Rajgród
Sign in to saveRajgród 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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Place details
- Locality
- Rajgród
- Region
- województwo podlaskie
- Country
- Polska
- Population
- 1,732
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Key facts
- 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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- Rajgród
- Country
- Poland
- Located in
- Gmina Rajgród
- Continent
- Europe
- Population
- +1467
- Area
- +35.18
- Image
- Przystań nad jeziorem Rajgrodzkim przy centrum rekreacyjnym Knieja - panoramio (23).jpg
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- History
- During the partitions
- World War II
- References
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.