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Lesser Poland voivodship since 1999

Little Poland or Lesser Poland (Polish Małopolska, Latin: Polonia Minor) is one of the historical regions of Poland. It is located in the south of Poland around the city of Kraków.


Most of Little Poland lies within the boundaries of Lesser Poland Voivodship, Subcarpathian Voivodship, Swietokrzyskie Voivodship, Lublin Voivodship and the eastern parts of the neighbouring Silesian Voivodship - the administrative provinces or voivodships created in 1999.


The wooden architecture (churches most notably) of Lesser Poland are on the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list.


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The Region of MALOPOLSKA (LITTLE POLAND) (1071 words)
Malopolska is a scenic region and its main tourist centres are Cracow (Krakow) and Zakopane.
Part of the Malopolska Upland is the Cracow-Czestochowa Upland, popularly known as the Jura, a land of unique rocks, caves and gorges built of Jurassic limestone.
A must on any itinerary of Malopolska is Cracow (Krakow), Poland's cultural capital (boasting about a quarter of all museum holdings in the country), European City of Culture for the year 2000 and the most magical of all Polish cities.
MALOPOLSKA SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS (1084 words)
Malopolska School of Economics is fully approved and recognised by The Ministry of National Education and offered courses are transferable to other government approved colleges and universities, and hence the high standards must be maintained.
Malopolska School of Economics organises conferences and seminars inviting many prominent scientists, politicians and economists from the whole country.
Malopolska School of Economics is a modern institution matching the standards of western colleges.
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