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Wyszogród Land (Polish: ''ziemia wyszogrodzka''), named after Wyszogród, was an administrative unit ( ziemia) of the Duchy of Mazovia, Kingdom of Poland and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It was part of Masovian Voivodeship, and its history dates back to the late Middle Ages, when Wyszogród became seat of a
Wyszogród Land (Polish: ''ziemia wyszogrodzka''), named after Wyszogród, was an administrative unit ( ziemia) of the Duchy of Mazovia, Kingdom of Poland and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It was part of Masovian Voivodeship, and its history dates back to the late Middle Ages, when Wyszogród became seat of a castellan
A castellan is the title used in Medieval Europe for an appointed official, a governor of a castle and its surrounding territory referred to as the castellany. The title of ''governor'' is retained in the English prison system, as a remnant o ...
. The province was not divided into counties, and local sejmiks took place in Wyszogród.
Sources
* Adolf Pawiński: Polska XVI wieku pod względem geograficzno-statystycznym. T. 5: Mazowsze. Warszawa: Księgarnia Gebethnera i Wolffa, 1895 Ziemias {{Poland-hist-stub