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Mazowieckie

Voivodeship of Poland

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Overview

Masovian Voivodeship (Polish: województwo mazowieckie [vɔjɛˈvutstfɔ mazɔˈvjɛtskʲɛ]) is one of sixteen provinces of Poland. The largest city and the capital of Mazowieckie - Warsaw is also the capital of Poland.

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Getting there

By plane
There are three airports with regular passenger traffic in Mazowieckie, two major ones serving Warsaw, and a small and new one in Radom.

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Getting around

By train
Koleje Mazowieckie is the regional train company in Masovia.

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Airports and nearby hotels

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Warsaw Chopin Airport

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Cities

Warsaw

the capital of Poland and the voivodeship, a city of unique, long and turbulent history is nowadays one of the EU's new thriving business centers. The Old Town has been rebuild according to classicist paintings of Canaletto after the destruction of World War II

Ciechanów

a small city in the north of the region known for the Gothic castle ruins and the regional brewery Ciechan

Płock

old Medieval centre of Masovia with many historic sites, located on a picturesque hill above the Vistula river

Radom

a city within the historic Lesser Poland region, but integrated in 1999 into Masovia. Historic centre and several museums

Szydłowiec

small historic town south of Radom in the historic Lesser Poland region

Żelazowa Wola

Żelazowa Wola is a village in Mazowieckie. It is a day-trip destination mostly known for being the birthplace of Frédéric Chopin.

Kampinos National Park

Kampinos Forest National Park (pl: Puszcza Kampinoska) [1] is in Mazovia, Poland. The Kampinos Forest National Park protects the beautiful and wild primeval forest, with elks, lynx and bison breeding.

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Amusement parks

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Rail travel in Poland

Poland has an expansive rail network of over 18,000 km of track. Poland by rail is usually a reasonably timely, affordable and efficient means of getting between cities.

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Nature & adventure

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UnderstandMasovia is located in central Poland and has many faces.

TalkBeing home to Warsaw, travelers here will find the most diverse population group of Poland in Masovian Voivodeship and with that the most diverse collection of languages can be found here too.

Get inDue to the central location of Warsaw, the region is fairly easily accessible from all around the world by plane, train or car.

Get aroundPublic transportation is a great way to move around the major cities as well as between them. More rural areas are often more car dependent though.

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Stay safeOutside of Warsaw there are not many dangers and the region in general is quite safe with few natural disasters or crime.

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Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Mazowieckie" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
Summary from the Wikipedia article "Masovian Voivodeship", available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikipedia
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