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)

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%

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

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)

Staple In Cracow Wieliczka Salt Mine

Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp

Kalwaria Zebrzydowska

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.

Parachute Tower Katowice Castle in Bedzin

Castle In Ogrodzieniec

Bledow Desert

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

The church Of The Holy Trinity

Cathedral In Opole

Palace In KopiceSt. Anna’s Basilica on St. Anna’s Hill

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

Town Hall In Wroclaw

Castle Kliczkow

The Lower Silesian’s Fountains

Castle In Wojnowice

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

St. Mary's Cathedral Castle In Kozuchow

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)

Ice Bastille In Pyrzyce Palace In Trzebiatow

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.

Church NSPJ In TurekTown Hall In Ostrow Wielkopolski

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.

Branicki PalaceSt. Michael Archangel’s Basilic In Lomza

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

Health Resort In Busko-Zdrój Castle In Checiny

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

Basilica In Lezajsk Theatre In Rzeszow

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

Cathedral Hill In ChelmTower Tryniarska In Lublin

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

Castle In Plock Warsaw's Old Town

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

Church In Inowroclaw Church of St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist in Torun

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

Fountain Of Neptun In Gdansk St. Barbara’s Church in Gdansk

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)

Castle In Olsztyn Castle Of Masurian’s Bishops

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.

Courthouse in Piotrkow Church In Radomsk

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