The town of Ciechanow Poland is located in the northern part of the country. It can be found resting within the Masovian Voivodeship, the largest of Poland's sixteen state provinces, referred to locally as voivodeships. The town was thought to have existed as an early settlement in the mid 11th Century, as references to it can be found in text dating from that time period. Ciechanow received it's town rights in the year 1400, growing steadily in population until modern times. The town today has roughly forty five thousand inhabitants, with more living in the surrounding rural or gmina area. With regard to the official spelling of the town's name, in Polish it is called Ciechanów, with an accent over the o character. If you are interested in learning more about Ciechanow, then we would encourage you to visit the official town website. In addition to being available in the Polish language, their official town web portal is also accessible in both the English and German.