Encyclopedia > Plock

Article Content

Plock

Plock is a town in central Poland in mazowieckie region, on the river Vistula. Its 12th century cathedral contains the tombs of Polish kings. The main industry is oil refining - the country's largest oil refinery is located there (it is served by a large pipeline leading from Russia to Germany.

Population: 131,011.

All Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License

Search Encyclopedia

Search over one million articles, find something about almost anything!

Featured Article

Sakhalin

... southern part of the island was held by the Japanese until 1875, when they ceded it to Russia. By the Treaty of Portsmouth (U.S.A.) of 1905 the southern part of the island ...