NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Podlachian Voivodeship

Podlachia Voivodeship or Podlasie Voivodeship (Polish: województwo podlaskie) should preferably be translated as the Podlasie province, as it is an administrative region, or voivodeship, in northeastern Poland. Image File history File links POL_wojewÃ³dztwo_podlaskie_flag. ... Image File history File links POL_wojewÃ³dztwo_podlaskie_COA.svgâ€Ž pl: Herb WojewÃ³dztwa podlaskiego en: Podlaskie Voivodship Coat of Arms File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): BiaÅ‚ystok ÅomÅ¼a Podlachian Voivodeship ÅomÅ¼a Voivodeship SuwaÅ‚ki... Image File history File links Podlaskie2. ... BiaÅ‚ystok (pronounced: , Belarusian: , Lithuanian: , Yiddish ×‘×™×Ö·×œ×™×¡×˜×Ö¸×§) is the largest city (pop. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... A county (Polish: powiat, pronounced povyat; plural, powiaty) is the Polish third-level unit of administration, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture (NUTS-4 or rather LAU-1) in other countries. ... Powiat is the Polish name for county, a second-level unit of the administrative division and local government in Poland. ... Powiat is the Polish name for county, a second-level unit of the administrative division and local government in Poland. ... The municipality or commune (Polish: gmina, plural: gminy) is the principal unit (lowest level) of territorial division in Poland. ... Image File history File links Podlaskie1. ... 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). ...

It was created on January 1, 1999, out of the former Białystok and Łomża Voivodeships and half of the former Suwałki Voivodeship, pursuant to the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. The the province's name recalls the region's traditional name, Podlachia and the Podlachia Voivodeship in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (1569-1795). January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... BiaÅ‚ystok Voivodeship, 1975. ... Lomza Voivodeship ÅomÅ¼a Voivodeship (Polish: wojewÃ³dztwo ÅomÅ¼aÅ„skie) was an administrative division and local government in Poland in the years 1975â€“1998, superseded by the Podlasie Voivodeship. ... SuwaÅ‚ki Voivodeship (Polish: wojewÃ³dztwo suwalskie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland from 1975 to 1998, superseded in parts by Podlasie Voivodeship and Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Old chapel Krzna river Potockis Palace i MiÄ™dzyrzec Podlaski Podlachia, Podlesia, or Podlasie is a historical region in eastern part of Poland and western Belarus. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...

The Polish part of the Białowieża Forest Biosphere Reserve is located in the Podlachia province. BiaÅ‚owieÅ¼a Primaeval Forest, known as Belaveskaya Pushcha (Ð‘ÐµÐ»Ð°Ð²ÐµÑÐºÐ°Ñ Ð¿ÑƒÑˆÑ‡Ð°) or Belovezhskaya Pushcha in Belarus and Puszcza BiaÅ‚owieska in Poland, is an ancient virginal forest straddling the border between Belarus and Poland, located 70 km north of Brest. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

History

Historical Podlachia Voivodeship (1513-1795)

A Podlachia Voivodeship was formed in 1513 as a voivodeship in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. With Lithuania's confederation with the Kingdom of Poland in 1569, the voivodeship was transferred to the Polish Crown. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (900x600, 143 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Podlachian Voivodeship User:JialiangGao Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (900x600, 143 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Podlachian Voivodeship User:JialiangGao Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2000x1568, 607 KB) Summary wojewÃ³dztwo podlaskie I Rzeczypospolitej autor-Mathiasrex Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Podlasie Voivodship ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2000x1568, 607 KB) Summary wojewÃ³dztwo podlaskie I Rzeczypospolitej autor-Mathiasrex Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Podlasie Voivodship ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The presumable banner of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania with the coat of arms, called ÐŸÐ°Ð³Ð¾Ð½Ñ in Belarusian, Vytis in Lithuanian and PogoÅ„ in Polish Another version of the Lithuanian banner The Grand Duchy of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos DidÅ¾ioji KunigaikÅ¡tystÄ—, Belarusian: Ð’ÑÐ»Ñ–ÌÐºÐ°Ðµ ÐšÐ½ÑÌÑÑ‚Ð²Ð° Ð›Ñ–Ñ‚Ð¾ÌÑžÑÐºÐ°Ðµ (Ð’ÐšÐ›), Ukrainian: Ð’ÐµÐ»Ð¸ÐºÐµ ÐšÐ½ÑÐ·Ñ–Ð²ÑÑ‚Ð²Ð¾ Ð›Ð¸Ñ‚Ð¾Ð²ÑÑŒÐºÐµ (Ð’ÐšÐ›), Polish: Wielkie KsiÄ™stwo Litewskie) was an... The Kingdom of Poland of the Jagiellons was the Polish state in the years between the death of Casimir III in 1370 and the Union of Lublin in 1569. ... Crown of the Polish Kingdom, or just colloquially the Crown (Polish:Korona) is the archaic name for territories of Poland, distinguishing them from territories of Grand Duchy of Lithuania or vassal territories like Duchy of Prussia or Duchy of Courland, which had varying degrees of autonomy. ...

The seat of the voivodeship was Drohiczyn. Voivods included Andrzej Chądzyński (1625-1633), Paweł Szczawinski (February 1633-1634), and Stanisław Niemira (1634-1646/1648). Drohiczyn is a town in north-eastern Poland. ... Voivod or (more common) voivoda is a Slavic term initially denoting first in command of a military unit. ...

Economy

According to the Polish National Official Business Register, REGON, 95,000 companies were registered in the Podlachia region in 2002. For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

Agriculture

Arable land constitutes around 60% of the total area of the region – most of which is ploughland (around 40%), forests, meadows and pastures. Over 120 thousand farms are registered, roughly half of which are small farms between 1–5 ha and medium-sized farms of 5–10 ha. The smaller farms prefer intensive production (gardening, orcharding), whereas the larger ones engage in cattle and crop production. The cattle-raising farms are mainly oriented at milk production. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A hectare (symbol ha) is a unit of area, equal to 10 000 square metres, commonly used for measuring land area. ...

The natural conditions of the region are conducive to the development of ecologic production, which at present is realised by around 100 farms. Over 600 farms in the region run agrotourist businesses.

Geography

Natural assets

Podlachia has the lowest population density of the sixteen Polish voivodeships, and its largely unspoilt nature is one of its chief assets. Around 30% of the area of the voivodeship is under legal protection. There are four national parks (Wigry, Biebrza, Bialowieża, and Narew), 3 landscape parks (Suwałki, Łomża – Narew Valley, and Knyszyn Forest), 88 nature reserves, and 15 protected landscape areas. The voivodeship constitutes a part of the ecologically clean area of "the Green Lungs of Poland". Wigry - a lake located in North-East Poland, in northern part of the Podlaskie Voivodeship. ... Biebrza is a river in north-eastern Poland, a tributary of the Narew river (near Wizna), with a length of 155 kilometres (28th longest) and the basin area of 7,057 sq. ... Narew (Belarusian: На́раў) is a river in western Belarus and north-eastern Poland, a tributary of the Vistula river. ... Motto: none Voivodship Podlaskie Municipal government Rada miejska w SuwaÅ‚kach Mayor JÃ³zef Gajewski Area 65. ... ÅomÅ¼a is a town in north-eastern Poland, located approx. ... Narew (Belarusian: На́раў) is a river in western Belarus and north-eastern Poland, a tributary of the Vistula river. ...

Cities and towns

The voivodeship has 35 cities and towns, among them 3 cities which are city counties. The list below orders them by population and also gives the area (GUS data from December 31, 2005):

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Image File history File links POL_AugustÃ³w_COA.svgâ€Ž pl: Herb Augustowa en: AugustÃ³w Coat of Arms File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Podlachian Voivodeship AugustÃ³w ... Motto: none Voivodship Podlasie Municipal government UrzÄ…d Miasta AugustÃ³w Mayor Leszek Cieslik Area 80,9 kmÂ² Population - city - urban - density 30 870 - 387/kmÂ² Founded City rights - - Latitude Longitude 53Â°51 N 22Â°58 E Area code +48 87 Car plates BAU Twin towns - Municipal Website AugustÃ³w... Image File history File links POL_Bielsk_Podlaski_COA.svgâ€Ž pl: Herb Bielska Podlaskiego en: Bielsk Podlaski Coat of Arms File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Podlachian Voivodeship Bielsk Podlaski ... Bielsk Podlaski is a town in north-eastern Poland with 27,600 inhabitants (2004). ... Image File history File links POL_ZambrÃ³w_COA.svg pl: Herb Zambrowa File links The following pages link to this file: ZambrÃ³w ... CoA of ZambrÃ³w is a town in north-eastern Poland with 22,933 inhabitants (2003). ... Image File history File links POL_Grajewo_COA.svgâ€Ž pl: Herb Grajewo File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Podlachian Voivodeship ... Motto: none Voivodship Podlasie Municipal government Urząd Miasta Grajewa Mayor Krzysztof Waszkiewicz Area 19 km² Population - city - urban - density 21 000 - 1105/km² Founded City rights - - Latitude Longitude 53°39 N 22°27 E Area code +48 86 Car plates BGR Twin towns - Municipal Website Grajewo is a... Image File history File links POL_HajnÃ³wka_COA.svgâ€Ž pl: Herb HajnÃ³wka File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Podlachian Voivodeship ... HajnÃ³wka (Belarusian: Ð“Ð°Ð¹Ð½Ð°ÑžÐºÐ°, HajnaÅka) is a town and a powiat seat in north-eastern Poland (Podlasie Voivodship) with 23. ... Image File history File links POL_SokÃ³Å‚ka_COA.svgâ€Ž pl: Herb SokÃ³Å‚ka File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Podlachian Voivodeship ... SokÃ³Å‚ka is a town in north-eastern Poland. ... Image File history File links POL_Åapy_COA.svgâ€Ž pl: Herb Åapy File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Podlachian Voivodeship ... Åapy is a town in north-eastern Poland. ... Image File history File links POL_Siemiatycze_COA.svgâ€Ž pl: Herb Siemiatycze File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Podlachian Voivodeship Siemiatycze ... Siemiatycze is a town in north-eastern Poland. ... Image File history File links POL_Kolno_COA.svgâ€Ž pl: Herb Kolno File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Podlachian Voivodeship ... Kolno is a town in northeastern Poland. ... Image File history File links POL_MoÅ„ki_COA.svgâ€Ž pl: Herb MoÅ„ki File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Podlachian Voivodeship MoÅ„ki ... MoÅ„ki is a town in northeastern Poland and, as of 1999, is situated in the Podlasie Voivodship. ... Image File history File links POL_Czarna_BiaÅ‚ostocka_COA.svgâ€Ž pl: Herb Czarna BiaÅ‚ostocka File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Podlachian Voivodeship ... Czarna BiaÅ‚ostocka is a town in north-eastern Poland. ... Image File history File links POL_Wysokie_Mazowieckie_COA.svgâ€Ž pl: Herb Wysokie Mazowieckie File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Podlachian Voivodeship ... Wysokie Mazowieckie is a town in north-eastern Poland. ... Image File history File links POL_WasilkÃ³w_COA.svgâ€Ž pl: Herb WasilkÃ³w File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Podlachian Voivodeship WasilkÃ³w ... WasilkÃ³w is a town in north-eastern Poland. ... Image File history File links POL_DÄ…browa_BiaÅ‚ostocka_COA.svgâ€Ž pl: Herb DÄ…browa BiaÅ‚ostocka File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Podlachian Voivodeship ... DÄ…browa BiaÅ‚ostocka is a town in north-eastern Poland. ... Image File history File links POL_Sejny_1_COA.svgâ€Ž pl: Herb Sejn en: Sejny Coat of Arms Source=http://www. ... Sejny (Lithuanian Seinai) is a town in north-eastern Poland, in Podlasie Voivodship, close to the border with Lithuania and Belarus. ... Image File history File links POL_Choroszcz_COA.svgâ€Ž pl: Herb Choroszcz File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Podlachian Voivodeship ... Branickis summer residence Branickis summer residence Choroszcz is a town in north-eastern Poland. ... Image File history File links Ciechanowiec_herb. ... Ciechanowiec is a small town in Podlasie Voivodship, Poland. ... Image File history File links POL_SupraÅ›l_COA.svgâ€Ž pl: Herb SupraÅ›l File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Podlachian Voivodeship ... SupraÅ›l is a town in north-eastern Poland. ... Image File history File links POL_BraÅ„sk_COA.svgâ€Ž File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Podlachian Voivodeship ... BraÅ„sk is a town in north-eastern Poland. ... Image File history File links POL_Szczuczyn_COA.svgâ€Ž pl: Herb Szczuczyn File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Podlachian Voivodeship Szczuczyn ... Å ÄuÄyn (pronounce: listen â–¶(?); Belarusian: ; Polish: ) is a town in the Hrodna Province of Belarus. ... Image File history File links POL_Knyszyn_COA.svgâ€Ž pl: Herb Knyszyn File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Podlachian Voivodeship ... Knyszyn is a town in north-eastern Poland. ... Image File history File links POL_Lipsk_COA.svgâ€Ž pl: Herb Lipska en: Lipsk Coat of Arms File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Podlachian Voivodeship ... Lipsk is a town in Poland, with 2,520 inhabitants (2004). ... Image File history File links Stawiski_Herb. ... Stawiski â€“ is a town in north-eastern Poland, situated in the Podlasie Voivodship. ... Image File history File links POL_ZabÅ‚udÃ³w_COA.svgâ€Ž pl: Herb ZabÅ‚udÃ³w File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Podlachian Voivodeship ... ZabÅ‚udÃ³w is a town in north-eastern Poland. ... Image File history File links POL_Suchowola_COA.svgâ€Ž pl: Herb Suchowola File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Podlachian Voivodeship ... Suchowola is a town in north-eastern Poland in the Sokółka county, on both sides of Olszanka river. ... Drohiczyn is a town in north-eastern Poland. ... Image File history File links POL_NowogrÃ³d_COA.svgâ€Ž pl: Herb NowogrÃ³d File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Podlachian Voivodeship ... Velikiy Novgorod (ÐÐ¾ÌÐ²Ð³Ð¾Ñ€Ð¾Ð´) is the foremost historic city of North-Western Russia, situated on the highway (but slightly off the railway) connecting Moscow and St Petersburg. ... Image File history File links POL_Jedwabne_COA.svgâ€Ž pl: Herb Jedwabne File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Podlachian Voivodeship ... Jedwabne is a village in Poland with about 2,500 inhabitants in the Podlasie Voivodship. ... Image File history File links Tykocin_Herb. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Category:Tykocin Tykocin is a small town in north-eastern Poland, with 1,800 inhabitants (1998), located on the Narew river. ... Image File history File links POL_GoniÄ…dz_COA.svgâ€Ž pl: Herb GoniÄ…dz File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Podlachian Voivodeship ... GoniÄ…dz is a town (pop. ... Image File history File links POL_RajgrÃ³d_COA.svgâ€Ž pl: Herb RajgrÃ³d File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Podlachian Voivodeship ... RajgrÃ³d is a town in Poland, with 1,680 inhabitants (2004). ... Image File history File links POL_Kleszczele_COA.svgâ€Ž pl: Herb Kleszczele File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Podlachian Voivodeship ... Kleszczele is a town in north-eastern Poland. ... Image File history File links POL_SuraÅ¼_COA.svgâ€Ž pl: Herb SuraÅ¼ File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Podlachian Voivodeship ... SuraÅ¼ is a town in north-eastern Poland situated in the Podlasie Voivodship since 1999 and, from 1975 to 1998, in the Bialystok Voivodship. ...

Administrative divisions

The Podlachia Voivodeship is divided into 17 counties (powiat), three of them urban, and comprised of 118 gminas (13 urban, 23 urban-rural and 82 rural). The city of Chicago, as seen from the sky The main square of the Catalan city of Sabadell during a popular celebration. ... A county (Polish: powiat, pronounced povyat; plural, powiaty) is the Polish third-level unit of administration, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture (NUTS-4 or rather LAU-1) in other countries. ... The municipality or commune (Polish: gmina, plural: gminy) is the principal unit (lowest level) of territorial division in Poland. ... A village is a human settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... An 1837 political cartoon about unemployment in the United States. ... Złoty. ... The municipality or commune (Polish: gmina, plural: gminy) is the principal unit (lowest level) of territorial division in Poland. ... A county (Polish: powiat, pronounced povyat; plural, powiaty) is the Polish third-level unit of administration, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture (NUTS-4 or rather LAU-1) in other countries. ...

Podlachia Voivodeship counties

BiaÅ‚ystok (pronounced: , Belarusian: , Lithuanian: , Yiddish ×‘×™×Ö·×œ×™×¡×˜×Ö¸×§) is the largest city (pop. ... ÅomÅ¼a is a town in north-eastern Poland, located approx. ... Motto: none Voivodship Podlaskie Municipal government Rada miejska w SuwaÅ‚kach Mayor JÃ³zef Gajewski Area 65. ... AugustÃ³w County (Polish: ) is a powiat (county) in eastern Poland, in Podlasie Voivodship. ... Motto: none Voivodship Podlasie Municipal government UrzÄ…d Miasta AugustÃ³w Mayor Leszek Cieslik Area 80,9 kmÂ² Population - city - urban - density 30 870 - 387/kmÂ² Founded City rights - - Latitude Longitude 53Â°51 N 22Â°58 E Area code +48 87 Car plates BAU Twin towns - Municipal Website AugustÃ³w... General informations Voivodship Podlasie Capital city BiaÅ‚ystok Area 2987 kmÂ² Population - density - % of population of Poland 138 700 47 people/kmÂ² 0,36 % Location Administrative division Communes Communes - Urban - Urban-Rural - Rural 3 5 7 Official webpage Powiat of BiaÅ‚ystok (Polish: powiat biaÅ‚ostocki ) is a unit of... BiaÅ‚ystok (pronounced: , Belarusian: , Lithuanian: , Yiddish ×‘×™×Ö·×œ×™×¡×˜×Ö¸×§) is the largest city (pop. ... Bielsk County (Polish: ) is a powiat (county) in north-eastern Poland, in Podlasie Voivodship. ... Bielsk Podlaski is a town in north-eastern Poland with 27,600 inhabitants (2004). ... Grajewo County (Polish: ) is a powiat (county) in north-eastern Poland, in Podlasie Voivodship. ... Motto: none Voivodship Podlasie Municipal government Urząd Miasta Grajewa Mayor Krzysztof Waszkiewicz Area 19 km² Population - city - urban - density 21 000 - 1105/km² Founded City rights - - Latitude Longitude 53°39 N 22°27 E Area code +48 86 Car plates BGR Twin towns - Municipal Website Grajewo is a... HajnÃ³wka County (Polish: ) is a powiat (county) in north-eastern Poland, in Podlasie Voivodship. ... HajnÃ³wka (Belarusian: Ð“Ð°Ð¹Ð½Ð°ÑžÐºÐ°, HajnaÅka) is a town and a powiat seat in north-eastern Poland (Podlasie Voivodship) with 23. ... Kolno County (Polish: ) is a powiat (county) in north-eastern Poland, in Podlasie Voivodship. ... Kolno is a town in northeastern Poland. ... ÅomÅ¼a County (Polish: ) is a powiat (county) in eastern Poland, in Podlasie Voivodship. ... ÅomÅ¼a is a town in north-eastern Poland, located approx. ... MoÅ„ki County (Polish: ) is a powiat (county) in north-eastern Poland, in Podlasie Voivodship. ... MoÅ„ki is a town in northeastern Poland and, as of 1999, is situated in the Podlasie Voivodship. ... Sejny County (Polish: ) is a powiat (county) in north-eastern Poland, in Podlasie Voivodship. ... Sejny (Lithuanian Seinai) is a town in north-eastern Poland, in Podlasie Voivodship, close to the border with Lithuania and Belarus. ... Siemiatycze County (Polish: ) is a powiat (county) in eastern Poland, in Podlasie Voivodship. ... Siemiatycze is a town in north-eastern Poland. ... SokÃ³Å‚ka County (Polish: ) is a powiat (county) in north-eastern Poland, in Podlasie Voivodship. ... SokÃ³Å‚ka is a town in north-eastern Poland. ... SuwaÅ‚ki County (Polish: ) is a powiat (county) in eastern Poland, in Podlasie Voivodship. ... Motto: none Voivodship Podlaskie Municipal government Rada miejska w SuwaÅ‚kach Mayor JÃ³zef Gajewski Area 65. ... Wysokie Mazowieckie County (Polish: ) is a powiat (county) in eastern Poland, in Podlasie Voivodship. ... Wysokie Mazowieckie is a town in north-eastern Poland. ... ZambrÃ³w County (Polish: ) is a powiat (county) in north-eastern Poland, in Podlasie Voivodship. ... CoA of ZambrÃ³w is a town in north-eastern Poland with 22,933 inhabitants (2003). ...

Most common surnames in the region

Polish surnames are known from the Middle Ages, but only 200 years ago did the inherited surnames become compulsory. ... Dąbrowski (feminine: Dąbrowska, plural Dąbrowscy) is the 11th most popular surname in Poland (86,132 people) Dąbrowski surname in voivodships: Dąbrowski : 1st in Podlachia (7,177), Famous people: Jan Henryk Dabrowski Jaroslaw Dabrowski Kazimierz Dabrowski Maria Dabrowska Categories: Polish surnames... Kozłowski (feminine: Kozłowska, plural Kozłowscy) is the 12th most popular surname in Poland (75,962 people) Kozłowski surname in voivodships: Kozłowski : 2nd in Warmia-Masuria (7,764), Kozłowski : 2nd in Podlachia (5,560), Famous people: Categories: Polish surnames... Surname Origin: Slavic, Polish Alternate Spelling: Zelewski, Zaleski, Zeleski, Zalewska, Zalescy, Salewski Zalewski (feminine: Zalewska, plural Zalewscy) is one of the most common surnames in Poland and the third most common in Podlachia (5,165). ...

External links

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Voivodeships of Poland

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Lubusz · Lower Silesian · Silesian · Opole West Pomeranian · Pomeranian · Kuyavian-Pomeranian · Warmian-Masurian Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... The voivodeship or province (Polish: wojewÃ³dztwo) has been a second-level administrative unit in Poland since the 14th century. ... Capital city PoznaÅ„ Area 29,826 kmÂ² Population (2005) - Density 3,372,417 113. ... ÅÃ³dÅº Voivodeship Coat of Arms of ÅÃ³dÅº Voivodeship Flag of ÅÃ³dÅº Voivodeship ÅÃ³dÅº Voivodeship (1) (Polish: wojewÃ³dztwo Å‚Ã³dzkie) is an administrative region of central Poland created January 1, 1999, out of the former ÅÃ³dÅº (2), Sieradz, PiotrkÃ³w Trybunalski, Skierniewice and part of PÅ‚ock voivodeships, pursuant to the... Geographical characteristics Area 35,579 kmÂ² Land kmÂ² Water kmÂ² Population Total (2003) 5,136,000 Density 144. ... Capital city Kielce Area 11,672 kmÂ² Population (2006) - Density 1,283,500 110/kmÂ² Powiats - Urban counties - Land counties 1 13 Communes 102 Administrative divisions: ÅšwiÄ™tokrzyskie Voivodeship (Polish: ) should preferably be translated as the ÅšwiÄ™tokrzyskie province, as it is an administrative region, or voivodeship, of central Poland. ... Lesser Poland Voivodeship (Polish: wojewÃ³dztwo maÅ‚opolskie) is an administrative region or voivodeship in southern Poland. ... Subcarpathia Voivodeship Subcarpathia Voivodeship (Polish: wojewÃ³dztwo podkarpackie) is an administrative region, or voivodeship, in southeastern Poland. ... Lublin Voivodeship Coat of Arms Potockis Palace in MiÄ™dzyrzec Podlaski Old chapel Krzna river Lublin Voivodeship (Polish: wojewÃ³dztwo lubelskie) is an administrative region, or voivodeship, of eastern Poland. ... Lubusz Voivodeship (Polish: wojewÃ³dztwo lubuskie) is an administrative region, or voivodeship, of western Poland. ... Lower Silesian Voivodeship. ... Capital city Katowice Area 12,294 kmÂ² Population (2004) - Density 4,830,000 392. ... Capital city Opole Area 9412. ... Capital city Szczecin Area 22,896 kmÂ² Population (2004) - Density 1,694,865 74/kmÂ² Powiats - Urban counties - Land counties 3 18 Communes 114 Administrative divisions: West Pomeranian Voivodeship (Polish: wojewÃ³dztwo zachodniopomorskie) is an administrative region or voivodeship in northwestern Poland. ... Pomerania Voivodeship (Polish: wojewÃ³dztwo pomorskie) is an administrative region or voivodeship in northern Poland within the historic region of Eastern Pomerania. ... Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (in Polish WojewÃ³dztwo Kujawsko-Pomorskie) is an administrative region, or voivodeship, in central-northern Poland. ... Warmia-Masurian Voivodship. ...

Coordinates: 53°16′02″N, 22°55′55″E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

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