskie, or Kujawy-Pomerania Province ( pl, województwo kujawsko-pomorskie ) is one of the 16 voivodeships (provinces) into which Poland is divided. It was created on 1 January 1999 and is situated in mid-northern Poland, on the boundary between the two historic regions from which it takes its name: Kuyavia ( pl, Kujawy) and Pomerania ( pl, Pomorze). Its two chief cities, serving as the province's joint capitals, are Bydgoszcz and Toruń. History The Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship was created on 1 January 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. It consisted of territory from the former Bydgoszcz, Toruń and Włocławek Voivodeships. The area now known as Kuyavia-Pomerania was previously divided between the region of Kuyavia and the Polish fiefdom of Royal Prussia. Of the two principal cities of today's Kuyavian-Pomeranian voivodeship, one ( Byd ...
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Vyshgorod (other)
Vyshgorod (russian: Вышгород, uk, Вишгород), literally "upper town" may refer to: *Vyshhorod, town in Vyshhorod Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine; medieval residence of Kyivan rulers **Vyshhorod Raion, raion in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine, whose administrative centre is Vyshhorod *Vyshgorod, village in Ryazansky District, Ryazan Oblast, Russia *Vyshgorod, village in Kuvshinovsky District, Tver Oblast, Russia *Toompea, hill and historical ruling centre inside the old town of Tallinn, Estonia, often referred to as (''Vyshgorod'') in Russian language See also * Visegrad (other) *Višegrad (other) * Wyszogród (other) *Vyshgorodok, village in Pytalovsky District, Pskov Oblast, Russia *Vyšehrad Vyšehrad (Czech for "upper castle") is a historic fort in Prague, Czech Republic, just over 3 km southeast of Prague Castle, on the east bank of the Vltava River. It was probably built in the 10th century. Inside the fort are the Basilica ...
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Visegrad (other)
Visegrad, meaning in Slavic languages the "upper town" (or "acropolis"), may refer to: Places * Višegrad (other) * Vishegrad, Kardzhali Province, a village in Bulgaria * Vishegrad, the highest peak of Sakar Mountain in Bulgaria * Visegrád, a town and castle in Hungary * Vyšehrad, district of Prague, Czech Republic ** Vyšehrad, a castle in Prague, Czech Republic ** Vyšehrad (Prague Metro), the subway station that serves it Other uses * The Visegrád Group, a cultural and political alliance between the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia * The Visegrád Privilege, an important document of the Republic of Dubrovnik * , the first movement of , a cycle of six symphonic poems by Bedřich Smetana See also * Vyshgorod (other) Vyshgorod (russian: Вышгород, uk, Вишгород), literally "upper town" may refer to: *Vyshhorod, town in Vyshhorod Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine; medieval residence of Kyivan rulers **Vyshhorod Raion, raion in Kyiv Ob ...
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