Mazowieckie, Poland

Mazowieckie Voivodeship Masovian or in Poland, located in the center of Poland in the great central plain between the Warta and Vistula Rivers. Located Mazowieckie is a low-lying area and is the largest of the Polish regions run both in terms of area, 35,000 square kilometers and the population, 5 million Menschen.Flüsse through the region, the Vistula (Wisła), Bug, Narew, Pilica and Wkra , Especially coniferous forests cover about 20% of the province.
There are 159 municipalities and more than 9400 villages and the province is administratively divided into 38 rural Powiats and 4 districts.
The boundaries are formed by the former provinces of Lodz, Wroclawek and Brodnica in the west, to the Belarusian border to the east, with the capital of Poland, Warsaw in the middle. The area was originally inhabited by two western Slavic tribes, and the Masurian Kuyavians. The Masurian occupied the area between the Bug and the Vistula. During the 15th and 16th century the tribe wandered in the forests of western Lithuania, in particular, Podlaskie, let others in the Duchy of Prussia, the Masurian Lake District, which lies to the north of Mazovia.

Culture

The year Dionizje International Theatre Meeting will be held in Ciechanów in May and the International Folklore Festival known as Kupalnocka in June. The Kurpie Forest in the northeast of the province is home to many ethnic events. There are theaters, the National Philharmonic, National Opera, the National Library and the National Museum in Warsaw.

Tourism and Nature

Warsaw most visitors to Poland and the region is well with historical sites for tourists bestückt.Kampinos National Park is one of the largest national parks in Poland with its virgin forests, sand dunes and Marschland.Mit its unique Old Town, appear on the list of UNESCO World Heritage.

For many foreign tourists the Mazowieckie Province is the region of green meadows and natural landscapes, where you can relax and door life. If you enjoy bird watching, the region has many places for you to visit. It is said that every fourth European stork lives in Poland nests perched on the roofs of the houses in the Masovian countryside.