Raciąż is a town in Płońsk County, Masovian Voivodeship, with 4,585 inhabitants (2004). Its history dates to 10th century.
Raciąż is one of the oldest towns in the north part of Mazovia. The planting trucks and mentions about town date back to the 10th century. It was the castellan's seat between 13th and 17th century, which at the beginning was represented at the Duke Council, then in the big Royal Council called the Senate. The last Raciąż castellan was Tadeusz Antoni Mostowski h. Dołęga, the activist of the Four Years' Sejm and the Kościuszkowskie Uprising, the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Kingdom of Poland, the literary critic and the publisher. (more)
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