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Masuria ( Polish: Mazury, German: Masuren ⓘ, Masurian: Mazur) is an ethnographic and geographic region in northern and northeastern Poland, known for its 2,000 lakes. [1] Masuria occupies much of the Masurian Lake District. Administratively, it is part of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship (administrative area/province).
The small minority of Protestant Masovians in southern Catholic Masovia inside Poland emigrated later to Prussian Masuria. Masuria became part of the Kingdom of Prussia at the Kingdom's founding in 1701, and part of the Prussian-led German Empire at the Empire's founding in 1871. Masurians referred to themselves in the 19th century as "Polish ...
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Numerous films and TV-series were made here, the scenery of which were lakes and forests, as well as the architecture of the local towns and villages, including historical, religious and military buildings. Roman Polański’s cult film “Knife in the water” from 1961 was filmed on Lake Kisajno.
Rose (Polish: Róża) is a 2011 Polish film directed by Wojciech Smarzowski. It depicts the love story of a Masurian woman and an officer of the Armia Krajowa in postwar Masuria.
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Mar 8, 2017 · From kayaking along the picturesque Krutynia River and cycling through the area’s thick forests, to sailing and fishing on the country’s biggest lakes, there are plenty of activities to choose from. 1. Masurian lakes & towns to visit. Measuring over 113 sq km, Śniardwy is Poland’s biggest lake and Pole’s favourite sailing spot.
English: Masuria (Polish: Mazury, German: Masuren, Masurian: Mazurÿ) – ethnographic and geographic region in north-eastern Poland. Deutsch: Masuren (masurisch Mazurÿ , polnisch Mazury ) – ethnografische und geografische Region des Nordostens Polen .
In September of 2017 German writer and director Daniel Raboldt accompanied a group of German and Polish scientists and students into the woods of Masuria, Poland. The expedition aimed to find traces of the so-called "lost villages", left by the Masurians around 1945 by the end of the Second World War.
