Maciejowice | |
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Town | |
.jpg) Town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Maciejowice | |
| Coordinates: 51°41′N 21°33′E / 51.683°N 21.550°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Masovian |
| County | Garwolin |
| Gmina | Maciejowice |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,400 |
| Website | http://www.maciejowice.pl |
Maciejowice [mat͡ɕɛjɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a town in Garwolin County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Maciejowice.[1] It lies in northeastern corner of historic Lesser Poland, approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of Garwolin and 71 km (44 mi) south-east of Warsaw. The village used to be a town from 1507 until 1870. Its name comes from the Maciejowski family, which in the past owned Maciejowice.
For centuries, Maciejowice was part of the Land of Stężyca, which belonged to Lesser Poland's Sandomierz Voivodeship. In 1794, the Battle of Maciejowice took place near the village.