Płock facts for kids
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Płock
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| Stołeczne Książęce Miasto Płock Princely Capital City of Płock |
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| Motto(s):
Virtute et labore angere
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 Płock
Location in Masovian Voivodeship
Płock
Location in Poland
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship |  Masovian |
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| County | city county | ||
| Established | 9th century | ||
| Town rights | 1237 | ||
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| • Total | 88.06 km2 (34.00 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) | ||
| Population
(31 December 2018)
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| • Total | 120,000  (32nd) |
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| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | ||
| Postal code |
09-400 to 09-411, 09-419 to 09-421
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| Area code(s) | +48 024 | ||
| Car plates | WP | ||
| Website | Płock City Hall | ||
Płock is a city on the Vistula river in central Poland. It is located in the Masovian Voivodeship (since 1999), having previously been the capital of the Płock Voivodeship (1975–1998). According to the data provided by GUS on 31 December 2018 there were 120,000 inhabitants in the city. Its full ceremonial name, according to the preamble to the City Statute, is Stołeczne Książęce Miasto Płock (the Princely or Ducal Capital City of Płock). It is used in ceremonial documents as well as for preserving an old tradition.
Płock is now a capital of the powiat (county) in the west of the Mazovian Voivodeship. From 1079 to 1138 it was the capital of Poland. Its cathedral contains the sarcophagi of a number of Polish monarchs. Later on, it was a royal city of Poland. It is the cultural, academic, scientific, administrative and transportation center of the west and north Masovian region.
The first Jewish settlers came to the city in the 14th century, responding to the extension of rights by the Polish kings. They built a community and constituted a large portion of the population through the 19th century, sometimes more than 40%. Jews contributed to expansion of trades and crafts, and helped the process of industrialization. In 1939, they made up 26% of the city's population. After the 1939 invasion of Poland, the German Nazis established a Jewish ghetto in Płock in 1940. They deported many of the Jews to other areas but exterminated most of them in the Holocaust. By the war's end, only 300 Jewish residents were known to have survived, of more than 10,000 in the region.
Images for kids
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Płock Diadem, 13th century
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Privilege of King Casimir III the Great from 1353 created a fund for the construction of defensive walls.
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Płock in 1852, by Wojciech Gerson
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The bridge at Płock, destroyed by retreating Polish forces during the invasion of Poland in September 1939
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Płock Cathedral
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Divine Mercy Sanctuary
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PKN Orlen headquarters
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The Mazovian Museum
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Orlen Arena, home venue of Wisła Płock handball team
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Panorama of Płock from the Vistula
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The Gothic façade of the Płock Cathedral
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St. Bartholomew's Church
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Medieval city walls
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Dominican church
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Solidarity Bridge
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Pier in Płock at Vistula River
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Temple of Mercy and Charity, the main seat of the Mariavite Church
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Old guardhouse
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District court
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Narutowicz Square with the Zieliński Library in the middle
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Former franciscan monastery
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See also
In Spanish: Płock para niños
