Masovians

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

Masovians,[a] also spelled as Mazovians, and historically known as Masurians,[b] 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.[1][2]

The group originates from the Lechitic tribe of Masovians, first referenced in the historical records by Nestor the Chronicler in the 11th century.[3]


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  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.
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