Łaskarzew
Sign in to saveŁaskarzew is a town in Garwolin County ( from Garwolin), Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, with 4,908 inhabitants (2006). It is located on the Promnik river, which is a tributary of the Vistula, near the Garwolin Forests, on the border of historic Polish provinces of Lesser Poland and Mazovia.
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- Łaskarzew
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- Rzeka Promnik na wysokości Łaskarzewa - panoramio.jpg
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- Promnik River in Łaskarzew
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- POL Łaskarzew COA.svg
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- POL Łaskarzew flag.svg
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- Poland
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- Country
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- Voivodeship
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- Masovian
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- County
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- Garwolin
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- Gmina
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- Łaskarzew (urban gmina)
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- Mayor
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- Anna Laskowska
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- Town rights
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- 1418
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Łaskarzew is a town in Garwolin County ( from Garwolin), Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, with 4,908 inhabitants (2006). It is located on the Promnik river, which is a tributary of the Vistula, near the Garwolin Forests, on the border of historic Polish provinces of Lesser Poland and Mazovia.
==History== thumb|left|160px|Polish King Władysław II Jagiełło vested Łaskarzew with town rights in 1418 The origins of the town date back to 1418. At that time, on the left bank of the Promnik was a village called Gorczycew, located in the corner of Lesser Poland's Sandomierz Voivodeship (the Promnik marks the border between Lesser Poland and Mazovia). Upon request of Bishop of Poznań, Andrzej Łaskarz, King Władysław II Jagiełło agreed to locate the newly established town of Łaskarzew (named in honor of the bishop) on the right, Mazovian bank of the Promnik. The bishop favored this location, as the new town belonged to his diocese, not the Diocese of Kraków. Currently Łaskarzew lies on both sides of the river, and the district on the left, Lesser Polish bank, is still called Gorczycew.