Przasnysz
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Przasnysz ' is a town in Poland
. Located in the Masovian Voivodship, about 110 km north of Warsaw
and about 115 km south of Olsztyn
, it's the capital of Przasnysz County
. It has 18,093 inhabitants (2004). One of the most important towns in Mazovia
during the Middle Ages
. City laws - 1427.
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...
. Located in the Masovian Voivodship, about 110 km north of Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
and about 115 km south of Olsztyn
Olsztyn
Olsztyn is a city in northeastern Poland, on the Łyna River. Olsztyn has been the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship since 1999. It was previously in the Olsztyn Voivodeship...
, it's the capital of Przasnysz County
Przasnysz County
Przasnysz County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Przasnysz, which lies ...
. It has 18,093 inhabitants (2004). One of the most important towns in Mazovia
Mazovia
Mazovia or Masovia is a geographical, historical and cultural region in east-central Poland. It is also a voivodeship in Poland.Its historic capital is Płock, which was the medieval residence of first Dukes of Masovia...
during the Middle Ages
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
. City laws - 1427.
Famous people from Przasnysz
- Adam Bień (b. 14 December 1899 - d. 4 March 1998) - Polish resistance leader, imprisoned by the Soviets
- Alfred Borkowski (b. 1930) - doctor and writer
- Stanisław Chełchowski (b. 1866 - zm. 1907) naturalist and ethnographist
- Czesław Czaplicki (b 1922 - d. 2006) - resistance leader
- Daniel Drejerski (b. 1978 artist/designer
- Stanisław Figielski (b. 1875 - d. 1958) - administrator apostolski i wikariusz generalny diecezji płockiej
- Moisei Freidenberg (1858—1920) — Russian inventor and journalist
- Stefan Gołębiowski (b. 1900 - d. 1991) - translated HoraceHoraceQuintus Horatius Flaccus , known in the English-speaking world as Horace, was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus.-Life:...
's poetry into Polish - Leon Gościcki (b. 1870 - d. 1948) Catholic priest, member of the Rada Stanu
- Aleksander Kakowski (b. 1862 - d. 1938) Archbishop of Warsaw
- Paweł Kostka (b. 1549 - d. 1607) - military leader
- Stanisław Kostka (b. 1550 - d. 1568) - patron of children in the Catholic Church
- Teresa Mieczysława Kowalska (b. 1902 - d. 1941) - nun
- Bernard Kryszkiewicz (b. 1915 - d. 1945) - a PassionistPassionistThe Passionists are a Roman Catholic religious order founded by Saint Paul of the Cross . Professed members use the initials C.P. after their names.-History:St...
priest - Józef Stanisław Ostoja-KotkowskiJoseph Stanislaus Ostoja-KotkowskiJoseph Stanislaus Ostoja-Kotkowski AM of Ostoja coat of arms was best known for his ground-breaking work in chromasonics, laser kinetics and 'sound and image' productions he earned recognition in Australia and overseas for his pioneering work in laser sound and image technology.PRG 919 Personal...
(b. 1922 - d. 1994) - artist - Abraham Lichtstein - Av Beis Din (head of the rabbinical court) of Przasnysz
- Haskel Prager (né Łucki) (b. c. 1876 – d. c. 1940) - liberal Jewish community leader
- Kazimierz Rokitnicki (b. 1701 - d. 1779) - bishop of Płock
- Włodzimierz Rykowski (b. 1915 - d. 1988)
- Józef Sawa-CalińskiJózef Sawa-CalinskiJózef Sawa-Caliński was a Polish noble and a prominent leader of the Confederation of Bar, a movement aimed against the Polish king and his close relations with Russia....
(d. 1771) - one of the leaders of Bar ConfederationBar ConfederationThe Bar Confederation was an association of Polish nobles formed at the fortress of Bar in Podolia in 1768 to defend the internal and external independence of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth against Russian influence and against King Stanisław August Poniatowski and Polish reformers who were... - Olgierd Vetesco (b. 1913 - d. 1983) - artist
- Tadeusz Witkowski (b. 1946) - historian of literature and one of leaders of the Polish community in the USA
- Zenon Żebrowski (b. ~1898 - d. 1982) FranciscanFranciscanMost Franciscans are members of Roman Catholic religious orders founded by Saint Francis of Assisi. Besides Roman Catholic communities, there are also Old Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, ecumenical and Non-denominational Franciscan communities....
priest, architect of NiepokalanówNiepokalanówNiepokalanów is a Roman Catholic religious community in Teresin , Poland founded in 1927 by Franciscan Friar Maximilian Kolbe, who was later canonized a saint of the Catholic Church. Also known as Immaculate City, at one time, it was the largest monastery in the world, housing as many as 760 men...
External links
- ePrzasnysz.pl - Your Virtual City, local news from Przasnysz and district
- Przasnysz city government webpage
- Przasnysz commune government webpage
- Przasnysz on the map, via www.pilot.pl
- webpage about the book "Misjonarze i Barbarzyńcy. Opowieści o codziennym życiu przasnyskiego ogólniaka w latach 1923-2005"