NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Greater Poland

Greater Poland (also "Great Poland"; Polish: Wielkopolska (help· info), German: Großpolen, Latin: Polonia Maior) is a historical region of west-central Poland. File links The following pages link to this file: Greater Poland Voivodship Categories: GFDL images ... File links The following pages link to this file: Greater Poland Voivodship Categories: GFDL images ... Download high resolution version (703x815, 76 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (703x815, 76 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Image File history File links Wielkopolska. ... Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ...

Name of the region

Wielkopolska was the core of the early medieval Polish state, is often termed "the cradle of Poland," and at times has simply been called "Poland" (Latin: Polonia). The name of Greater Poland is first mentioned in the Latin form, "Polonia Maior," in 1257, and in Polish ("w Wielkej Polszcze") in 1449. The region's name may be construed as referring to old Poland, as opposed to the new Poland, Lesser Poland (Polish: Małopolska; Latin: Polonia Minor), a region in southeastern Poland with its capital at Kraków, rather than the whole of Poland as a state and country. Lesser Poland voivodship since 1999 Lesser Poland (sometimes also referred to as Little Poland, Polish MaÅ‚opolska, Latin Polonia Minor) is one of the historical regions of Poland. ... Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... Tomb of Kazimierz the Great St. ...

Geography

Greater Poland comprises much of the area drained by the Warta River and its tributaries, including the Noteć River. There are two major geographic regions. In the north, the lake district, full of post-glacial lakes and hills. In the south, the rather flat plain. Warta (Latin: Varta, German: Warthe) is a river in western-central Poland, a tributary of the Oder river. ... The NoteÄ‡ (German: Netze, Latin: Natissis) is a river in central Poland with a length of 388 km (7th longest) and a basin area of 17,330 kmÂ². It is a tributary of the Warta river and lies completely within Poland. ...

Administratively, the historical area is divided into the voivodships of Greater Poland, and parts of Lubusz, Kuyavia-Pomerania and Łódź. A Voivodship (also voivodeship, Romanian: voievodat, Polish: wojewÃ³dztwo, Serbian: vojvodstvo or vojvodina) was a feudal state in medieval Romania, Hungary, Poland, Russia and Serbia (see Vojvodina), ruled by a Voivod (voivode). ... Wielkopolska Voivodship (Polish: wojewÃ³dztwo wielkopolskie) is an administrative region or voivodship of western-central Poland. ... Lubusz Voivodship (Polish: wojewÃ³dztwo lubuskie) is an administrative region, or voivodship, of western Poland. ... Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodship (in Polish WojewÃ³dztwo Kujawsko-Pomorskie) is an administrative region, or voivodship, in central-northern Poland. ... ÅÃ³dÅº Voivodship. ...

Major cities and towns

PoznaÅ„ (in Polish ; full official name: The Capital City of PoznaÅ„, Latin: Posnania, German: Posen, Yiddish: ×¤Ö¼×±×–×Ÿ Poyzn) is a city in west-central Poland with over 578,900 inhabitants (2002). ... Kalisz (pronounce: [kaliÊƒ]) is a city in central Poland with 109,800 inhabitants (1995). ... Konin is a town on Warta river in central Poland with 82,700 inhabitants (1995). ... PiÅ‚a (German SchneidemÃ¼hl) is a town in northwestern Poland. ... Motto: none Voivodship Greater Poland Municipal government Mayor Jaromir Dziel Area 40,9 kmÂ² Population - city - urban - density 71 040 none 1737/kmÂ² Founded City rights 8th century 1239 Latitude Longitude 52Â°32 N 17Â°36 E Area code +48 61 Car plates PGN Twin towns Anagni, Esztergom, Falkenberg, Saint... Coat of Arms of Leszno Leszno (pronunciation) is a town in central Poland with 63,300 inhabitants (2001). ... Śrem is a town on Warta river in central Poland with 29,800 inhabitants (1995). ... Coat of Arms of Turek Turek is a town in central Poland with 30,700 inhabitants (1995). ... Krotoszyn(German Krotoschin) is a town in central Poland with 28,900 inhabitants as of 1995. ... WrzeÅ›nia is a town in central Poland with 28,600 inhabitants (1995). ... Swarzędz is a town in central Poland with 27. ... Jarocin is a town in central Poland with 25,700 inhabitants (1995). ... Kościan. ... WÄ…growiec is a town in northwestern Poland, 50 km from both PoznaÅ„ and Bydgoszcz. ... Coat of Arms of KoÅ‚o The Gothic castle in KoÅ‚o, built in the 14th century KoÅ‚o location map KoÅ‚o is a town on Warta river in central Poland with 23,493 inhabitants (2004). ... Luboń is a town in central Poland with 20,700 inhabitants (1995). ... Środa Wielkopolska is a town in central Poland with 21,400 inhabitants (1995). ... Rawicz is a town in central Poland with 21,500 inhabitants (1995). ... Gostyń is a town in central Poland with 20,600 inhabitants (1995). ... ChodzieÅ¼ is a town in north-western Poland with 20,400 inhabitants (1995). ...

References

Categories: Articles lacking sources | Regions of Poland | Greater Poland Download high resolution version (703x815, 76 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... In his will, Polish duke Boleslaus III the Wrymouth divided the counrty into the 4-5 hereditary provinces distributed among his sons, and a royal province of Cracow for the eldest to be the high-duke of all Poland. ... Map as of 1975 // PoznaÅ„ Voivodship (1) 1975-1998 PoznaÅ„ Voivodship 1975-1998 (Polish: wojewÃ³dztwo poznaÅ„skie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975-1998, superseded by Greater Poland Voivodship. ... Map as of 1975 Kalisz Voivodship (1) 1975-1998 ( Polish: województwo kaliskie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975- 1998, superseded by Greater Poland Voivodship. ... Map as of 1975 // PoznaÅ„ Voivodship (1) 1975-1998 PoznaÅ„ Voivodship 1975-1998 (Polish: wojewÃ³dztwo poznaÅ„skie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975-1998, superseded by Greater Poland Voivodship. ... Map as of 1975 Kalisz Voivodship (1) 1975-1998 ( Polish: województwo kaliskie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975- 1998, superseded by Greater Poland Voivodship. ... Gniezno Voivodship (Polish: Województwo Gnieźnieńskie, Latin: Palatinatus Gnesnensis) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland for a short time from 1768 when it was cut from the Kalisz Voivodship to the partitions of Poland in 1772-1795. ... South Prussia (1793-1806) was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia, created in Greater Poland after the second partition of Poland (1793). ... PoznaÅ„ Department (Polish: Departament PoznaÅ„ski) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Polish Duchy of Warsaw in years 1806-1815. ... Kalisz Department (Polish: Departament Kaliski) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Polish Duchy of Warsaw in years 1806- 1815. ... Bydgoszcz Department (Polish: Departament bydgoski) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Polish Duchy of Warsaw in years 1806- 1815. ... Grand Duchy of PoznaÅ„ (Polish: Wielkie KsiÄ™stwo PoznaÅ„skie, German: GroÃŸherzogtum Posen) was an autonomous province of the Kingdom of Prussia in the Polish lands commonly known as Great Poland between the years 1815-1848. ... The Province of Posen (German: , Polish: ) was a province of Prussia from 1846-1918. ... Map as of 1975 // PoznaÅ„ Voivodship (1) 1975-1998 PoznaÅ„ Voivodship 1975-1998 (Polish: wojewÃ³dztwo poznaÅ„skie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975-1998, superseded by Greater Poland Voivodship. ... Reichsgau Posen was the name briefly given by the Nazis to the territory of Greater Poland which was occupied, annexed and directly incorporated into the German Reich after defeating the Polish army in 1939 (as opposed to the General Government, GG). ... Reichsgau Wartheland (initially Reichsgau Posen) was the name given by Nazis to the largest subdivision of the territory of Greater Poland which was directly incorporated into the German Reich after defeating the Polish army in 1939. ... Map as of 1975 // PoznaÅ„ Voivodship (1) 1975-1998 PoznaÅ„ Voivodship 1975-1998 (Polish: wojewÃ³dztwo poznaÅ„skie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975-1998, superseded by Greater Poland Voivodship. ... Map as of 1975 // PoznaÅ„ Voivodship (1) 1975-1998 PoznaÅ„ Voivodship 1975-1998 (Polish: wojewÃ³dztwo poznaÅ„skie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975-1998, superseded by Greater Poland Voivodship. ... Map as of 1975 Kalisz Voivodship (1) 1975-1998 ( Polish: województwo kaliskie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975- 1998, superseded by Greater Poland Voivodship. ... Leszno Voivodship ( Polish: województwo leszczyńskie) - a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975- 1998, superseded by Greater Poland Voivodship. ... Konin Voivodship ( Polish: województwo konińskie) - a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975- 1998, superseded by Greater Poland Voivodship. ... Pila Voivodship PiÅ‚a Voivodship (Polish: WojewÃ³dztwo pilske) was a voivodship (unit of administrative division and local government) in Poland from 1975 to 1998. ... Greater Poland Voivodship (in Polish wojewÃ³dztwo wielkopolskie) is an administrative region or voivodship of western-central Poland It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Poznan, Kalisz, Konin, Pila and Leszno voivodships as a result of Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. ...

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