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The administrative division of Poland since 1999 has been based on three levels of subdivision. The territory of Poland is divided into voivodeships (provinces); these are further divided into powiats (counties or districts), and these in turn are divided into gminas (communes or municipalities). Major cities normally have the status of both ...
Map of Polish Regions Archived 2005-04-16 at the Wayback Machine; Administrative division of Poland (from Commission on Standardization of Geographical Names Outside Poland website, in English) Archived 2006-09-25 at the Wayback Machine; Official map by Head Office of Geodesy and Cartography Archived 2007-03-11 at archive.today
the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland (Poland proper), colloquially "the Crown"; and; the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, colloquially "Lithuania". The Crown in turn comprised two "prowincjas": Greater Poland and Lesser Poland. These and a third province, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, were the only three regions that were properly termed "provinces".
Topographic map of Poland. Poland covers an administrative area of 312,722 km 2 (120,743 sq mi), and is the ninth-largest country in Europe. Approximately 311,895 km 2 (120,423 sq mi) of the country's territory consists of land, 2,041 km 2 (788 sq mi) is internal waters and 8,783 km 2 (3,391 sq mi) is territorial sea. [177]
In 1973, Polish voivodeships were changed again. This reorganization of administrative division of Poland was mainly a result of local government reform acts of 1973 to 1975. A three-level administrative division (voivodeship, county, commune) was replaced with a two-level administrative division (49 small voivodeships and communes).
The location of Poland Map of Poland. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Poland: . Poland is a sovereign country located in Central Europe. [1]
The following is an alphabetical list of all 380 county-level entities in Poland.. A county or powiat (pronounced povyat, /pÉ”v.jät/) is the second level of Polish administrative division, between the voivodeship (provinces) and the gmina (municipalities or communes; plural "gminy").
Former administrative divisions of Poland (11 C, 12 P) G. Gminas of Poland (20 C, 4 P) N. Neighbourhoods in Poland (16 C, 83 P) R. Regions of Poland (14 C, 32 P) V.