Płońsk County

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title: "Płońsk County" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["płońsk-county", "land-counties-of-masovian-voivodeship"] topic_path: "general/plonsk-county" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Płońsk_County" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	Płońsk County
native_name	Powiat płoński
settlement_type	County
total_type	Total
image_shield	POL powiat płoński COA old.svg
image_map	Mazowsze Płoński.png
map_caption	Location within the voivodeship
image_map1	POL powiat plonski map.svg
map_caption1	Division into gminas
mapsize1	100px
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Poland
subdivision_type1	Voivodeship
subdivision_name1	Masovian
area_total_km2	1380
area_footnotes
population_total	87183
population_as_of	2019
population_footnotes
population_density_km2	auto
population_blank1_title	Rural
coor_pinpoint	Płońsk
coordinates
seat	Płońsk
parts_type	Gminas
parts	Total 12 (incl. 2 urban)
p1	Płońsk
p2	Raciąż
p3	Gmina Baboszewo
p4	Gmina Czerwińsk nad Wisłą
p5	Gmina Dzierzążnia
p6	Gmina Joniec
p7	Gmina Naruszewo
p8	Gmina Nowe Miasto
p9	Gmina Płońsk
p10	Gmina Raciąż
p11	Gmina Sochocin
p12	Gmina Załuski
blank_name	Car plates
blank_info	WPN
website
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The county covers an area of 1380 km2, and consists of two urban and ten rural gminas. It is bordered by eight other counties of the Masovian voivodeship. As of 2019, the county had a population of 87,183 inhabitants, of which about 26,514 reside in the two urban areas of Płońsk and Raciąż.

Etymology

In the Middle Ages, the region was given by various names such as Plonz, Plonsko, Ploń, and Ploniska. There are two theories as to the origin of the name. As per the first theory, the name was derived from the Polish word "płona" or "płonia", meaning fast-flowing parts of a river. Another version states that the name came from the Slavic god Płon.

History

Early archeological evidence points to the region being inhabited at least since the 6th century CE. The St. Michael church and the former monastery of the Trzewiczkowe Carmelites, were founded in the early 15th century by the Mazovian prince, Siemowit IV and his wife Aleksandra, sister of king Władysław Jagiełło. Siemowit established Plonsk as a city in the region, which was later confirmed by king Sigismund I. The region underwent further economic development in the 16th century. However, in the 17th century, the population in the region declined as a result of the Swedish Deluge.

The region was occupied by the Russian Empire later. After the First World War, it became part of Poland, and Plonsk became the seat of the Plonsk district. The county is the birthplace of Ben Gurion, the founder of Israel. During the Second World War, the region was captured by Nazi Germany, and the region was segregated to separate the Jews from the ethnic Poles.

Geography

Płońsk County is a powiat located in Masovian Voivodeship in east-central Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Płońsk, which lies 63 km north-west of Warsaw. The county covers an area of 1380 km2. It is bordered by Mława County and Ciechanów County to the north, Pułtusk County to the east, Nowy Dwór County to the south-east, Sochaczew County to the south, Płock County and Sierpc County to the west, and Żuromin County to the north-west. The Płonka river, which is the tributary of the Vistula river, passes through the region.

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into 12 gminas. These include the two urban areas of Płońsk and Raciąż and ten rural areas.

::data[format=table] | Gmina | Type | Area (km2) | Population (2019) | Seat | |---|---|---|---|---| | Płońsk | urban | 11.6 | 22,130 | Płońsk | | Gmina Raciąż | rural | 248.8 | 8,336 | Raciąż | | Gmina Baboszewo | rural | 162.4 | 7,957 | Baboszewo | | Gmina Płońsk | rural | 127.3 | 7,922 | Płońsk | | Gmina Czerwińsk nad Wisłą | rural | 146.1 | 7,657 | Czerwińsk nad Wisłą | | Gmina Naruszewo | rural | 159.6 | 6,340 | Naruszewo | | Gmina Sochocin | rural | 119.7 | 5,823 | Sochocin | | Gmina Załuski | rural | 111.7 | 5,667 | Załuski | | Gmina Nowe Miasto | rural | 118.4 | 4,659 | Nowe Miasto | | Raciąż | urban | 3.8 | 4,384 | Raciąż | | Gmina Dzierzążnia | rural | 102.1 | 3,658 | Dzierzążnia | | Gmina Joniec | rural | 72.6 | 2,650 | Joniec | ::

Demographics

As of 2019, the county had a population of 87,183 inhabitants, of which about 26,514 reside in the two urban areas of Płońsk and Raciąż. The county had a mixed ethnicity of ethnic Poles and Jews. Jewish settlements formed in the region in the 15th century. In the 17th century, during the reign of king Michael I, they were allowed special privileges to build houses and a synagogue. This resulted in a large influx of Jews into the county. In the early 19th century, the county was dominated by Jewish population and it had one of the largest percentage of Jewish population in the country. In the subsequent years, the Jewish population reduced due to emigration.

References

"Mazowieckie". Citypopulation.de.
"Population: Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019". Central Statistics Office.
"Plonsk history". Plonsk.
"Plonsk". Kehila.
"Plonsk: City of two nations". Dompamieci Plonsk.
"dministrative division of Poland and Self Government Bodies - resolution of Marshals' Covenant of the Republic of Poland". Tepis.
"Plonsk". Położenie.
"Płońsk County". Mindat.
"Population: Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2017". Central Statistics Office.

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