Raciąż

Raciąż is a town in Płońsk County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, with 4,642 inhabitants (2010). Its history dates to 10th century.

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Settlement.name: Raciąż
Settlement.image_skyline: Kościół Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Raciążu (1).jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Church of the Assumption
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.image_shield: POL Raciąż COA.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: Płońsk
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Raciąż (urban gmina)
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Mariusz Godlewski
Settlement.established_title: Established
Settlement.established_date: 10th century

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Official name: Raciąż
Population: 4146
Area: 3.82
Official website: www.um.raciaz.asi.pl
Image: Raciąż, foto100, Plac A.Mickiewicza.jpg
Licence plate code: WPN

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Commons category: Raciąż
postal code: 09-140
native label: Raciąż
male population: 2007
female population: 2139
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Raciąż is a town in Płońsk County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, with 4,642 inhabitants (2010). Its history dates to 10th century.

==History== thumb|left|Church of the Assumption in the 1910s Raciąż was granted town rights in 1425 by Siemowit IV, Duke of Masovia. It was located on a trade route connecting Toruń with Brześć. From 1495, it was a county seat within the Płock Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland. The 1st Polish National Cavalry Brigade was stationed in the town.