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]
| Płock Land | |||||||
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| Land of Płock Voivodeship | |||||||
 Lands of Masovia from 13th to 18th centuries. | |||||||
| Capital | Płock | ||||||
| Area | |||||||
• 16th century | 3,983 km2 (1,538 sq mi) | ||||||
| • Type | Land | ||||||
| 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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Subdivisions edit
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 edit
References edit
- ^ 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.