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===The 15th and 16th centuries=== By the beginning of the 15th Century, Ostrołęka grew into an important economic center in the [[Duchy of Masovia]] for trade with the neighboring [[Teutonic Order]]. Wood, amber, and honey were the most commonly traded items. In 1526, the Duchy was incorporated directly into the [[Crown of the Kingdom of Poland|Polish Kingdom]]. This resulted in an economic boom, most commonly associated to today as Ostrołęka's Golden Age. At this time, Queen [[Bona Sforza]] founded a folwark in Pomian – a neighboring settlement at the time, which currently finds itself situated well within the modern city's borders. The Golden Age lasted for approximately 40 years, whose conclusion is marked by three major catastrophes which struck in 1564 and 1571. In 1564, an epidemic seriously depopulated the town and surrounding regions. The same year, a fire tore through the town burning most of it down to the ground. In 1571, before the town had time to recuperate from the two previous catastrophes, another epidemic struck, further depopulating the region, officially marking the end of the town's Golden Age. Within 20 years, however, the town was rebuilt, including with the construction of Ostrołęka's first school. By the late 1590s, the town became the center of a big administrative district, approximately {{convert|1980.5|km2|abbr=on}} in size.{{Citation needed|date=June 2014}} It was a [[Royal city in Poland|Polish royal city]], administratively located in the [[Masovian Voivodeship (1526–1795)|Masovian Voivodeship]] in the [[Greater Poland Province, Crown of the Kingdom of Poland|Greater Poland Province]].
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