Podlachians Explained

Group:Podlachians
Native Name:Podlasianie (Polish)
Native Name Lang:Polish
Regions:Podlaskie and Lublin Voivodeships, Poland
Languages:Polish
Religions:Roman Catholicism
Related Groups:Poles, Mazovians, Podlashuks

Podlachians, also known as Podlachian Masurians, are an ethnographic group of Polish people that inhabit an area of Podlachia in Poland, including Podlaskie and Lublin Voivodeships.[1]

History

They originated from Mazovia and in are descendants of Masovians who between 13th and 15th century had colonised area around the Bug river, mixing with the population of Ruthenians already present in the area.

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Notes and References

  1. Encyklopedia powszechna PWN, vol. 3, edition 3. p. 576.