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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).
Lists of subdivisions of Poland (3 P) C. Counties of Poland (6 C, 2 P) E. Electoral districts of Poland (3 C, 3 P) F. Former administrative divisions of Poland (11 C ...
The following is an alphabetical list of all 380 county-level entities in Poland. A county or powiat (pronounced povyat, /pɔv.jät/) is the second level of Polish administrative division, between the voivodeship (provinces) and the gmina (municipalities or communes; plural "gminy").
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
In the meanwhile, Poland abolished counties completely and introduced a new, two-tier administrative division, with 49 smaller voivodeships and gminas. [7] Ostensibly the reforms of 1973 and 1975 were made in order to guide Poland through an accelerated period of growth, however, the real intent seemed to be the fear of what the government in ...
The first subdivisions of the Republic involved the territories that were acquired in the west after World War II. They were subsequently reformed in 1946, 1950, 1957 and 1975. The 1975 division survived the fall of communism in 1990. The current administrative subdivisions were finalised in 1999. While they closely resemble the 1945–75 ...
Administrative Map in 1939 showing April 1938 voivodship revisions and Slovak border changes. Subdivisions of the Second Polish Republic became an issue immediately after the creation of the Second Polish Republic in 1918. The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth had been partitioned in the late 18th century.
Greater Poland: Greater Poland Wielkopolskie: Trapezoid vertical bicolor of red and white emblazoned with the arms of the voivodeship in the red stripe Warmia-Masuria: Warmia-Masuria Warmińsko-Mazurskie: Trapezoid red flag bordered white, emblazoned with a white eagle's head in a golden crown and with a golden beak West Pomerania: West Pomerania