Płock [pwɔt͡sk] is a city in central Poland, on the Vistula river. According to the data provided by GUS on 30 June 2009 there were 126,675 inhabitants. It is located in the Masovian Voivodeship , having previously been the capital of the Płock Voivodeship . It now is a capital of a Powiat at the extreme west of the Mazovian Voivodeship. In years: 1079 - 1138 Płock was capital of Poland. Płock is also a historical capital of Mazovia. Płock was the capital city of Poland during the reign of the Polish monarchs Władysław I Herman and... Bolesław III Krzywousty . It was also a seat of several of the Dukes of Masovia and one of the capitals of that state. During the German occupation of Poland it was named Schröttersburg, after the former Prussian Upper President Friedrich Leopold von Schrötter. The Duke Capital City of Płock is the official title of Płock used in ceremonial documents and for preserving traditions. It is the formal legal title included in the preamble to the City Statute of Płock.
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| Country: | Poland |
| Population: | 127,307 |
| Area: | 34 sq. mi. |
| Time zone: | Central European Time |