Editing Masovian Voivodeship

{{Short description|Voivodeship of Poland}}
{{About|the contemporary administrative unit|other uses of that name|Masovian Voivodeship (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Masovian Voivodeship
| native_name        = Województwo mazowieckie
| native_name_lang   = pl
| settlement_type    = [[Voivodeships of Poland|Voivodeship]]
| image_flag         = POL województwo mazowieckie flag.svg
| image_shield       = POL województwo mazowieckie COA.svg
| image_blank_emblem = Mazovia wordmark with claim.svg
| blank_emblem_type  = [[Brandmark]]
| image_map          = Masovian in Poland (+rivers).svg
| map_caption        = Location within Poland
| image_map1         = Mazowieckie-administracja.png
| map_caption1       = Division into counties
<!--{{coord|52|20|54|N|21|06|10|E|region:PL-MZ_type:adm1st}}-->| coordinates        = {{coord|52|13|N|21|0|E|region:PL-MZ_type:adm1st|display=inline,title}}
| coor_pinpoint      = Warsaw
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = {{POL}}
| seat_type          = Capital
| seat               = [[Warsaw]]
| parts_type         = [[Powiat|Counties]]
| parts              = 5 cities, 37 land counties *
| governing_body     = [[Voivodeship executive board|Executive board]]
| leader_title1      = [[Voivodes of Poland (since 1999)|Voivode]]
| leader_name1       = [[Mariusz Frankowski]] ([[Civic Platform (Poland)|PO]])
| leader_title2      = [[Voivodeship marshal|Marshal]]
| leader_name2       = [[Adam Struzik]] ([[Polish People's Party|PSL]])
| leader_title3      = [[European Parliament|EP]]
| leader_name3       = [[Masovian (European Parliament constituency)|Masovian constituency]]<br>[[Warsaw (European Parliament constituency)|Warsaw constituency]]
| p1                 = [[Ostrołęka]]
| total_type         = Total
| area_total_km2     = 35579
| population_total   = 5411446<ref name="population" />
| population_as_of   = 2019
| population_density_km2 = 151
| iso_code           = [[ISO 3166-2:PL|PL-14]]
| registration_plate = [[Polish car number plates|W, A]]
| website            = {{URL|http://www.mazovia.pl/}}
| footnotes          = * further divided into 314 [[gmina]]s
| p2                 = [[Płock]]
| p3                 = [[Radom]]
| p4                 = [[Siedlce]]
| p5                 = [[Warsaw]]
| p6                 = [[Białobrzegi County]]
| p7                 = [[Ciechanów County]]
| p8                 = [[Garwolin County]]
| p9                 = [[Gostynin County]]
| p10                = [[Grodzisk Mazowiecki County]]
| p11                = [[Grójec County]]
| p12                = [[Kozienice County]]
| p13                = [[Legionowo County]]
| p14                = [[Lipsko County]]
| p15                = [[Łosice County]]
| p16                = [[Maków County]]
| p17                = [[Mińsk County]]
| p18                = [[Mława County]]
| p19                = [[Nowy Dwór County, Masovian Voivodeship|Nowy Dwór County]]
| p20                = [[Ostrołęka County]]
| p21                = [[Ostrów Mazowiecka County]]
| p22                = [[Otwock County]]
| p23                = [[Piaseczno County]]
| p24                = [[Płock County]]
| p25                = [[Płońsk County]]
| p26                = [[Pruszków County]]
| p27                = [[Przasnysz County]]
| p28                = [[Przysucha County]]
| p29                = [[Pułtusk County]]
| p30                = [[Radom County]]
| p31                = [[Siedlce County]]
| p32                = [[Sierpc County]]
| p33                = [[Sochaczew County]]
| p34                = [[Sokołów County]]
| p35                = [[Szydłowiec County]]
| p36                = [[Warsaw West County]]
| p37                = [[Węgrów County]]
| p38                = [[Wołomin County]]
| p39                = [[Wyszków County]]
| p40                = [[Żuromin County]]
| p41                = [[Zwoleń County]]
| p42                = [[Żyrardów County]]
| timezone           = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset         = +1
| timezone_DST       = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset_DST     = +2
| demographics_type1 = GDP
| demographics1_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web | url=https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tgs00003/default/table?lang=en | title=EU regions by GDP, Eurostat|access-date=18 September 2023}}</ref>
| demographics1_title1 = Total
| demographics1_info1 = €150.3 billion (2022)
| demographics1_title2 = Per capita
| demographics1_info2 = €27,300 (2022)
| blank3_name        = [[Human Development Index|HDI]] (2022)
| blank3_info        = 0.931<ref name="GlobalDataLab">{{Cite web|url= https://globaldatalab.org/shdi/table/shdi/POL/?levels=1+4&years=2022&interpolation=0&extrapolation=0&extrapolation=0|title=Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab|website=hdi.globaldatalab.org|language=en|access-date=2018-09-13}}</ref><br/>{{color|green|very high}} · [[List of Polish voivodeships by Human Development Index|1st]]
| official_name      = 
| motto              = "Serce Polski" (Heart of Poland)
}}

'''Masovian Voivodeship'''{{efn|or Mazovian}} or '''Mazowieckie Province''' ({{langx|pl|województwo mazowieckie}}, {{IPA|pl|vɔjɛˈvut͡stfɔ mazɔˈvjɛt͡skʲɛ|pron|LL-Q809 (pol)-Olaf-województwo mazowieckie.wav}}) and any variation thereof,<ref>{{cite web |title=Mazowieckie Province |url=https://archiwum.mazowieckie.pl/archiwum.mazowieckie.pl/en/mazovia/2%2cMazovia.html |publisher=Archiwum Mazowieckie |access-date=5 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=MAZOVIA heart of Poland|publisher=Mazowieckie Voivodeship |url=https://mazovia.pl/en/ |access-date=5 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=List of English names of major geographical features situated in the territory of the Republic of Poland |last=Zych|first=Maciej|date=9 March 2023 |publisher=United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/4018322?ln=ar |access-date=6 June 2024}}</ref><ref>Another English rendering of the province's name derived from the name ''Mazowsze'' is "Mazowsze Voivodship" or "Mazowsze Province".</ref> is a [[Voivodeships of Poland|voivodeship]] ([[province]]) in east-central [[Poland]], containing Poland's capital [[Warsaw]]. 

Masovian Voivodeship has an area of {{convert|35579|km2|sqmi|0}} and had a 2019 population of 5,411,446, making it Poland's largest and most populous province.<ref name="population" /> Its principal cities are [[Warsaw]] (1.783 million) in the center of the [[Warsaw metropolitan area]], [[Radom]] (212,230) to the south, [[Płock]] (119,709) to the west, [[Siedlce]] (77,990) to the east, and [[Ostrołęka]] (52,071) to the north. It borders six other provinces: [[Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship|Warmian-Masurian]] to the north, [[Podlaskie Voivodeship|Podlaskie]] to the northeast, [[Lublin Voivodeship|Lublin]] to the southeast, [[Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship|Świętokrzyskie]] (Holy Cross) to the south, [[Łódź Voivodeship|Łódź]] to the southwest, and [[Kuyavian–Pomeranian Voivodeship|Kuyavian–Pomeranian]] to the northwest.

The name of the province recalls the region's traditional name, [[Mazovia]] (in Polish ''Mazowsze'', also spelled Masovia), with which it is roughly coterminous. However, the province's southern part, including Radom, historically belonged to [[Lesser Poland]]; while [[Łomża]] with environs, though historically part of Mazovia, is now part of [[Podlaskie Voivodeship]].

Masovian Voivodeship is Poland's prime center of [[science]], research, education, industry, and [[infrastructure]].<ref name="aquatherm-warsaw.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.aquatherm-warsaw.com/why-warsaw/|title=WHY WARSAW? - Aquatherm Warsaw|access-date=10 April 2017}}</ref> It has Poland's lowest unemployment rate and is a very high-income province.<ref name="aquatherm-warsaw.com"/> It is also popular with tourists due to the many historical monuments and its over 20% forested area of [[pine]] and [[oak]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mazowieckie.pl/en|title=Mazowieckie Province|first=JSK|last=Internet|access-date=10 April 2017|archive-date=30 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530132307/https://www.mazowieckie.pl/en|url-status=dead}}</ref> The province's [[Kampinos National Park]] is a [[UNESCO]] [[biosphere reserve]].

==History==
[[File:Hogenberg View of Warsaw.jpg|thumb|left|17th-century view of Warsaw]]
In the [[Early Middle Ages]], the territory was inhabited by the [[Masovians]], an old [[Polish tribes|Polish tribe]]. It formed part of Poland since its establishment in the 10th century, with the then-regional capital [[Płock]] being the capital of Poland from 1079 to 1138. The ''Wzgórze Tumskie'' ("Cathedral Hill") in Płock with the [[Płock Castle]] and the [[Płock Cathedral|Catholic Cathedral]], seat of one of the oldest Polish dioceses, est. in 1075, which contains the sarcophagi of a number of [[Polish monarchs]], is listed as a [[Historic Monument (Poland)|Historic Monument of Poland]].<ref>{{Cite Polish law|title=Rozporządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 20 kwietnia 2018 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii "Płock - Wzgórze Tumskie"|year=2018|number=1003}}</ref> Later, Płock, Warsaw and [[Czersk, Masovian Voivodeship|Czersk]] were medieval ducal seats of the [[Piast dynasty]]. 

In 1505, Radom hosted the session of the [[Sejm of the Kingdom of Poland|Sejm]] (Polish Parliament), which enacted the ''[[Nihil novi]]'' act, and in the 16th century, Warsaw hosted several sessions of the Sejm,<ref>{{cite book|last=Konopczyński|first=Władysław|year=1948|title=Chronologia sejmów polskich 1493–1793|language=pl|location=Kraków|publisher=[[Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences|Polska Akademia Umiejętności]]|pages=133, 136, 139–140}}</ref> before King [[Sigismund III Vasa]] moved the Polish capital from [[Kraków]] to Warsaw in 1596. 

Following the late-18th-century [[Partitions of Poland]], the region witnessed several uprisings against foreign rule: the [[Kościuszko Uprising]] of 1794, the [[November Uprising]] of 1830–1831, and the [[January Uprising]] of 1863–1864. 

In the [[interbellum]], the region was part of reborn independent Poland. In 1920, the region was [[Polish–Soviet War|invaded by Soviet Russia]], but Poland secured its freedom in the victorious [[Battle of Warsaw (1920)|Battle of Warsaw]]. The southern part of the current province was rapidly industrialized as part of the [[Central Industrial Region (Poland)|Central Industrial Region]] of Poland.

During [[World War II]], it was [[Occupation of Poland (1939–1945)|occupied by Germany]], with the occupiers committing their genocidal policies against [[Nazi crimes against the Polish nation|Poles]] and [[The Holocaust|Jews]] in the region, with [[Expulsion of Poles by Nazi Germany|expulsions]], massacres of civilians and [[German atrocities committed against Polish prisoners of war|prisoners of war]], including at [[Ciepielów massacre|Ciepielów]], [[Śladów massacre|Śladów]], [[Zakroczym massacre|Zakroczym]], [[Ostrów Mazowiecka massacre|Ostrów Mazowiecka]], [[Palmiry massacre|Palmiry]], [[Firlej, Radom|Firlej]], [[Skłoby]], [[Nur, Poland|Nur]], [[Ochota massacre|Ochota]], [[Wola massacre|Wola]], and [[Lipniak-Majorat]]. Germany operated numerous prisons, [[Forced labour under German rule during World War II|forced labour]] camps, the [[Treblinka extermination camp]], in which some 700,000–900,000 people were murdered, and several [[German prisoner-of-war camps in World War II|prisoner-of-war camps]] for Polish, [[Italian Military Internees|Italian]], [[French prisoners of war in World War II|French]], Soviet, and Romanian prisoners of war.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Megargee|first1=Geoffrey P.|last2=Overmans|first2=Rüdiger|last3=Vogt|first3=Wolfgang|year=2022|title=The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos 1933–1945. Volume IV|publisher=Indiana University Press, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum|pages=224, 314, 328–329, 371, 373|isbn=978-0-253-06089-1}}</ref>

Masovian Province was created on 1 January 1999, under the [[Polish local government reforms|Polish local-government reforms]] adopted in 1998, out of the former provinces of [[Warsaw Voivodeship (1975–1998)|Warsaw]], [[Płock Voivodeship|Płock]], [[Ciechanów Voivodeship|Ciechanów]], [[Ostrołęka Voivodeship|Ostrołęka]], [[Siedlce Voivodeship|Siedlce]], and [[Radom Voivodeship|Radom]].

==Administrative division==
Masovian Voivodeship is divided into 42 [[powiat|counties]], including five [[city with powiat rights|city counties]] and 37 land counties. These are subdivided into 314 [[gmina]]s (municipalities), which include 85 urban gminas.

;The counties, shown on the numbered map, are described in the table below.
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" style="font-size:90%"
|- style="background:#f6f6f6;"
| colspan="8" style="text-align:center; text-align:center; padding:1em;" | [[File:Mazowsze Numerki.png]]
|- style="background:#d0d8dd; text-align:center;"
| rowspan="2" |{{small|Map<br />ref.}}
| rowspan="2" |'''English and<br />Polish names'''
| colspan="2" |'''Area'''
| rowspan="2" |'''Population<br />{{small|(2019)}}'''
| rowspan="2" |'''Seat'''
| rowspan="2" style="width:30%; " |'''Other towns'''
| rowspan="2" |'''Total<br />[[gmina]]s'''
|- style="background:#d0d8dd; text-align:center;"
||{{small|(km²)}}
||{{small|(sq&nbsp;mi)}}
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| colspan="8" |'''City counties'''
|-
| 1
| [[Warsaw]]<br />Warszawa
| {{convert|517|km2|sqmi|0|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:right;" |1,783,321
| colspan="2" |
| style="text-align:center;" |1
|-
| (2)
| [[Ostrołęka]]
|{{convert|29|km2|sqmi|0|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:right;" |52,071
| colspan="2" |
| style="text-align:center;" |1
|-
| (3)
| [[Płock]]
| {{convert|88|km2|sqmi|0|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:right;" |119,709
| colspan="2" |
| style="text-align:center;" |1
|-
| (4)
| [[Radom]]
| {{convert|112|km2|sqmi|0|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:right;" |212,230
| colspan="2" |
| style="text-align:center;" |1
|-
| (5)
| [[Siedlce]]
|{{convert|32|km2|sqmi|0|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:right;" |77,990
| colspan="2" |
| style="text-align:center;" |1
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| colspan="8" |'''Land counties'''
|-
| 2
|[[Ostrołęka County]]<br />powiat ostrołęcki
| {{convert|2099|km2|sqmi|0|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:right;" |88,717
|[[Ostrołęka]] *
|[[Myszyniec]]
| style="text-align:center;" |11
|-
|3
|[[Płock County]]<br />powiat płocki
|{{convert|1799|km2|sqmi|0|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:right;" |110,987
|[[Płock]] *
|[[Gąbin]], [[Drobin]], [[Wyszogród]], [[Bodzanów, Masovian Voivodeship|Bodzanów]]
| style="text-align:center;" |15
|-
| 4
|[[Radom County]]<br />powiat radomski
| {{convert|1530|km2|sqmi|0|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:right;" |152,190
|[[Radom]] *
|[[Pionki]], [[Iłża]], [[Skaryszew]], [[Jedlnia-Letnisko]], [[Przytyk]]
| style="text-align:center;" |13
|-
| 5
|[[Siedlce County]]<br />powiat siedlecki
|{{convert|1603|km2|sqmi|0|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:right;" |81,265
|[[Siedlce]] *
|[[Mordy]]
| style="text-align:center;" |13
|-
| 6
|[[Żuromin County]]<br />powiat żuromiński
|{{convert|805|km2|sqmi|0|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:right;" |38,688
|[[Żuromin]]
|[[Bieżuń]], [[Lubowidz]]
| style="text-align:center;" |6
|-
| 7
|[[Mława County]]<br />powiat mławski
| {{convert|1182|km2|sqmi|0|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:right;" |72,906
|[[Mława]]
|
| style="text-align:center;" |10
|-
| 8
|[[Przasnysz County]]<br />powiat przasnyski
| {{convert|1218|km2|sqmi|0|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:right;" |52,676
|[[Przasnysz]]
|[[Chorzele]]
| style="text-align:center;" |7
|-
| 9
|[[Ciechanów County]]<br />powiat ciechanowski
| {{convert|1063|km2|sqmi|0|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:right;" |89,460
|[[Ciechanów]]
|[[Glinojeck]]
| style="text-align:center;" |9
|-
| 10
|[[Sierpc County]]<br />powiat sierpecki
| {{convert|853|km2|sqmi|0|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:right;" |52,077
|[[Sierpc]]
|
| style="text-align:center;" |7
|-
| 11
|[[Maków County]]<br />powiat makowski
| {{convert|1065|km2|sqmi|0|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:right;" |45,076
|[[Maków Mazowiecki]]
|[[Różan]]
| style="text-align:center;" |10
|-
| 12
|[[Ostrów Mazowiecka County]]<br />powiat ostrowski
| {{convert|1218|km2|sqmi|0|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:right;" |72,558
|[[Ostrów Mazowiecka]]
|[[Brok, Masovian Voivodeship|Brok]]
| style="text-align:center;" |11
|-
| 13
|[[Płońsk County]]<br />powiat płoński
| {{convert|1384|km2|sqmi|0|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:right;" |87,183
|[[Płońsk]]
|[[Raciąż]], [[Sochocin]], [[Nowe Miasto, Płońsk County|Nowe Miasto]], [[Czerwińsk nad Wisłą]]
| style="text-align:center;" |12
|-
| 14
|[[Pułtusk County]]<br />powiat pułtuski
| {{convert|829|km2|sqmi|0|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:right;" |51,862
|[[Pułtusk]]
|
| style="text-align:center;" |7
|-
| 15
|[[Wyszków County]]<br />powiat wyszkowski
| {{convert|876|km2|sqmi|0|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:right;" |74,094
|[[Wyszków]]
|
| style="text-align:center;" |6
|-
| 16
|[[Gostynin County]]<br />powiat gostyniński
| {{convert|616|km2|sqmi|0|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:right;" |45,060
|[[Gostynin]]
|[[Sanniki, Masovian Voivodeship|Sanniki]]
| style="text-align:center;" |5
|-
| 17
|[[Nowy Dwór County, Masovian Voivodeship|Nowy Dwór County]]<br />powiat nowodworski
| {{convert|692|km2|sqmi|0|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:right;" |79,256
|[[Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki]]
|[[Nasielsk]], [[Zakroczym]]
| style="text-align:center;" |6
|-
| 18
|[[Legionowo County]]<br />powiat legionowski
| {{convert|390|km2|sqmi|0|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:right;" |117,751
|[[Legionowo]]
|[[Serock]]
| style="text-align:center;" |5
|-
| 19
|[[Wołomin County]]<br />powiat wołomiński
| {{convert|955|km2|sqmi|0|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:right;" |247,288
|[[Wołomin]]
|[[Ząbki]], [[Marki]], [[Kobyłka]], [[Zielonka]], [[Radzymin]], [[Tłuszcz]], [[Jadów]]
| style="text-align:center;" |12
|-
| 20
|[[Węgrów County]]<br />powiat węgrowski
|{{convert|1219|km2|sqmi|0|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:right;" |66,037
|[[Węgrów]]
|[[Łochów]]
| style="text-align:center;" |9
|-
| 21
|[[Sokołów County]]<br />powiat sokołowski
| {{convert|1131|km2|sqmi|0|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:right;" |53,992
|[[Sokołów Podlaski]]
|[[Kosów Lacki]]
| style="text-align:center;" |9
|-
| 22
|[[Sochaczew County]]<br />powiat sochaczewski
| {{convert|731|km2|sqmi|0|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:right;" |85,024
|[[Sochaczew]]
|
| style="text-align:center;" |8
|-
| 23
|[[Warsaw West County]]<br />powiat warszawski zachodni
|{{convert|533|km2|sqmi|0|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:right;" |117,783
|[[Ożarów Mazowiecki]]
|[[Łomianki]], [[Błonie]]
| style="text-align:center;" |7
|-
| 24
|[[Mińsk County]]<br />powiat miński
| {{convert|1164|km2|sqmi|0|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:right;" |154,054
|[[Mińsk Mazowiecki]]
|[[Sulejówek]], [[Halinów]], [[Kałuszyn]], [[Mrozy, Mińsk County|Mrozy]], [[Siennica, Mińsk County|Siennica]], [[Cegłów, Mińsk County|Cegłów]], [[Dobre, Masovian Voivodeship|Dobre]], [[Latowicz]]
| style="text-align:center;" |13
|-
| 25
|[[Łosice County]]<br />powiat łosicki
| {{convert|772|km2|sqmi|0|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:right;" |30,895
|[[Łosice]]
|
| style="text-align:center;" |6
|-
| 26
|[[Żyrardów County]]<br />powiat żyrardowski
| {{convert|533|km2|sqmi|0|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:right;" |75,787
|[[Żyrardów]]
|[[Mszczonów]], [[Wiskitki]]
| style="text-align:center;" |5
|-
| 27
|[[Grodzisk Mazowiecki County]]<br />powiat grodziski
| {{convert|367|km2|sqmi|0|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:right;" |94,962
|[[Grodzisk Mazowiecki]]
|[[Milanówek]], [[Podkowa Leśna]]
| style="text-align:center;" |6
|-
| 28
|[[Pruszków County]]<br />powiat pruszkowski
| {{convert|246|km2|sqmi|0|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:right;" |165,039
|[[Pruszków]]
|[[Piastów]], [[Brwinów]]
| style="text-align:center;" |6
|-
| 29
|[[Piaseczno County]]<br />powiat piaseczyński
| {{convert|621|km2|sqmi|0|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:right;" |186,460
|[[Piaseczno]]
|[[Konstancin-Jeziorna]], [[Góra Kalwaria]], [[Tarczyn]]
| style="text-align:center;" |6
|-
| 30
|[[Otwock County]]<br />powiat otwocki
| {{convert|615|km2|sqmi|0|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:right;" |124,241
|[[Otwock]]
|[[Józefów]], [[Karczew]], [[Osieck]]
| style="text-align:center;" |8
|-
| 31
|[[Grójec County]]<br />powiat grójecki
| {{convert|1269|km2|sqmi|0|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:right;" |98,334
|[[Grójec]]
|[[Warka]], [[Nowe Miasto nad Pilicą]], [[Mogielnica]]
| style="text-align:center;" |10
|-
| 32
|[[Garwolin County]]<br />powiat garwoliński
| {{convert|1284|km2|sqmi|0|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:right;" |108,909
|[[Garwolin]]
|[[Łaskarzew]], [[Pilawa]], [[Żelechów]], [[Maciejowice]]
| style="text-align:center;" |14
|-
| 33
|[[Białobrzegi County]]<br />powiat białobrzeski
| {{convert|639|km2|sqmi|0|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:right;" |33,524
|[[Białobrzegi]]
|[[Wyśmierzyce]]
| style="text-align:center;" |6
|-
| 34
|[[Kozienice County]]<br />powiat kozienicki
| {{convert|917|km2|sqmi|0|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:right;" |60,253
|[[Kozienice]]
|[[Magnuszew]], [[Głowaczów, Masovian Voivodeship|Głowaczów]]
| style="text-align:center;" |7
|-
| 35
|[[Przysucha County]]<br />powiat przysuski
|{{convert|801|km2|sqmi|0|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:right;" |41,721
|[[Przysucha]]
|[[Odrzywół, Przysucha County|Odrzywół]], [[Gielniów]]
| style="text-align:center;" |8
|-
| 36
|[[Zwoleń County]]<br />powiat zwoleński
| {{convert|571|km2|sqmi|0|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:right;" |36,222
|[[Zwoleń]]
|[[Kazanów, Masovian Voivodeship|Kazanów]]
| style="text-align:center;" |5
|-
| 37
|[[Szydłowiec County]]<br />powiat szydłowiecki
|{{convert|452|km2|sqmi|0|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:right;" |39,766
|[[Szydłowiec]]
|[[Jastrząb, Szydłowiec County|Jastrząb]]
| style="text-align:center;" |5
|-
| 38
|[[Lipsko County]]<br />powiat lipski
| {{convert|748|km2|sqmi|0|disp=table}}
| style="text-align:right;" |34,028
|[[Lipsko]]
|[[Solec nad Wisłą]], [[Sienno, Masovian Voivodeship|Sienno]], [[Ciepielów, Masovian Voivodeship|Ciepielów]]
| style="text-align:center;" |6
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| colspan="8" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%" |* seat not part of the county
|}

==Cities and towns==
[[File:Masovian Voivodship rural density 12-2006.png|thumb|right|279px|[[Population density]] by [[gmina]] (at 2007-01-01)]]{{historical populations|1988|4997845|2002|5124018|2011|5268660|2021|5514699|align=right|cols=1|source=<ref>{{cite web |title=Statistics Poland - National Censuses|url=https://bdl.stat.gov.pl/bdl/dane/podgrup/temat/}}</ref>}}The voivodeship contains 10 cities and 78 towns. These are listed below in descending order of population (according to official figures for 2019):<ref name="population">{{Cite web|last=GUS|title=Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June|url=https://stat.gov.pl/en/topics/population/population/population-size-and-structure-and-vital-statistics-in-poland-by-territorial-divison-in-2019-as-of-30th-june,3,26.html|access-date=2020-09-11|website=stat.gov.pl|language=en|archive-date=2021-04-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419132648/https://stat.gov.pl/en/topics/population/population/population-size-and-structure-and-vital-statistics-in-poland-by-territorial-divison-in-2019-as-of-30th-june,3,26.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{columns-list|colwidth=20em|
'''Cities (governed by a city mayor or ''prezydent miasta''):'''
# [[Warsaw]] (1,783,321)
# [[Radom]] (212,230)
# [[Płock]] (119,709)
# [[Siedlce]] (77,990)
# [[Pruszków]] (62,076)
# [[Legionowo]] (54,049)
# [[Ostrołęka]] (52,071)
# [[Otwock]] (44,827)
# [[Ciechanów]] (44,118)
# [[Żyrardów]] (39,896)

'''Towns:'''
# [[Piaseczno]] (48,286)
# [[Mińsk Mazowiecki]] (40,836)
# [[Ząbki]] (37,219)
# [[Wołomin]] (37,082)
# [[Sochaczew]] (36,327)
# [[Marki]] (34,679)
# [[Grodzisk Mazowiecki]] (31,782)
# [[Mława]] (31,241)
# [[Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki]] (28,649)
# [[Wyszków]] (26,905)
# [[Kobyłka]] (24,096)
# [[Piastów]] (22,619)
# [[Ostrów Mazowiecka]] (22,489)
# [[Płońsk]] (22,130)
# [[Józefów]] (20,698)
# [[Milanówek]] (20,698)
# [[Sulejówek]] (19,766)
# [[Pułtusk]] (19,432)
# [[Sokołów Podlaski]] (18,946)
# [[Gostynin]] (18,588)
# [[Pionki]] (18,269)
# [[Sierpc]] (17,994)
# [[Zielonka]] (17,588)
# [[Garwolin]] (17,501)
# [[Przasnysz]] (17,264)
# [[Kozienice]] (17,208)
# [[Konstancin-Jeziorna]] (17,023)
# [[Łomianki]] (17,022)
# [[Grójec]] (16,745)
# [[Brwinów]] (13,601)
# [[Radzymin]] (13,005)
# [[Węgrów]] (12,628)
# [[Błonie]] (12,261)
# [[Góra Kalwaria]] (12,040)
# [[Warka]] (11,948)
# [[Szydłowiec]] (11,736)
# [[Ożarów Mazowiecki]] (11,719)
# [[Karczew]] (9,856)
# [[Maków Mazowiecki]] (9,776)
# [[Żuromin]] (8,867)
# [[Tłuszcz]] (8,156)
# [[Nasielsk]] (7,702)
# [[Zwoleń]] (7,698)
# [[Łosice]] (7,049)
# [[Białobrzegi]] (6,951)
# [[Łochów]] (6,825)
# [[Mszczonów]] (6,376)
# [[Przysucha]] (5,818)
# [[Lipsko]] (5,501)
# [[Łaskarzew]] (4,840)
# [[Iłża]] (4,733)
# [[Pilawa]] (4,578)
# [[Serock]] (4,506)
# [[Raciąż]] (4,384)
# [[Skaryszew]] (4,371)
# [[Gąbin]] (4,125)
# [[Tarczyn]] (4,116)
# [[Żelechów]] (3,988)
# [[Podkowa Leśna]] (3,851)
# [[Nowe Miasto nad Pilicą]] (3,755)
# [[Halinów]] (3,739)
# [[Mrozy, Mińsk County|Mrozy]] (3,574)
# [[Myszyniec]] (3,408)
# [[Zakroczym]] (3,196)
# [[Chorzele]] (3,088)
# [[Glinojeck]] (3,019)
# [[Kałuszyn]] (2,899)
# [[Drobin]] (2,872)
# [[Różan]] (2,709)
# [[Wyszogród]] (2,601)
# [[Mogielnica]] (2,253)
# [[Kosów Lacki]] (2,089)
# [[Sanniki, Masovian Voivodeship|Sanniki]] (1,961)
# [[Brok, Masovian Voivodeship|Brok]] (1,941)
# [[Bieżuń]] (1,846)
# [[Mordy]] (1,788)
# [[Lubowidz]] (1,684)
# [[Wyśmierzyce]] (885)
# [[Jedlnia-Letnisko]]
# [[Siennica, Mińsk County|Siennica]]
# [[Cegłów, Mińsk County|Cegłów]]
# [[Sochocin]]
# [[Dobre, Masovian Voivodeship|Dobre]]
# [[Nowe Miasto, Płońsk County|Nowe Miasto]]
# [[Wiskitki]]
# [[Maciejowice]]
# [[Latowicz]]
# [[Magnuszew]]
# [[Bodzanów, Masovian Voivodeship|Bodzanów]]
# [[Osieck]]
# [[Czerwińsk nad Wisłą]]
# [[Jastrząb, Szydłowiec County|Jastrząb]]
# [[Odrzywół, Przysucha County|Odrzywół]]
# [[Solec nad Wisłą]]
# [[Jadów]]
# [[Sienno, Masovian Voivodeship|Sienno]]
# [[Przytyk]]
# [[Głowaczów, Masovian Voivodeship|Głowaczów]]
# [[Gielniów]]
# [[Ciepielów, Masovian Voivodeship|Ciepielów]]
# [[Kazanów, Masovian Voivodeship|Kazanów]]
}}

<gallery widths="200" heights="160">
File:Aleja Niepdleglosci Warsaw 2022 aerial (cropped).jpg|[[Warsaw]] is the capital of Poland.
File:Moniuszki Street in Radom 01 (cropped).jpg|[[Radom]] is part of historical [[Lesser Poland]].
File:DJI 0842-Enhanced-NR-HDR-Edit.jpg|[[Płock]] is the historical capital of [[Masovia]] and former Polish capital.
File:Siedlce, Poland - panoramio - Roman Eugeniusz (11).jpg|[[Siedlce]] is part of historical Lesser Poland.
File:Pałacyk Sokoła 1867.jpg|[[Pruszków]] is part of the [[Warsaw metropolitan area]].
Muzeum historyczne willa Bratki - Legionowo ul. Mickiewicza 23.jpg|[[Legionowo]] is one of the youngest cities in the province.
File:Ostroleka-ratusz3.jpg|[[Ostrołęka]] is part of the ethnocultural region of [[Kurpie]].
File:Piaseczno, Park. View to the park and the building of a school for girls founded in the late nineteenth century.jpg|[[Piaseczno]] is part of the [[Warsaw metropolitan area]], and a former [[royal city in Poland|royal town]].
File:Ciechanów, zamek książąt mazowieckich.jpg|[[Ciechanów]] is a former [[royal city in Poland|royal city]].
File:2013 Dernałowicz Palace in Mińsk Mazowiecki - 05.jpg|[[Mińsk Mazowiecki]] is part of the Warsaw metropolitan area.
File:Stara Przędzalnia.jpg|[[Żyrardów]] is one of the youngest cities in the voivodeship, established in 1830.
File:Pułtusk ratusz 2012.jpg|[[Pułtusk]] is one of the oldest towns in Poland.
</gallery>

== Politics ==
{{Main|Masovian Voivodeship Sejmik}}
[[File:Pałac Komisji Rządowej Przychodów i Skarbu w Warszawie 2018.jpg|thumb|Voivodeship Office in Warsaw]]

The Masovian voivodeship's government is headed by the province's ''{{lang|pl|voivode}}'' ([[Voivodes of Poland (since 1999)|governor]]) who is appointed by the [[Polish Prime Minister]]. The ''{{lang|pl|voivode}}'' is then assisted in performing his duties by the [[Voivodeship marshal|voivodeship's marshal]], who is the appointed speaker for the [[Voivodeship executive board|voivodeship's executive]] and is elected by the ''{{lang|pl|sejmik}}'' ([[Voivodeship sejmik|provincial assembly]]). The current ''{{lang|pl|voivode}}'' of Masovia is [[Mariusz Frankowski]].

The Sejmik of Masovia consists of 51 members.

=== Voivodes ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Term start
!Term end
! colspan="2" |Voivode
!Party
!Other high offices held
|-
|1 January 1999<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bez lubuskiego i świętokrzyskiego - Archiwum Rzeczpospolitej |url=https://archiwum.rp.pl/artykul/207149-Bez-lubuskiego-i-swietokrzyskiego.html |access-date=2022-05-03 |website=archiwum.rp.pl}}</ref>
|20 October 2001
!style="background:{{party color|Solidarity}}"|
|[[Antoni Pietkiewicz (politician)|Antoni Pietkiewicz]]
|[[Solidarity Electoral Action|AWS]]
|[[Kalisz Voivodeship (1975–1998)|Voivode of Kalisz]] (1990–1991)
|-
|21 October 2001<ref>{{Cite web |last=Redakcja |date=2017-01-16 |title=Zmarł Leszek Mizieliński, były wojewoda mazowiecki |url=https://echodnia.eu/radomskie/zmarl-leszek-mizielinski-byly-wojewoda-mazowiecki/ar/11697323 |access-date=2022-05-03 |website=Echo Dnia Radomskie |language=pl-PL}}</ref>
|10 January 2006
!style="background:{{party color|Democratic Left Alliance}}"|
|Leszek Mizieliński
|[[Democratic Left Alliance (Poland)|SLD]]
|Masovian [[Voivodeship marshal|vice-marshal]] (1998–2001)
|-
|10 January 2006<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tomasz Koziński Radny m.st. Warszawy |url=https://um.warszawa.pl/waw/radawarszawy/-/tomasz-kozinski-radny-m-st-warszawy |access-date=2022-05-03 |website=um.warszawa.pl |language=pl-PL}}</ref>
|17 January 2007
!style="background:{{party color|Law and Justice}}"|
|Tomasz Koziński
|[[Law and Justice (Poland)|PiS]]
|Mayor of [[Praga-Południe]] (2002–2006)
|-
|18 January 2007<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wprost: Dąbrowski jeździł pijany na rowerze |url=https://samorzad.pap.pl/kategoria/archiwum/wprost-dabrowski-jezdzil-pijany-na-rowerze |access-date=2022-05-03 |website=Serwis Samorządowy PAP |language=pl}}</ref>
|1 February 2007
!style="background:{{party color|Law and Justice}}"|
|Wojciech Dąbrowski
|[[Law and Justice (Poland)|PiS]]
|Mayor of [[Żoliborz]] (2004–2006)
|-
|15 February 2007<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jacek Sasin |url=https://businessinsider.com.pl/jacek-sasin |access-date=2022-05-03 |website=businessinsider.com.pl}}</ref>
|29 November 2007
! style="background:{{party color|Law and Justice}}" |
|[[Jacek Sasin]]
|[[Law and Justice (Poland)|PiS]]
|[[Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland|Deputy PM]] (since 2019), [[Sejm|MP]] (since 2011)
|-
|29 November 2007<ref>{{Cite web |last=Polska |first=Grupa Wirtualna |title=Jacek Kozłowski ponownie wojewodą mazowieckim |url=https://www.money.pl/archiwum/wiadomosci_agencyjne/pap/artykul/jacek;kozlowski;ponownie;wojewoda;mazowieckim,7,0,988423.html |access-date=2022-05-03 |website=www.money.pl |language=pl-PL}}</ref>
|8 December 2015
!style="background:{{party color|Civic Platform}}"|
|Jacek Kozłowski
|[[Platforma Obywatelska|PO]]
|Vice-Chairman of [[Poland 2050]]
|-
|8 December 2015
|11 November 2019
!style="background:{{party color|Law and Justice}}"|
|Zdzisław Sipiera
|[[Law and Justice (Poland)|PiS]]
|Mayor of [[Wola]] (2005–2006), [[List of Sejm members (2019–2023)|MP]] ([[List of Sejm members (2019–2023)|2019–2023]])
|-
|25 November 2019
|31 March 2023
! style="background:{{party color|Law and Justice}}" |
|[[Konstanty Radziwiłł]]
|[[Law and Justice (Poland)|PiS]]
|[[Ministry of Health (Poland)|Minister of Health]] (2015–2018), MP (2015–2019)
|-
|31 March 2023
|13 December 2023
! style="background:{{party color|Law and Justice}}" |
|[[Tobiasz Bocheński]]
|[[Law and Justice (Poland)|PiS]]
|Łódź Voivode (2019–2023)
|-
|13 December 2023
|Incumbent
! style="background:{{party color|Civic Platform}}" |
|[[Mariusz Frankowski]]
|[[Civic Platform (Poland)|PO]]
|Deputy director of strategy and regional development of the Masovian Vovoideship in the Marshal's Office (2007–2011)<br /><br /> [[Warsaw]] city councilor (2018–2023),
|}

==Protected areas==
[[File:Poland Kampinos Alces alces 1.jpg|thumb|A [[moose]] in the [[Kampinos National Park]] (a [[UNESCO]]-designated [[biosphere reserve]])]]

[[Protected areas]]s include one [[National Park]] and nine [[Landscape parks(Poland)|Landscape parks]]. These are shown below.

* [[Kampinos National park]] (a [[UNESCO]]-designated [[biosphere reserve]])
* [[Bolimów Landscape park]] (partly in [[Łódź Voivodeship]])
* [[Brudzeń Landscape Park]]
* [[Bug Landscape Park]]
* [[Chojnów Landscape Park]]
* [[Górzno-Lidzbark Landscape Park]] (partly in [[Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship|Kuyavian-Pomeranian]] and [[Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship]]s)
* [[Gostynin-Włocławek Landscape Park]] (partly in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship)
* [[Kozienice Landscape Park]]
* [[Masovian Landscape Park]]
* [[Podlaskie Bug Gorge Landscape Park]] (partly in [[Lublin Voivodeship]])

==Historical==
===Masovian Voivodeship (1526–1795)===
{{details|Masovian Voivodeship (1526–1795)}}

'''Masovia Voivodeship, 1526–1795''' ({{langx|pl|Województwo Mazowieckie}}) was an administrative region of the [[Kingdom of Poland of the Jagiellons|Kingdom of Poland]], and of the [[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]], from the 15th century until the [[partitions of Poland|partitions of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth]] (1795). Together with [[Płock Voivodeship|Płock]] and [[Rawa Voivodeship]]s, it formed the province ([[prowincja]]) of [[Masovia]].

===Masovian Voivodeship (1816–1837)===
Masovian Voivodeship was one of [[Administrative division of Congress Poland|the voivodeships of Congress Poland]]. It was formed from the [[Warsaw Department]] and transformed into the [[Masovia Governorate]].

==Transport==
[[File:316B-002 (6), Żmigród, 2015-12-05.jpg|thumb|[[Koleje Mazowieckie]] (Masovian Railways)]]

Three major international road routes pass through the voivodeship: Cork–Berlin–Poznań–Warszawa–Minsk–Moscow–Omsk ([[European route E30]]), Prague–Wrocław–Warsaw–Białystok–Helsinki ([[European route E67|E67]]) and Pskov–Gdańsk–Warsaw–Kraków–Budapest ([[European route E77|E77]]).

Currently, there are various stretches of [[highways in Poland|highways]] in the area, with the [[A2 autostrada (Poland)|A2 highway]] connecting the region, and therefore the capital city, with the rest of Europe. The highway passes directly through the voivodeship from west to east, connecting it with Belarus and Germany. However, the A2 is yet to be built east of Warsaw to connect Poland with Belarus. The [[Expressway S7 (Poland)|S7 expressway]] runs through Poland from the north to the south passing through Warsaw, the [[Expressway S8 (Poland)|S8]] connects Warsaw with [[Białystok]], in the neighboring north-eastern province, also forming part of the [[Via Baltica]] which heads on to Lithuania, and to [[Wrocław]] in the south-west, and the [[Expressway S17 (Poland)|S17]] being built to connect Warsaw with Lublin in the south-east and on to Ukraine.

The two main railway carriers operating in the region are the regional [[Koleje Mazowieckie]] and nationwide [[PKP Intercity]]. Three of ten busiest railway stations of Poland are located in the voivodeship: [[Warszawa Centralna railway station|Warszawa Centralna]], [[Warszawa Wschodnia railway station|Warszawa Wschodnia]], [[Warszawa Zachodnia railway station|Warszawa Zachodnia]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Wymiana pasażerska na stacjach|url=https://dane.utk.gov.pl/sts/przewozy-pasazerskie/wymiana-pasazerska-na-s/18886,Przewozy-pasazerskie.html|access-date=19 May 2024|website=Portal statystyczny UTK|language=pl}}</ref>

The main international airport in the region is [[Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport]].

==Economy==
Masovian Voivodeship is the wealthiest province in Poland. The [[gross domestic product]] (GDP) of the province was PLN 596 billion in 2021, accounting for 22.8% of the Polish economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was around PLN123,000in the same year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-30 |title=Oto gdzie powstaje polski PKB. Najszybciej rozwija się Pomorze |url=https://businessinsider.com.pl/gospodarka/oto-gdzie-powstaje-polski-pkb-najszybciej-rozwija-sie-pomorze/fj339dw |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=Businessinsider |language=pl}}</ref>

=== Unemployment ===
The unemployment rate stood at 4.8% in 2017 and was higher than the national and the European average.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/tgm/table.do?tab=table&init=1&language=de&pcode=tgs00010&plugin=1|title=Regional Unemployment by NUTS2 Region|website=Eurostat}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!2006
!2007
!2008
!2009
!2010
!2011
!2012
!2013
!2014
!2015
!2016
!2017
|-
|'''unemployment rate'''<br/>(in %)
|12.3 
|9.1
|6.0
|6.0
|7.4
|7.9
|8.0
|8.0
|7.2
|6.4
|5.5
|4.8
|}

==Sights and tourism==
[[File:Poland-00851 - Castle Square (30848714790).jpg|thumb|[[Warsaw Old Town]], a [[UNESCO World Heritage Site]] and [[Historic Monument (Poland)|Historic Monument of Poland]]]]

The top tourist destination of the voivodeship is the capital city of [[Warsaw]] with its [[Old Town, Warsaw|Old Town]] and [[Royal Castle, Warsaw|Royal Castle]], a [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]] and [[Historic Monument (Poland)|Historic Monument of Poland]].<ref>{{Cite Polish law|title=Zarządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 8 września 1994 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii.|gazette=Monitor|year=1994|volume=50|number=423}}</ref> Further Historic Monuments in Warsaw include the [[Royal Route, Warsaw|Royal Route]] with several palaces and parks, most notably the [[Łazienki Palace]] and [[Wilanów Palace]], and the [[Warsaw Water Filters]].

Other historic cities include [[Radom]] with its old center and parks, [[Pułtusk]] with the longest paved marketplace of Europe, and [[Płock]], former medieval capital of Poland, with its Old Town and ''Wzgórze Tumskie'' ("Cathedral Hill") with the [[Płock Castle]] and the [[Płock Cathedral]], which contains the sarcophagi of a number of Polish monarchs.

There are several medieval castles, including at [[Ciechanów Castle|Ciechanów]], [[Czersk Castle|Czersk]], [[Liw Castle|Liw]], Płock, and numerous palaces in the voivodeship, including at [[Bieliński Palace, Otwock Wielki|Otwock Wielki]], [[Sobański Palace|Guzów]], [[Radziejowice Castle|Radziejowice]], [[Krubki-Górki]], [[Sanniki, Masovian Voivodeship|Sanniki]], [[Korczew, Masovian Voivodeship|Korczew]] and multiple in Warsaw itself. Unique historic churches include the [[Temple of Mercy and Charity]] in Płock, the worldwide headquarters of the [[Mariavite Church]], the [[Abbey Church, Czerwińsk nad Wisłą|Abbey Church]] in [[Czerwińsk nad Wisłą]], one of the best preserved [[Romanesque architecture in Poland|Romanesque]] [[fortified church]]es in Poland, and the Saints Roch and John the Baptist church in [[Brochów, Masovian Voivodeship|Brochów]], a Gothic-Renaissance fortified church, place of baptism of [[Fryderyk Chopin]]. [[Otwock]], [[Józefów]] and Warsaw are home to the local [[Świdermajer]] architectural style. There are also the [[Modlin Fortress]] and [[Warsaw Citadel]].

The sole [[spa town]] of the voivodeship is [[Konstancin-Jeziorna]].

There are museums dedicated to composer [[Fryderyk Chopin]] and chemist [[Marie Curie]] at their birthplaces in [[Żelazowa Wola]] and [[Warsaw]], respectively. There is also a [[Fryderyk Chopin Museum]] in Warsaw. There is a museum dedicated to famous [[Renaissance in Poland|Renaissance]] poet [[Jan Kochanowski]] in [[Czarnolas, Zwoleń County|Czarnolas]]. The Krasiński Palace in [[Opinogóra Górna]] hosts the Museum of [[Romanticism]].

There are numerous [[World War II]] memorials, including memorials at the sites of Nazi massacres of Poles, including [[Palmiry massacre|Palmiry]], and [[Holocaust]] memorials, and museums at the sites of the former Nazi German [[Treblinka extermination camp]], [[Pawiak Prison Museum|Pawiak Prison]] in Warsaw and [[Dulag 121 camp in Pruszków]]. Two of the few Italian war cemeteries in Poland are located in Warsaw (from both world wars) and [[Nowe Opole]] (from WW2).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://zabytek.pl/pl/obiekty/cmentarz-zolnierzy-wlosk-687215|title=cmentarz żołnierzy włoskich|website=Zabytek.pl|language=pl|access-date=4 December 2024}}</ref>

The highest point in the voivodeship, {{convert|408|m|ft|adj=on}}, [[Góra Altana]], is located south of [[Szydłowiec]], near the southern boundary with the [[Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship]].

==Sports==
[[File:National Stadium Warsaw aerial view 2.jpg|thumb|[[Kazimierz Górski National Stadium]] in Warsaw, one of the arenas of the [[UEFA Euro 2012]], [[2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship]], [[2017 Men's European Volleyball Championship]] and [[Speedway Grand Prix of Poland]]]]

[[Association football|Football]], [[handball]], [[volleyball]] and [[basketball]] enjoy the largest following in the voivodeship. Successful clubs include [[Legia Warsaw]] and [[Polonia Warsaw]] in football and basketball, and [[Wisła Płock (handball)|Wisła Płock]] in handball.

Since the establishment of the province, several major international sports competitions were co-hosted by the province, including the [[2002 World Weightlifting Championships]], [[2003 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships]], [[2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships]], [[EuroBasket 2009]], [[UEFA Euro 2012]], [[2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship]], [[2017 Men's European Volleyball Championship]], [[2018 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship]], [[2019 UCI Track Cycling World Championships]], [[2023 World Men's Handball Championship]].

[[Deepspot]], the world's second deepest swimming pool, is located in [[Mszczonów]].

==Curiosities==
* The voivodeship contains both the current capital of Poland (Warsaw) and one of the former medieval capitals of Poland (Płock).
* In the 17th century, there were sizeable [[Scots in Poland|Scottish]] communities in Warsaw, [[Raciąż]], [[Sierpc]] and [[Zakroczym]], and also smaller ones in [[Iłża]], [[Jedlińsk]], [[Radom]], [[Skrzynno, Masovian Voivodeship|Skrzynno]], [[Szydłowiec]] and [[Węgrów]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Wijaczka|first=Jacek|editor-last1=Kopczyński|editor-first1=Michał|editor-last2=Tygielski|editor-first2=Wojciech|year=2010|title=Pod wspólnym niebem. Narody dawnej Rzeczypospolitej|language=pl|location=Warszawa|publisher=Muzeum Historii Polski, Bellona|chapter=Szkoci|pages=203–204|isbn=978-83-11-11724-2}}</ref>
* The village of [[Krasiniec]] was the home of the sole [[Kalmyks|Kalmyk]] community of Poland in the interbellum.
* One of the three parish churches of the [[Armenian Catholic Church]] in Poland is located in Warsaw (see also: ''[[Armenians in Poland]]'').

== Gallery ==
<gallery mode="packed" widths="160px" heights="145px">
Image:Płock, kostel II.jpg|[[Płock Cathedral]], burial site of Polish monarchs
Pałac Króla Jana III Sobieskiego w Wilanowie 14.JPG|[[Wilanów Palace]] in [[Warsaw]]
Image:Zamek w Liwie 11.JPG|[[Liw Castle]]
Image:Radom.Zespół klasztorny bernardynów 01.jpg|Saint Catherine of Alexandria church in [[Radom]]
Image:Pałac, Otwock Wielki.jpg|[[Palace in Otwock Wielki]]
Image:Ratusz w Szydłowcu 01 ssj 20070915.jpg|[[Szydłowiec Town Hall]]
Image:Warszawa, ul. Freta 16 20170516 002.jpg|[[Łyszkiewicz Apartment]] in Warsaw, birthplace of [[Marie Curie]], presently a [[Maria Skłodowska-Curie Museum|museum]] of the [[Nobel Prize]] winner
Image:Widok na pałac Sobańskich w Guzowie.jpg|[[Sobański Palace]] in [[Guzów, Żyrardów County|Guzów]]
Image:Żelazowa Wola - dworek.jpg|[[Birthplace of Frédéric Chopin]] in [[Żelazowa Wola]], presently a museum of the composer
Image:Część ogólnodostępnych koszar.JPG|[[Modlin Fortress]]
Image:Zamek książąt mazowieckich w Czersku.jpg|[[Czersk Castle]]
Czerwinsk1.jpg|[[Abbey Church, Czerwińsk nad Wisłą|Abbey Church]] in [[Czerwińsk nad Wisłą]]
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[Warsaw Voivodeship (1919–1939)]]

== Notes ==
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==References==
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== External links ==
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* {{Official website|http://www.mazovia.pl/ }}

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