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Pułtusk
Sign in to savePułtusk () is a town in Poland, by the river Narew. Located north of Warsaw in the Masovian Voivodeship, it has a population of 19,224 as of 2023. Known for its historic architecture and Europe's longest paved marketplace ( in length), it is a popular weekend destination for the residents of Warsaw.
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Place details
- Locality
- Pułtusk
- Region
- województwo mazowieckie
- Country
- Polska
- Population
- 19,039
- Timezone
- Europe/Warsaw
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Pułtusk
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Rynek w Pułtusku - widok z wieży zamku.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Old town, with Europe's longest marketplace
- Settlement.image_shield
- POL Pułtusk COA.svg
- Settlement.image_flag
- POL Pułtusk flag.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Poland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Voivodeship
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Masovian
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Pułtusk
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Gmina
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Pułtusk
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Beata Jóźwiak
- Settlement.leader_party
- PSL
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- History
- Middle Ages
- Early modern period
- Under the partitions
- Interbellum and World War II
- Modern times
- Points of interest
- Education
- Sports
- International relations
- Twin towns — Sister cities
- Notes and references
- External links
Pułtusk () is a town in Poland, by the river Narew. Located north of Warsaw in the Masovian Voivodeship, it has a population of 19,224 as of 2023. Known for its historic architecture and Europe's longest paved marketplace ( in length), it is a popular weekend destination for the residents of Warsaw.
Pułtusk is one of the oldest towns in Poland, having received town rights from Duke Siemowit I of Masovia in 1257. Throughout the 15th and 17th centuries, the settlement was a significant economic centre of Masovia. The favourable geographical placement of the town on the Narew, along which goods were transported to the port of Gdańsk on the Baltic Sea, contributed to the town's importance. Pułtusk was also the site of notable events, such as the Napoleon's 1806 battle, and the world's largest recorded meteorite shower to date in 1868, among others.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pułtusk” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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