REST AND TOURISM
Attractive places for recreation are located around the Zegrze Reservoir, in the Gostyniński Lake District and in the vicinity of Lidzbark. Residence tourism develops on the Wkra River in Glinojeck and near its mouth to the Narew. Atrakcyjne pod …
COMMUNICATION
It is based on a network of paved roads and railway lines. The network of paved roads in the described area is unevenly distributed, it is better developed in the vicinity of Warsaw. The largest communication node is Warsaw, where roads of international importance converge no 7 do …
INDUSTRY, AGRICULTURE, FISH BREEDING
The described area is relatively poorly industrialized. Industry is generally concentrated in large urban centers: in Warsaw, Płock, Pruszków and Ostrołęce. Such a distribution of industry is conditioned by the lack of its own resource base, lack of energy sources and a large supply of labor. …
FOLKLORE AND FOLK ART
In some regions of northern Mazovia and the adjacent areas, there is still traditional folk rituals and artistic craftsmanship is developing. Especially in Kurpie – in the Green Forest (Myszyniec, Incense, Bald, Lipniki, Turos, Black, Clone) and in the Biała Forest …
ARCHITECTURE AND ART
The oldest preserved monuments in northern Mazovia and the adjacent areas are: romanesque church in Czerwińsk, laid out in the Romanesque style, a significantly rebuilt Roman Catholic cathedral in Płock and a late Romanesque church in Rokicie. The church in Czerwińsk has survived beyond the general composition …
OUTLINE OF THE HISTORY
Mazovia is a historical region located in the basin of the middle Vistula and its tributary Narew, currently located in central Poland. In the early Middle Ages it was inhabited by the Mazovian tribe. The settlers took the lands mainly on the right bank of the Vistula, near today's Płock, …
The plant world, animal and nature conservation
After the ice age, Mazovia was covered with forest complexes. Intensive logging aimed at acquiring land for agricultural cultivation began only in the Middle Ages. First, large tracts of forest were cut down on the left bank of the Vistula, a …
Climate
The climate of the described area is transitional from continental to Atlantic. Temperatures generally reach the national average. The lower ones are found only on the border of Mazovia and Podlasie. The average temperature in January is approx. -3°C, July approx. 18°C. The vegetation period of the plants continues 200-220 …
Water network
The area described is entirely within the Vistula river basin. The main rivers flowing through Mazovia are the Vistula and its tributaries: Narew, Bzura, Drill, Skrwa Prawna and Skrwa Lewa. The larger tributaries of the Narew are: Bug, Wkra, Orzyc i Omulew, Wkra – Płonka, …
Geological structure and mineral resources
In the base of central Poland there is a wavy East European Precambrian Platform, inclined towards the west. (in the vicinity of Serock at a depth of approx. 4000 m), mainly composed of crystalline and metamorphic rocks, and adjacent to it from the west. platforma …