Greater Poland Voivodeship
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| Greater Poland Voivodeship Województwo wielkopolskie |
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| Location within Poland | |||
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| Country | Image:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | ||
| Capital | Poznań | ||
| Counties | 4 cities, 31 land counties *
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| Area | |||
| - Total | 29,826 km² (11,515.9 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 3,374,653 | ||
| - Density | 113.1/km² (293/sq mi) | ||
| - Urban | 1,923,582 | ||
| - Rural | 1,451,071 | ||
| Car plates | P | ||
| * further divided into 226 gminas | |||
| Website: http://www.en.poznan.uw.gov.pl/ | |||
- This article is about the present-day regional subdivision of Poland. For information on the general historical region to which it roughly corresponds, see Greater Poland.
Greater Poland Voivodeship (also known as Wielkopolska Province, or by its Polish name of województwo wielkopolskie) is a voivodeship, or province, in west-central Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999, out of the former Poznań, Kalisz, Konin, Piła and Leszno Voivodeships, pursuant to the 1998 Local Government Reorganization Act. The province is named after the region called Greater Poland (Polish: Wielkopolska (help·info)). The modern province includes most of this historic region, except for some south-western parts.
Greater Poland Voivodeship is second in area and third in population among Poland's sixteen voivodeships, with an area of 29,826 square kilometres (11,516 sq mi) and a population of close to 3.4 million. Its capital city is Poznań; other important cities include Kalisz, Konin, Piła and Gniezno (an early capital of Poland). It is bordered by seven other voivodeships: West Pomeranian to the north-west, Pomeranian to the north, Kuyavian-Pomeranian to the north-east, Łódź to the south-east, Opole to the south, Lower Silesian to the south-west and Lubusz to the west.
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[edit] Cities and towns
The voivodeship contains 109 cities and towns. These are listed below in descending order of population (according to official figures for 2006 [1]):
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1. Poznań (566,546) |
38. Murowana Goślina (10,140) |
75. Nekla (3,203) |
[edit] Administrative division
Greater Poland Voivodeship is divided into 35 counties (powiats): 4 city counties and 31 land counties. These are further divided into 226 gminas.
The counties are listed in the following table (ordering within categories is by decreasing population).
[edit] Most popular surnames in the region
- Nowak: 35,011
- Kaczmarek: 24,185
- Wojciechowski: 12,928
[edit] Further reading
- Zygmunt Boras, Książęta Piastowscy Wielkopolski (Piast Princes of Wielkopolska), Poznań, Wydawnictwo Poznańskie, 1983.
[edit] External links
- Voivodeship Office in Poznan
- Greater Poland Local Government Office
- ChefMoz Dining Guide Greater Poland
- Open Directory Project Greater Poland
Counties of Greater Poland Voivodeship | |
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City counties: Poznań (capital) • Kalisz • Konin • Leszno Land counties: Chodzież • Czarnków-Trzcianka • Gniezno • Gostyń • Grodzisk Wielkopolski • Jarocin • Kalisz • Kępno • Koło • Konin • Kościan • Krotoszyn • Leszno • Międzychód • Nowy Tomyśl • Oborniki • Ostrów Wielkopolski • Ostrzeszów • Piła • Pleszew • Poznań • Rawicz • Słupca • Śrem • Środa Wielkopolska • Szamotuły • Turek • Wągrowiec • Wolsztyn • Września • Złotów | Image:POL województwo wielkopolskie COA.svg |
Voivodeships of Poland Image:Flag of Poland.svg | |
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Greater Poland ·
Kuyavian-Pomeranian ·
Lesser Poland ·
Łódź ·
Lower Silesian ·
Lublin · | Image:POL location map.svg |
Historical administrative divisions of Greater Poland |
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Duchy of Greater Poland (12th-13th centuries) • Poznań Voivodeship and Kalisz Voivodeship (until 1768) • Poznań Voivodeship, Kalisz Voivodeship, Gniezno Voivodeship, and Netze District (until 1793) • South Prussia (until 1806) • Poznań Department, Kalisz Department and Bydgoszcz Department (until 1815) • Grand Duchy of Poznań (until 1848) • Province of Posen (until 1918) • Poznań Voivodeship (until 1939) • Reichsgau Posen (1939) • Reichsgau Wartheland (until 1945) • Poznań Voivodeship (until 1975) • Poznań Voivodeship, Kalisz Voivodeship, Leszno Voivodeship, Konin Voivodeship and Piła Voivodeship (until 1998) • Greater Poland Voivodeship |
Coordinates: ca:Gran Polònia cs:Velkopolské vojvodství de:Woiwodschaft Großpolen et:Suur-Poola vojevoodkond es:Gran Polonia eo:Grandpollando eu:Polonia handia fr:Voïvodie de Grande-Pologne id:Provinsi Polandia Besar it:Voivodato della Grande Polonia jv:Provinsi Wielkopolskie csb:Wiôlgôpòlsczé wòjewództwò lv:Lielpolijas vojevodiste lt:Didžiosios Lenkijos vaivadija nl:Groot-Polen ja:ヴィエルコポルスカ県 no:Storpolske voivodskap pl:Województwo wielkopolskie pt:Voivodia da Grande Polônia ro:Voievodatul Polonia Mare ru:Великопольское воеводство sk:Veľkopoľské vojvodstvo sr:Војводство Великопољско sv:Wielkopolska uk:Великопольське воєводство zh:大波兰省
