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Ciechanów [t͡ɕeˈxanuf] (
listen) is a town in north-central Poland with 45,900 inhabitants (2006). It is situated in Masovian Voivodeship (since 1999). It was previously (1975–98) the capital of Ciechanów Voivodeship.
[edit] History
Historians believe that in pagan times there was a temple to Swarożyc (possibly related to Svarog) on the site of the current parish church, and the neighboring hill (currently named Farna) was known as Góra Swarożyca or Swarska Góra. The grad numbered approximately 3,000 armed men.[1]
The settlement is first mentioned in a 1065 document by Bolesław II the Bold handing the land over to the church. In 1254, Ciechanów is mentioned as the seat of a castellany (Rethiborius Castellanus de Techanow (Racibor, Kasztelan Ciechanowa)). In 1266 Konrad II of Czersk granted Ciechanów town privileges.[2] The area eventually become a separate duchy with Casimir I of Warsaw using the title "dominus et heres lub dominus et princeps Ciechanoviensis." By the 14th-15th centuries, the town's population reached 5,000. In the early 20th century, there were just under 12,000 inhabitants.
Before World War II, it was home to a large Jewish community. During the war many Polish Jews and resistance fighters were executed by the Germans in the castle. The town was annexed by Nazi Germany in 1939 and known as Zichenau in German. It was the capital of Regierungsbezirk Zichenau, a subdivision of the Province of East Prussia. The territory was restored to Poland after the war.
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[edit] Education
- Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Zawodowa
- Wyższa Szkoła Biznesu i Zarządzania
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[edit] References
- ^ Bogusław Gierlach "Zapiski Ciechanowskie, vol. II s. 9-12, MOBN Ciechanów 1977 and "Studia nad archeologią średniowiecznego Mazowsza", Warszawa 1975, s. 24)
- ^ J. Gaczyński, Rocznik ciechanowski, Rola i znaczenie Ciechanowa w dziejach Mazowsza, Ciechanów 1995, s. 41-66)
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Coordinates: 52°53′N 20°37′E / 52.883°N 20.617°E / 52.883; 20.617
Poland
