Proper noun
Masuria
An area in northeastern Poland, historically part of East Prussia.
Masuria was incorporated into the voivodeship system of administration in 1945. Source: Internet
Directors of Polish schools and teachers were imprisoned, as was the staff of Polish pre-schools in the Masuria region. Source: Internet
Most of the originally Protestant churches in Masuria are now used by the Polish Roman Catholic Church as the number of Lutherans in Masuria declined from 68,500 in 1950 to 21,174 in 1961 and further to 3,536 in 1981. Source: Internet
The last group of refugees to emigrate to Masuria were the Russian Philipons in 1830, when King Frederick William III of Prussia granted them asylum. citation A map of former Eastern Prussia with the Masurian region in purple. Source: Internet
The name Masuria began to be used officially after new administrative reforms in the Kingdom after 1818. Source: Internet
The territory later called Masuria was then known as Galindia and was probably a peripheral, deeply forested and lightly populated area. Source: Internet