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Mazovia
Mazovia or Masovia Pol. Mazowsze, historic region, central Poland. At the death (1138) of Boleslaus III, Mazovia became an independent duchy under the Piast dynasty. It became a suzerainty of Great Poland in 1351 and was finally united with it in 1526. Mazovia passed to Prussia during the 1... Read more

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Masovia
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Masovia see Mazovia .
Mazovia
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Mazovia or Masovia Pol. Mazowsze, historic region, central Poland. At the death (1138) of Boleslaus III, Mazovia became an independent duchy...
Casimir III, King of Poland
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...In the late 1330s, Casimir declared war on the small states of Halych and Vladimir (now in western Ukraine), part of the Masovia (Polish: Mazowsze) region. The ruler of these states, Boleslaw-Iurii, who had no children, named Casimir as his heir...

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Teutonic Order
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church ...richly endowed in Palestine and Syria, but soon sought to advance the frontiers of Christendom elsewhere. Duke Conrad of Masovia invited the knights to subdue the heathen Prussians and in 1226 Frederick II conferred princely powers on the Grand Master...

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The Polish region of Masovia has awarded Bombardier a 55 million [euro] contract to supply 37 double-deck coaches.(News)
Magazine article from: International Railway Journal; 9/1/2007; 433 words ; THE POLISH region of Masovia has awarded Bombardier a 55 million [euro] contract to supply 37...Koleje Mazowieckie. Funding for the order has been shared between the Masovia region and the European Investment Bank. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED...
Visitors from far and wide attend memorial to Polish air crews.
Newspaper article from: Market Rasen Mail (Market Rasen, England); 9/10/2007; 700+ words ; ...in defence of our freedom, parts from three of their Lancaster bombers, were placed in the memorial along with soil from Masovia in Poland, the home of the Squadron, whilst the names of the aircrew were read aloud by Januisz Wach, the Polish Consul...
Stadler has unveiled the first Flirt emu to be assembled at its new Polish plant in Siedlce.(News)
Magazine article from: International Railway Journal; 4/1/2008; 436 words ; ...emu to be assembled at its new Polish plant in Siedlce. Ten of the four-car emus have been ordered by the Polish region of Masovia, which will receive its first two trains next month, while two of the four trains ordered by the Silesia region will be delivered...
FEATURE/``Martinis for Two'' Made Easy With New Luxury Packaging from Belvedere and Chopin.
Business Wire; 7/30/2001; 700+ words ; ...is home to several of the world's finest wines. The same is true of two highly coveted Polish vodkas. In the region of Masovia, deep in the heartland of central Poland, Belvedere and Chopin Polish Luxury Vodka are handcrafted following 500-year...
Stadler, Switzerland, has been awarded a SFr 100 million (63.7 million [euro]) contract to supply 14 four-car Flirt emus.(Poland)
Magazine article from: International Railway Journal; 9/1/2006; 416 words ; ...million (63.7 million [euro]) contract to supply 14 four-car Flirt emus. Ten of the trains will be supplied to the Masovia region and four will be delivered to Silesia. Delivery will begin in autumn 2007. The contract includes three years' maintenance...
Author and Celebrity Party-Planner, David Tutera, Signs Agreement with Belvedere and Chopin Polish Luxury Vodka.
Business Wire; 10/25/2001; 700+ words ; ...home to several of the world's finest wines. The same is true of these two highly coveted Polish vodkas. In the region of Masovia, deep in the heartland of central Poland, Belvedere and Chopin Polish Luxury Vodka are handcrafted following 600 year-old...
Warsaw, Eisenhower libraries seek closer ties
Newspaper article from: Norridge News (IL); 10/25/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...employees go, Joanna Tucholska, community and public relations director of the Warsaw Public Library and the Central Library of Masovia Province, qualifies as a veritable force of nature. Just ask librarians at the Eisenhower Public Library, in Harwood Heights...
Comparing Polish, U.S. libraries
Newspaper article from: Norridge News (IL); 8/3/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...mission. She is the new community and public relations director at the the Warsaw Public Library and The Central Library of Masovia Province. This year, the Warsaw public library is celebrating its 100th anniversary with an extreme makeover of its 100...
The second phase of Neolithization in east-central Europe.(Carpathian and Sudeten region)(Statistical Data Included)
Magazine article from: Antiquity; 9/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...1998). The main territories of late Mesolithic settlement were lowland areas of Pomerania, the Masurian Lake District, NE Masovia, Great Poland, Lower Silesia and some regions of central Poland. [GRAPHS OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Another tradition...
Hot potatoes. (In The Country).(favorite potato chips)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Town & Country; 3/1/2002; 700+ words ; ...SPIRITS; 877spirits.com). This velvety-smooth vodka, which imparts a hint of green apple, is handcrafted in the Masovia region of Poland solely from organically grown Strobrawa potatoes--a special variety that offers a sweeter finish than rye...