Zambrow

Zambrow is a town in northeastern Poland with 22,933 inhabitants. It is the capital of Zambrow County. Situated within the Podlaskie Voivodeship, formerly in Lomza Voivodeship. The call of the metropolis comes from the time period zabr, this means that a place in which zubry acquire. The first mention of the metropolis comes from 1283. Back then the town changed into the assets of the Masovian Dukes, and it got its metropolis laws in 1430. The greatest improvement of the metropolis came in the course of the 15^th and 16^th centuries. The Swedish Deluge added an stop to the prosperity of the metropolis as tons of it turned into destroyed.

During both the January and November Uprising in opposition to Russia, the place was witness to battles against Russian forces, and due to persecutions by means of the Tsarist regime, the metropolis was deprived of its town rights in 1870, and two Russian regiments of infantry were stationed inside the town. Throughout World War I the location again faced a whole lot destruction. The Polish 1st Legion's Infantry Regiment beneath the command of Edward Rydz-Smigly become stationed in the city all through 1917. After Poland regained its independence, town rights have been restored in 1919. During the inter-struggle years the town turned into connected to the navy: the 71st Infantry Regiment was stationed there and the city become home to a military college.