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Płońsk AUD is a town in north-central Poland
with 22,500 inhabitants (2010).
It is situated in the Masovian Voivodeship
(since 1999); previously, in was in Ciechanów Voivodeship
(1975–98). It is home to a yearly open theatre festival (held in the summer).
of Masovia some time between 1399 and 1412.
of Masovia and his wife Aleksandra, Jogaila's
sister.
one-day cycling race is based in Płońsk. The race takes place annually on May 1.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
with 22,500 inhabitants (2010).
It is situated in the Masovian Voivodeship
Masovian Voivodeship
-Administrative division:Masovian Voivodeship is divided into 42 counties : 5 city counties and 37 "land counties"...
(since 1999); previously, in was in Ciechanów Voivodeship
Ciechanów Voivodeship
Ciechanów Voivodeship was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975–1998, superseded by the Masovian Voivodeship. Its capital city was Ciechanów.-Major cities and towns :* Ciechanów...
(1975–98). It is home to a yearly open theatre festival (held in the summer).
History
Płońsk gained city rights from the prince Siemowit IVSiemowit IV, Duke of Masovia
Siemowit IV was one of the Dukes of Masovia of the old Polish Piast royal family. His domain included the lands of Czersk, Rawa, Sochaczew, Płock and Gostynin. In 1381 he inherited Wisz and in 1387 Bełz.-Life:Siemowit IV was a son of Siemowit III...
of Masovia some time between 1399 and 1412.
Monuments
The church and the old monastery of Calced Carmelites were founded before 1417 by the prince Siemowit IVSiemowit IV, Duke of Masovia
Siemowit IV was one of the Dukes of Masovia of the old Polish Piast royal family. His domain included the lands of Czersk, Rawa, Sochaczew, Płock and Gostynin. In 1381 he inherited Wisz and in 1387 Bełz.-Life:Siemowit IV was a son of Siemowit III...
of Masovia and his wife Aleksandra, Jogaila's
Jogaila
Jogaila, later 'He is known under a number of names: ; ; . See also: Jogaila : names and titles. was Grand Duke of Lithuania , king consort of Kingdom of Poland , and sole King of Poland . He ruled in Lithuania from 1377, at first with his uncle Kęstutis...
sister.
Sport
The Memoriał Andrzeja TrochanowskiegoMemoriał Andrzeja Trochanowskiego
The Memoriał Andrzeja Trochanowskiego is a one-day cycling race held annually on 1 May in the Masovian Voivodeship, Poland. It was first held in 1989 and since 2005 has been part of the UCI Europe Tour as a 1.2 race and begins in Płońsk. The race is named after Andrzej Trochanowski, coach of Legia...
one-day cycling race is based in Płońsk. The race takes place annually on May 1.
Famous people
- David Ben-GurionDavid Ben-Gurion' was the first Prime Minister of Israel.Ben-Gurion's passion for Zionism, which began early in life, led him to become a major Zionist leader and Executive Head of the World Zionist Organization in 1946...
– the first Prime MinisterPrime ministerA prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime...
of IsraelIsraelThe State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
, was born in Płońsk on October 16, 1886. - Henryk SienkiewiczHenryk SienkiewiczHenryk Adam Aleksander Pius Sienkiewicz was a Polish journalist and Nobel Prize-winning novelist. A Polish szlachcic of the Oszyk coat of arms, he was one of the most popular Polish writers at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, and received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1905 for his...
– one of the outstanding writers of the second half of the 19th century, spent one year of his life in Poswietne, he wrote his first published novel called Na marne (In Vain). - Anzia YezierskaAnzia YezierskaAnzia Yezierska was a Polish-American novelist born in Maly Plock, Poland.- Personal life :Anzia Yezierska was born in the 1880s in Maly Plock to Bernard and Pearl Yezierski. Her family immigrated to America around 1890, following in the footsteps of her eldest brother Meyer, who arrived to the...
(c1880-1970) Jewish-American author of The Breadgivers and other works about the Jewish immigrant experience. She was born in Plonsk (Plinsk) and spent her first 15 years there. Recollections of Jewish life in Plonsk are also in her autobiography, Red Ribbon on a White Horse. - Eugene Sulkowski (1935-2011) - scientist from Plonsk. Emigrated to the United States, made notable contributions to metallic chromatography at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, New York.