OUTLINE OF THE HISTORY
Mazovia is a historical region located in the basin of the middle Vistula and its tributary Narew, currently located in central Poland. In the early Middle Ages it was inhabited by the Mazovian tribe. Osadnicy zajęli ziemie głównie na prawym brzegu …
The plant world, animal and nature conservation
After the ice age, Mazovia was covered with forest complexes. Intensive logging aimed at acquiring land for agricultural cultivation began only in the Middle Ages. First, large tracts of forest were cut down on the left bank of the Vistula, a …
Climate
The climate of the described area is transitional from continental to Atlantic. Temperatures generally reach the national average. The lower ones are found only on the border of Mazovia and Podlasie. The average temperature in January is approx. -3°C, July approx. 18°C. The vegetation period of the plants continues 200-220 …
Water network
The area described is entirely within the Vistula river basin. The main rivers flowing through Mazovia are the Vistula and its tributaries: Narew, Bzura, Drill, Skrwa Prawna and Skrwa Lewa. The larger tributaries of the Narew are: Bug, Wkra, Orzyc i Omulew, Wkra – Płonka, …
Geological structure and mineral resources
In the base of central Poland there is a wavy East European Precambrian Platform, inclined towards the west. (in the vicinity of Serock at a depth of approx. 4000 m), mainly composed of crystalline and metamorphic rocks, and adjacent to it from the west. platforma …
Landform, geographical regions
The physiographic routes presented in the guide (according to the division of Poland into mesoregions made by the geographer prof. Jerzy Kondracki) they generally run through the central and eastern lowlands. The exceptions are the vicinity of Gostynin (belonging to the Greater Poland Lake District) i …
The presented area of northern Mazovia is located in central Poland and administratively from 1998 r. covers a significant part of the province. mazowieckie (without the ends of the south-east. and south) and small fragments of the province. Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Podlasie and Kuyavian-Pomeranian. In total, it has over 20000 km2, …