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According to current maps, there are nine places in Poland called Maków. One of these villages, located in Maków Powiat in the Masovian Voivodeship, is now known as Maków Mazowiecki.
Older maps, however, show that this same village was simply called Maków. When was the name of this village changed from Maków to Maków Mazowiecki? The multi-volume series Place Nam...
The Słownik Geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i Innych Krajów Słowiańskich (Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland and other Slavonic Countries) includes multiple entries for Polish villages called Dzierżanowo. One of these is currently located in Maków Powiat and belongs to the Szwelice Parish.