Płock Land
• TypeLand Contained within • Country
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (1495–1793) • Member state
Crown of the Kingdom of Poland (1495–1793) • Province Greater Poland Province (1495–1793) • Voivodeship Płock Voivodeship (1495–1793) Political subdivisions 4 counties (until 1530s) 5 counties (1530s–1793)
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Płock Land (ziemia płocka) and other historical lands of Poland against the background of modern administrative borders
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Płock Land[a] was a land (administrative division) of the Kingdom of Poland until 1495, and later, part of the Płock Voivodeship, Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, from 1495 to 25 September 1793. The seat of its government was located in Płock.[1][2]
Subdivisions
The land was divided into five counties.[3][4] They were:
- Płock County (seat: Płock);
- Bielsk County (seat: Bielsk);
- Raciąż County (seat: Raciąż);
- Płońsk County (seat: Płońsk);
- Sierpc County (seat: Sierpc).
Sierpc County was formed in the 1530s, from the portion of the Bielsk County.[3]
Notes
References
- ^ Europa. Regiony i państwa historyczne, Polish Scientific Publishers PWN, Warsaw, 2000, p. 214.
- ^ Lucjan Tatomir: Geografia ogólna i statystyka ziem dawnej Polski. Kraków: Drukarnia "Czasu" W. Kirchmayera, 1868, p. 151.
- ^ a b Mazowsze w drugiej połowie XVI wieku ; Cz. 2, Komentarz, indeksy, Warsaw, 1973, p. 59.
- ^ Marian Chudzyński: Dawne województwo płockie jako jednostka podziału administracyjnego, In: Notatki Płockie 20, 1975, p. 3.