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Pruszków County is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( powiat ) in Masovian Voivodeship , east - central ___MASK4___ . It came into being on January 1 , 1999 , as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998 . Its administrative seat and largest town is Pruszków , which lies west of ___MASK98___ . The county also contains the towns of Piastów , lying north - east of Pruszków , and Brwinów , south - west of Pruszków . ___MASK4___ , officially the Republic of ___MASK4___ , is a country in Central Europe , situated between the Baltic Sea in the north and two mountain ranges ( the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains ) in the south . Bordered by Germany to the west ; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south ; Ukraine and Belarus to the east ; and the Baltic Sea , Kaliningrad Oblast ( a Russian exclave ) and Lithuania to the north . The total area of ___MASK4___ is , making it the 69th largest country in the world and the 9th largest in Europe . With a population of over 38 . 5 million people , ___MASK4___ is the 34th most populous country in the world , the 8th most populous country in Europe and the sixth most populous member of the European Union . ___MASK4___ is a unitary state divided into 16 administrative subdivisions , and its capital and largest city is ___MASK98___ . Other metropolises include Kraków , Wrocaw , Pozna , Gdask and Szczecin . ___MASK11___ , also Cracow or Krakow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland . Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region , the city dates back to the 7th century . ___MASK11___ has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic , cultural , and artistic life and is one of Poland ' s most important economic hubs . It was the capital of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland from 1038 to 1569 ; the Polish  Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1569 to 1795 ; the Free City of ___MASK11___ from 1815 to 1846 ; the Grand Duchy of Cracow from 1846 to 1918 ; and ___MASK11___ Voivodeship from the 14th century to 1998 . It has been the capital of Lesser Poland Voivodeship since 1999 . A continent is one of several very large landmasses on Earth . Generally identified by convention rather than any strict criteria , up to seven regions are commonly regarded as continents . Ordered from largest in size to smallest , they are : Asia , Africa , North America , South America , Antarctica , Europe , and ___MASK80___ . In geology , areas of continental crust include regions covered with water . Mount Everest , also known in Nepal as Sagarmth and in China as Chomolungma /  , is earth ' s highest mountain . Its peak is above sea level . Mount Everest is in the Mahalangur Range . The international border between China ( Tibet Autonomous Region ) and Nepal runs across Everest ' s summit point . Its massif includes neighbouring peaks Lhotse , ; Nuptse , , and Changtse , . Masovian Voivodeship or Mazovia Province , is the largest and most populous of the sixteen Polish provinces , or voivodeships , created in 1999 . It occupies of east - central ___MASK4___ , and has 5 , 324 , 500 inhabitants . Its principal cities are ___MASK98___ ( 1 . 729 million ) in the centre of the ___MASK98___ metropolitan area , Radom ( 226 , 000 ) in the south , Pock ( 127 , 000 ) in the west , Siedlce ( 77 , 000 ) in the east , and Ostroka ( 55 , 000 ) in the north . The capital of the voivodeship is the national capital , ___MASK98___ . Kangchenjunga , also spelled Kanchenjunga , is the third highest mountain in the world , and lies partly in Nepal and partly in Sikkim , ___MASK34___ . It rises with an elevation of in a section of the Himalayas called " Kangchenjunga Himal " that is limited in the west by the Tamur River , in the north by the Lhonak Chu and Jongsang La , and in the east by the Teesta River . Lithuania ( UK and US : ), officially the Republic of Lithuania , is a country in Northern Europe . One of the three Baltic states , it is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea , to the east of ___MASK70___ and Denmark . It is bordered by Latvia to the north , Belarus to the east and south , ___MASK4___ to the south , and Kaliningrad Oblast ( a Russian exclave ) to the southwest . Lithuania has an estimated population of 2 . 9 million people , and its capital and largest city is ___MASK36___ . Lithuanians are a Baltic people . The official language , Lithuanian , along with Latvian , is one of only two living languages in the Baltic branch of the Indo - European language family . ___MASK41___ ( German : ) is a Polish city on the Baltic coast . It is the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship , ___MASK4___ ' s principal seaport and is also the centre of the country ' s fourth - largest metropolitan area . The Seven Summits are the highest mountains of each of the seven continents . Summiting all of them is regarded as a mountaineering challenge , first achieved on April 30 , 1985 by Richard Bass . Ukraine ( tr . ) is a sovereign state in Eastern Europe , bordered by Russia to the east and northeast , Belarus to the northwest , ___MASK4___ and Slovakia to the west , Hungary , Romania , and Moldova to the southwest , and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south and southeast , respectively . Ukraine is currently in territorial dispute with Russia over the Crimean Peninsula which Russia annexed in 2014 but which Ukraine and most of the international community recognise as Ukrainian . Including Crimea , Ukraine has an area of , making it the largest country entirely within Europe and the 46th largest country in the world . It has a population of about 44 . 5 million , making it the 32nd most populous country in the world . The Baltic Sea ( ; ) is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean , enclosed by Scandinavia , Finland , the Baltic countries , and the North European Plain . It includes the Gulf of Bothnia , the Bay of Bothnia , the Gulf of Finland , the Gulf of ___MASK44___ , and the Bay of Gdask . The sea stretches from 53 ° N to 66 ° N latitude and from 10 ° E to 30 ° E longitude . A mediterranean sea of the Atlantic , with limited water exchange between the two bodies , the Baltic Sea drains through the Danish islands into the Kattegat by way of the straits of Øresund , the Great Belt , and the Little Belt . ___MASK98___ (; see also other names ) is the capital and largest city of Poland . It stands on the Vistula River in east - central Poland , roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains . Its population is estimated at 1 . 750 million residents within a greater metropolitan area of 3 . 105 million residents , which makes ___MASK98___ the 9th most - populous capital city in the European Union . The city limits cover , while the metropolitan area covers . Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal , is a landlocked central Himalayan country in South Asia . It has a population of 26 . 4 million and is the 93rd largest country by area . Bordering China in the north and ___MASK34___ in the south , east , and west , it is the largest sovereign Himalayan state . Nepal does not border Bangladesh , which is located within only 27 km ( 17 mi ) of its southeastern tip . It neither borders Bhutan due to the Indian state of Sikkim being located in between . Nepal has a diverse geography , including fertile plains , subalpine forested hills , and eight of the world ' s ten tallest mountains , including Mount Everest , the highest point on Earth . Kathmandu is the nation ' s capital and largest city . It is a multiethnic nation with Nepali as the official language . Richard Daniel " Dick " Bass ( December 21 , 1929  July 26 , 2015 ) was an American businessman , rancher and mountaineer . He was the owner of Snowbird Ski Resort in ___MASK74___ and the first man to climb the " Seven Summits ," the tallest mountain on each continent . Krzysztof Wielicki ( born January 5 , 1950 in Szklarka Przygodzicka , municipality Ostrzeszów , ___MASK4___ ) is a Polish alpine and high - altitude climber . He is the fifth man to climb all fourteen eight - thousanders and the first ever to climb Mount Everest , Kangchenjunga , and Lhotse in the winter . He is a member of The Explorers Club . ___MASK83___ Oblast (" Kaliningradskaya oblast ") is a federal subject of the Russian Federation that is located on the coast of the Baltic Sea . As an oblast , its constitutional status is equal to each of the other 84 federal subjects . Its administrative center is the city of ___MASK83___ , formerly known as Königsberg . It is the only Baltic port in the Russian Federation that remains ice - free in winter . According to the 2010 census , it had a population of 941 , 873 . ___MASK97___ ( known also by other historical names ) is a city on the Warta river in west - central ___MASK4___ , in the Greater ___MASK4___ region . It is best known for its renaissance Old Town , destroyed during World War II and then rebuilt , and Ostrów Tumski Cathedral . Today , ___MASK97___ is an important cultural and business centre and one of ___MASK4___ ' s most populous regions with many regional customs such as Jarmark witojaski , traditional Saint Martin ' s croissants and a local dialect . Leszek Cichy is a Polish mountaineer , geodesist , financier , and entrepreneur . He was born in Pruszków , ___MASK4___ on November 14 , 1951 . He is best known for making the first winter ascent of Mount Everest together with Krzysztof Wielicki in 1980 which established the winter ascent record of 8 , 848 meters . He was also the first Polish climber to complete the Seven Summits and a number of other prestigious climbs . Szklarka Przygodzicka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ostrzeszów , within Ostrzeszów County , Greater ___MASK4___ Voivodeship , in west - central ___MASK4___ . It lies approximately north - west of Ostrzeszów and south - east of the regional capital Pozna . ___MASK43___ (, ; ) is the largest city in western ___MASK4___ . It is on the River Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe , roughly 350 kilometres ( 220 mi ) from the Baltic Sea to the north and 40 kilometres ( 25 mi ) from the Sudeten Mountains to the south . ___MASK43___ is the historical capital of Silesia and Lower Silesia . Today , it is the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship . At various times in history , it has been part of the Kingdom of ___MASK4___ , Bohemia , Hungary , the Austrian Empire , Prussia and Germany . It became part of ___MASK4___ in 1945 , as a result of the border changes after the Second World War . The population of ___MASK43___ in 2016 was 637 , 075 making it the fourth - largest city in ___MASK4___ and the main city of ___MASK43___ agglomeration . The Czech Republic , also known by the short name Czechia , is a nation state in Central Europe bordered by ___MASK92___ to the west , ___MASK93___ to the south , Slovakia to the east and Poland to the northeast . The Czech Republic covers an area of with mostly temperate continental climate and oceanic climate . It is a unitary parliamentary republic , has 10 . 5 million inhabitants and the capital and largest city is Prague , with over 1 . 2 million residents . The Czech Republic includes the historical territories of Bohemia , Moravia , and Czech Silesia . China , officially the People ' s Republic of China ( PRC ), is a unitary sovereign state in East Asia . With a population of over 1 . 381 billion , it is the world ' s most populous country . The state is governed by the Communist Party of China , and its capital is ___MASK35___ . It exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces , five autonomous regions , four direct - controlled municipalities ( ___MASK35___ , Tianjin , ___MASK23___ , and Chongqing ), and two mostly self - governing special administrative regions ( Hong Kong and ___MASK6___ ), and claims sovereignty over Taiwan . The country ' s major urban areas include ___MASK23___ , Guangzhou , ___MASK35___ , Chongqing , Shenzhen , Tianjin and Hong Kong . China is a great power and a major regional power within Asia , and has been characterized as a potential superpower . ___MASK79___ ( German and , known also by other alternative names ) is the capital city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in ___MASK4___ . Located near the Baltic Sea , it is a major seaport and ___MASK4___ ' s seventh - largest city . As of June 2011 , the population was 407 , 811 . Belarus ( lat . ',      ), officially the Republic of Belarus , formerly known by its Russian name Byelorussia ( though this name is no longer used in Belarus itself , even in Russian language ), is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe bordered by Russia to the northeast , Ukraine to the south , ___MASK4___ to the west , and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest . Its capital and most populous city is Minsk . Over 40 % of its is forested . Its strongest economic sectors are service industries and manufacturing . Until the 20th century , different states at various times controlled the lands of modern - day Belarus , including the Principality of Polotsk ( 11th to 14th centuries ), the Grand Duchy of Lithuania , the Polish  Lithuanian Commonwealth , and the Russian Empire . Pruszków ( English : " Pruscow ") is a city in central ___MASK4___ , situated in the Masovian Voivodeship since 1999 . It was previously in Warszawa Voivodeship ( 1975  1998 ). Pruszków is the capital of Pruszków County , located along the western edge of the ___MASK98___ urban area . The town ' s population has grown significantly , from 16 , 000 in the early part of the 20th century to 60 , 068 in the 2014 census by the Central Statistical Office of ___MASK4___ . According to the 2004 census , Pruszków had a population of 54 , 893 . Slovakia , officially the Slovak Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Europe . It is bordered by the Czech Republic and ___MASK93___ to the west , Poland to the north , Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south . Slovakia ' s territory spans about and is mostly mountainous . The population is over 5 million and comprises mostly ethnic Slovaks . The capital and largest city is Bratislava . The official language is Slovak , a member of the Slavic language family . Ostrzeszów is a town in ___MASK4___ , in Greater ___MASK4___ Voivodeship . It is the capital of Ostrzeszów County (" powiat ostrzeszowski "). The population is 14 , 490 ( 2004 ).