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Pisz is a town in the Masuria province of Poland. Its name comes from the Prussian word for "swamp"


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Pisz is the main town in the region.
All the historical disasters of Pisz land did not omit the town itself, but in the early 19th century the town redevelops and in 1876 its population reaches 3,000.
Due to the reach forest areas and shallow deposits of bog iron ore, the industrial traditions of Pisz are connected with wood processing (the sawmill) and metallurgy (the iron works in Wądołek, the industrial smithies in Wiartl and Jaśkowo).
Pisz - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (397 words)
Pisz (Polish: Jańsbork until 1946, German: Johannisburg) is a town in the Warmia-Masurian Voivodeship in Poland.
Pisz is located at the junction of Lake Roś and the Pisa River.
Famous residents of Pisz include Jerzy Pisański, an 18th century a scientist who wrote a history of Prussia, and Gustaw Gizewiusz, a 19th century Masurian activist.
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