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Masovians

Mazowszanie (Polish)
The flag of the Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
Regions with significant populations
Poland (Masovian Voivodeship)
Languages
Polish (Masovian dialect)
Religion
Roman Catholicism
Related ethnic groups
Poles, Masurians, Podlachians

Masovians, also spelled as Mazovians, and historically known as Masurians, is an ethnographic group of Polish people that originates from the region of Masovia, located mostly within borders of the Masovian Voivodeship, Poland. They speak the Masovian dialect of Polish.

The group originates from the Lechitic tribe of Masovians, first referenced in the historical records by Nestor the Chronicler in the 11th century.

In the Polish census of 2021, 97 people declared Mazovian national identity.

Name

The name Masovian, in Polish, Mazowszanin, comes from the name of the region of Masovia, in Polish known as Mazowsze. The name of the region, comes from its Old Polish names Mazow, and Mazosze, and most likely came from word maz (ancestor word of modern maź and mazać), which was used to either describe a "muddy region" or a "person covered in mud".

Historically, prior to the World War II, the population was known as Masurians (Polish: Mazurzy). Currently, the name is exclusively associated with Masurians (historically known as Prussian Masurians), another ethnic group related to Masovians, who inhabit nearby region of Masuria, while the population of Masovia is exclusively referred to as Masovians.

History

The group originate from the Lechitic tribe of Masovians, first referenced in the historical records by Nestor the Chronicler in the 11th century. The tribe inhabited an area in modern region of Masovia, centered on the Vistula river. They were originally of the Slavic paganism faith, prior to the christianization of Poland, begun in 10th century. The main settlements of the tribes were Ciechanów, Czersk, Łomża, Płock, Płońsk, and Wizna.

Ethnographic subgroups

There are several subgroups of Masovian people. It include Łowiczans, Poborzans, and Podlachians. Historically, it also included Międzyrzec Boyars.

Notes

1. Polish: Mazowszanie
2. Polish: Mazurzy

References

1. ^ G. Odoj, A. Peć: Dziedzictwo kulturowe – edukacja regionalna. ("Cultural heritage – regional education"), Dzierżoniów: Wydawnictwo Alex, 2000, p. 74, ISBN 83-85589-35-X, OCLC 749376082.
2. Janusz Kamocki: Zarys grup etnograficznych w Polsce ("Outline of ethnographic groups in Poland"). In: Polskie Towarzystwo Turystyczno-Krajoznawcze: Ziemia 1965 – Prace i materiały krajoznawcze. Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Sport i Turystyka, 1966, p. 112.
3. ^ "Plemiona lechickie i ich ziemie" [Lechite tribes and their lands]. literat.ug.edu.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-01-05.
4. "Tablice z ostatecznymi danymi w zakresie przynależności narodowo-etnicznej, języka używanego w domu oraz przynależności do wyznania religijnego". Główny Urząd Statystyczny. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
5. Stefan Hrabec: Jeszcze raz o nazwie Mazowsze. ("Once again called Mazovia") In: Onomastica no. 7, issue. 4, part. 2, Wrocław 1958.
6. SGKP, vol. 2. p. 458.

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