Mława

Also known as Mlawa, Mlave, Mlava, Mielau

Mława (; Mlave) is a town in north-central Poland with 30,403 inhabitants in 2020. It is the capital of Mława County in the Masovian Voivodeship.

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Settlement.name: Mława
Settlement.image_skyline: Ratusz Mława StaryRynek.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.image_caption: Baroque Town Hall
Settlement.image_flag: POL Mława flag.svg
Settlement.image_shield: POL Mława COA.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Poland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Mława
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Mława (urban gmina)
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Piotr Jankowski
Settlement.established_title: First mentioned
Settlement.established_date: 1426

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Mława
Population: 30919
Area: 35.5
Elevation: 180
Official website: www.mlawa.pl
Image: Ratusz Mława StaryRynek.jpg
Licence plate code: WML

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Commons category: Mława
Commons gallery: Mława
postal code: 06-500
inception: 1429-07-13
earliest date: 1426-07-02
native label: Mława
P8168: Bygland
male population: 14718
female population: 16201

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Mława (; Mlave) is a town in north-central Poland with 30,403 inhabitants in 2020. It is the capital of Mława County in the Masovian Voivodeship.

Founded in the Middle Ages, Mława is a former royal town of Poland. It features preserved Baroque and Art Nouveau architecture. It is the largest town of Zawkrze, a small historic subregion of Masovia, and as such it hosts the Museum of Zawkrze Land, devoted to the history and nature of the region. During the German invasion of Poland in 1939, the battle of Mława was fought to the north of the town.