Wyszkow

Wyszkow is a town within the province Masovian, inside the Wyszkow poviat, the seat of the urban and rural commune of Wyszkow. He becomes a non secular metropolis. In the years 1975 to 1998, the town was administratively a part of the Ostroleka region. According to facts from December 31, 2012, the city had 27,309 inhabitants. The city is positioned on the Bug River on the threshold of Miedzyrzecze Lomzynskiego, within the south of the Biala Forest, 55 km north east of Warsaw, by way of the countrywide avenue No. 8 Warsaw Bialystok.

Wyszkow is mentioned from 1203, first below the name Wyszkowo. The center of an antique parish from the 12^th century associated inside the preliminary length with the fortress in Bransk. It acquired town rights in 1502 prior to the walls it belonged to the Plock bishops. In 1528 a bridge turned into constructed on the Bug, Wyszkow have become a vital trading factor on the crossroads the development of the customs chamber accelerated the improvement of the city. Destroyed during the Swedish wars within the mid 17th century. In 1655 Karol Ferdinand Waza died in the nearby Episcopal court docket.