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Eastern Poland. Ukrainian Highlands * (Wyżyny Ukraińskie) East Baltic-Belarusian Lowlands * (Niż Wschodniobałtycko-Białoruski) Historical lands of Poland against the background of modern administrative borders (names in Polish)
Largest city of the entire region is Cottbus (Polish: Chociebuż, Lower Sorbian: Chóśebuz). The region was either wholly or partially ruled by Polish states in the past. It was also under Czech, German and Hungarian rule at various times. Lower Lusatia (Polish: Łużyce Dolne), eastern part is located in Poland, remainder in Germany.
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 ...
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Poland, [d] officially the Republic of Poland, [e] is a country in Central Europe.It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia [f] to the northeast, Belarus and Ukraine to the east, Slovakia and the Czech Republic to the south, and Germany to the west.
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Values are shown in euros in the original source. All values are rounded to the nearest hundred. Except Warsaw metropolitan area, which is within Mazowieckie, all areas below are Voivodeships of Poland. Regions of Poland by GDP (2021). Map key: > €100 bil. > €50 bil. > €25 bil. > €10 bil.
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).