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ContentContentI. General InformationII. Administrative Division
Voivodeships1. Lesser Poland (Malopolskie) 2. Silesian (Slaskie)3. Opole (Opolskie)4. Lower Silesian (Dolnoslaskie)5. Lubusz (Lubuskie)6. West Pomeranian (Zachodnio-pomorskie)7. Greater Poland (Wielkopolskie)8. Podlaskie (Podlaskie)9. Swietokrzyskie (Swietokrzyskie)10. Subcarpathian (Podkarpackie)11. Lublin (Lubelskie)12. Masovian (Mazowieckie)13. Kuyavian-Pomeranian (Kujawsko-pomorskie)14. Pomeranian (Pomorskie)15. Warmian-Masurian (Warminsko-mazurskie)16. Lodz (Lodzkie)
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Country : Poland (Rzeczpospolita Polska)Capital City: Warsaw (Warszawa)Official Language: PolishGovernment: Parliamentary republicPresident: Lech KaczyńskiArea: 322 575 km² (69th³)Population: 38,7 mln.Currency: pln (1 złoty=100gr. EUR-> aprox. 3,4 zł)Dialling Code: +48Time Zone: GMT+1hBordered By: Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Belarus, Russia, LithuaniaReligion: Roman Catholic 90.7%, Polish Orthodox 1.4%, and the other 7.9%
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Poland currently has 16 voivodeships, 379 powiats (including 65 cities with powiat status), and 2,478 districts.
SilesianSilesian
WestWest PomeranianPomeranian
PomeranianPomeranianWarmianWarmian-MasurianMasurian
Podlaskie
LubuszLubusz
LowerLower SilesianSilesian
Opole
LesserLesser PolandPoland
SubcarpathianSubcarpathian
LublinLublin
MasovianMasovian
KuyavianKuyavian-PomeranianPomeranian
GreaterGreater PolandPoland
LodzLodz
SwietokrzyskieSwietokrzyskie
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Lesser Poland Voivodeship includes part of West Karpats and Lesser Polish Upland. It is near very important junction of communication route. Lesser Poland borders on Silesian Voivodeship (in the west), Swietokrzyskie (in the north), Subcarpathian (in the east) and Slovakia (in the south)
Capital City: Cracow (Kraków)Area:15 108 km²
Historical Monuments :- The Old Town Of Cracow- Wieliczka Salt Mine- Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp- Kalwaria Zebrzydowska (The Mannerist Architectural And Park Landscape Complex And Pilgrimage Park)
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Staple In Cracow Wieliczka Salt Mine
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Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp
Kalwaria Zebrzydowska
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Capital City: KatowiceArea: 12 333,51 km²
Historical Monuments:- Ogrodzieniec Castle- Castle In Bedzin- Parachute Tower Katowice- Bledow Desert
Silesia is located in the south of Poland. There are the Varta, the Odra and the Vistula rivers. It borders the Czech Republic. Silesia is near Lesser Poland, which culture and history are completely different. Physically Silesia includes Silesian Highlands, Częstochowa Jurassic Highland Chain, Cirque of Oswiecim and Beskidy.
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Parachute Tower Katowice Castle in Bedzin
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Castle In Ogrodzieniec
Bledow Desert
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Opole is one of the sixteen voivodeships in Poland. It’s located in the south part of Poland, between Lesser Silesian and Silesian voivodeships. It also borders the Czech Republic; Lodz and Greater Poland Voivodeships. Most of Opole areas are part of north-west Lower Silesian, called „Opolszczyzna”.
Capital City : OpoleArea : 9 411,67 km2
Historical Monuments:- Cathedral in Opole-The church of the Holy Trinity-Palace In Kopice- St. Anna’s Basilica on St. Anna’s Hill
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The church Of The Holy Trinity
Cathedral In Opole
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Palace In KopiceSt. Anna’s Basilica on St. Anna’s Hill
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Lower Silesian is located in the south-west part of Poland. In the West it borders on Germany and through Sudety on Czech Republic.
Historical Monuments:- Town Hall In Wroclaw- The Lower Silesian’s Fountains- Castle In Kliczkow-Castle In Wojnowice
Capital City: WrocławArea: 19 946,77 km²
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Town Hall In Wroclaw
Castle Kliczkow
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The Lower Silesian’s Fountains
Castle In Wojnowice
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Capital City: Gorzów WielkopolskiArea: 13 987,88 km²
Historical Monuments:-St. Mary's Cathedral-Castle In Kozuchow
Lubusz Voivodeship borders on:-Germany (Brandenburg and Saxony)-Lower Silesian Voivodeship-Greater Poland Voivodeship-West Pomeranian Voivodeship
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St. Mary's Cathedral Castle In Kozuchow
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Capital City: SzczecinArea: 22 892,48 km²
Historical Monuments:-Ice Bastille In Pyrzyce-Palace In Trzebiatowie
Region is located in lowlands called Pobrzeza Poludniowobaltyckie… This region is situated at South Baltic coast as well as at Pomeranian coast.Voivodeship is located in north-west part of Poland, at the Baltyk seaside. It borders Germany on the west side, and in Poland with three others voivodeship:-Pomeranian (east)-Greater Poland (east-south)-Lubusz (south)
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Ice Bastille In Pyrzyce Palace In Trzebiatow
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Capital City: PoznańArea: 29 826,51 km²
Historical Monuments:-Church NSPJ In Turek-Town Hall In Ostrow Wielkopolski
Greater Poland – voivodeship in the middle-west Poland. It was created in 1999 in Lakes of Greater Poland and The North European Plain, near the Warta. This is the second voivodeship with the biggest area and it takes third place in term of population.
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Church NSPJ In TurekTown Hall In Ostrow Wielkopolski
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Capital City: BiałystokArea: 20 187,01 km²
Historical Monuments :- St. Michael Archangel’s Basilic In Lomza-Branicki Palace
Podlaskie is located in the north-east part of Poland, in central Europe. River the Narew flows in the middle of that voivodeship. The Capital city of Podlaskie is Bialystok.
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Branicki PalaceSt. Michael Archangel’s Basilic In Lomza
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Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship includes district of old: Kieleckie Voivodeship, a part of Tarnobrzeskie Voivodeship and a bit of Radomskie, Piotrkowskie and Czestochowskie Voivodeships. Swietokrzyskie is located in central Poland.Historical Monuments:
- Health Resort In Busko-Zdrój-Castle in Checiny
Capital City: KielceArea:11 710,20 km²
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Health Resort In Busko-Zdrój Castle In Checiny
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That region is located in south-east part of the country, and borders on Lwow, Karpaty and Ukraine (east), The Prešov Region in Slovakia (south) and on the other voivodeships like: Lublin, Swietokrzyskie and on Lesser Poland.
Capital City: RzeszówArea:17 845,66 km²
Historical Monuments:- Basilica In Lezajsk- Theatre In Rzeszow
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Basilica In Lezajsk Theatre In Rzeszow
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Capital City : LublinArea: 25 122,50 km²
Historical Monuments:- Tower Tryniarska In Lublin- Cathedral Hill In Chelm
This voivodeship is located between the Vistula and the Bug rivers. Lublin Voivodeship is in the east part of Poland. It borders on:-Podlasie-Subcarpathian-Masovian-Swietokrzyskie
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Cathedral Hill In ChelmTower Tryniarska In Lublin
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Historical Monuments:-Castle In Plock-Warsaw's Old Town
Capital City : WarszawaArea:35 558,18 km²
Masovian Voivodeship is located in the middle – east Poland and it borders on the other voivodeships like:-Podlaskie-Swietokrzyskie-Lublin-Lodz-Warmian – Masurian-Kuyavian – Pomeranian
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Castle In Plock Warsaw's Old Town
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Capital City : BydgoszczArea:17 971,69 km²
Kuyavian – Pomeranian Voivodeship was formed in 1999. It includes voivodeships of last Administrative division:
-Wroclaw
-Torun
-Bydgoszcz
It contains historic voivodeshis before partition.
Historical Monuments:-Church of St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist in Torun- Church In Inowroclaw
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Church In Inowroclaw Church of St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist in Torun
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Pomeranian borders on Russia (border crosses The Vistula Spit) and on other voivodeships:-Kuyavian – Pomeranian-Warmian – Masurian-Greater Poland-West PomeranianThere is agglomeration of three big cities:-Gdansk-Sopot-GdyniaIt is Tricity
Capital City: GdańskArea:18 310,36 km²
Historical Monument:- Fountain Of Neptun in Gdansk-St. Barbara’s Church in Gdansk
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Fountain Of Neptun In Gdansk St. Barbara’s Church in Gdansk
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Capital City: OlsztynArea: 24 173,17 km²
Historical Monuments:- Castle In Olsztyn- Castle Of Masurian’s Bishops
This Voivodeship has approximately 24 000 km² and it takes fourth place in Poland. Warmian – Masurian voivodeship consists of historic landscapes. There is Main Masuria (called a land of thousand lakes) and West Masuria ( Ilawa)
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Castle In Olsztyn Castle Of Masurian’s Bishops
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Capital City: ŁódźArea: 18 218,96 km²
Historical Monuments:-Courthouse in Piotrkow-Church In Radomsk
Lodz Voivodship is located near border of two big Geomorphologics units: The North European Plain and Polish Highland. In the north part of voivodeship there are plains, and in the south part dominate hillocks.Lodz borders on:-Greater Poland- Masovian-Swietokrzyskie-Silesian-Opole-Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeships.
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Courthouse in Piotrkow Church In Radomsk
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