Maciejowice
Town in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other places with the same name, see Maciejowice (disambiguation).
Maciejowice [mat͡ɕɛjɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a town in Garwolin County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Maciejowice.[1] It lies in northeastern corner of historic Lesser Poland, approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of Garwolin and 71 km (44 mi) south-east of Warsaw. The village used to be a town from 1507 until 1870. Its name comes from the Maciejowski family, which in the past owned Maciejowice.
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Maciejowice | |
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Coordinates: 51°41′N 21°33′E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Masovian |
County | Garwolin |
Gmina | Maciejowice |
Population | |
• Total | 1,400 |
Website | http://www.maciejowice.pl |
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For centuries, Maciejowice was part of the Land of Stężyca, which belonged to Lesser Poland's Sandomierz Voivodeship. In 1794, the Battle of Maciejowice took place near the village.