Lomza

Lomza is a city in north-eastern Poland, approximately 150 kilometres to the north-east of Warsaw and 80 kilometres west of Białystok. It is situated alongside the Narew river as part of the Podlaskie Voivodeship considering 1999. Previously, it changed into the capital of the Lomza Voivodeship from 1975 to 1998. It is the capital of Lomza County and has been the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lomza due to the fact that 1925.

Lomza is one of the principal financial, academic, and cultural centres of north-eastern Masovia as well as one of the 3 foremost cities of Podlaskie Voivodeship. It lends its name to the covered region of Lomza Landscape Park. The town is also the vicinity of the Lomza Brewery. Lomza turned into founded inside the 10^th century, at the site of the current village called Stara Lomza. It became first cited in reputable information in the 14^th century. Lomza received its municipal rights in 1416, and have become an critical political and economic middle in the mid-16^th century.