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Zakroczym
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Zakroczym (; Zakrotshin) is a town in the Masovian Voivodeship, Poland. The Vistula River flows through the town. Zakroczym has a long and rich history: in the Kingdom of Poland and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, it was the capital of an administrative unit (ziemia), part of Mazovian Voivodeship. Also, Zakroczym was a royal town of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland.

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Place details

Locality
Zakroczym
Region
województwo mazowieckie
Country
Polska
Population
3,347
Timezone
Europe/Warsaw

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Zakroczym
Settlement.image_skyline
Exaltation of the Holy Cross church in Zakroczym 2.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
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POL Zakroczym COA.svg
Settlement.image_flag
POL Zakroczym flag.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map
Poland
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bottom
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Masovian
Settlement.subdivision_type2
County
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Nowy Dwór
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Zakroczym
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Artur Ciecierski
Settlement.established_title
Established
Settlement.established_date
11th century

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Zakroczym (; Zakrotshin) is a town in the Masovian Voivodeship, Poland. The Vistula River flows through the town. Zakroczym has a long and rich history: in the Kingdom of Poland and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, it was the capital of an administrative unit (ziemia), part of Mazovian Voivodeship. Also, Zakroczym was a royal town of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland.

== Name == The name of Zakroczym comes from ancient Polish word zakrot, which means river crossing. Originally, the town was located closer to the Vistula river, and was called Kroczym or Kroczyn. Due to numerous floods, Zakroczym was moved to a higher location.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Zakroczym” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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