Rajgród

Also known as Rajgrod

Rajgród is a town in Grajewo County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, with 1,609 inhabitants (as of June 2016), within the historic region of Podlachia.

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Locality: Rajgród
Region: województwo podlaskie
Country: Polska
Population: 1,732
Timezone: Europe/Warsaw

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Settlement.name: Rajgród
Settlement.image_shield: POL Rajgród COA.svg
Settlement.image_skyline: Rajgród Port (1).jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Poland
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Grajewo
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Rajgród
Settlement.established_title2: Town rights
Settlement.established_date2: 1568
Settlement.area_total_km2: 35.28
Settlement.population_as_of: 30.06.2016
Settlement.population_total: 1609
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: +1

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Rajgród is a town in Grajewo County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, with 1,609 inhabitants (as of June 2016), within the historic region of Podlachia.

==History== thumb|left|upright|King Casimir III the Great monument in the town center Rajgród has a long and rich history, with evidence of human habitation dating back to around 9000 BC. In the Middle Ages, the Yotvingians founded a settlement here on a hill. Known as Raj, it would become the tribe's main town. According to the chronicler Wigand of Marburg, in 1360 King Casimir III the Great of Poland ordered the castellan of Wizna to build a defensive castle nearby. The fate of the castle has not been established, but it was probably destroyed by the Teutonic Knights.

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