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Therefore, the modern Polish administrative division, while on some levels similar to some historical ones, is quite different from others. Historical Polish administrative divisions can be divided into the following periods: before 1569: Subdivisions of the Kingdom of Poland; 1569–1795: Subdivisions of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
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).
Former administrative divisions of Poland (11 C, 12 P) G. Gminas of Poland (20 C, 4 P) N. Neighbourhoods in Poland (16 C, 83 P) R. Regions of Poland (14 C, 32 P) V.
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").
The specific problem is: Division numbers change frequently. Many numbers given below lack citations, so it is unclear which year they refer to, and difficult to verify that they are not double-counting or missing some divisions. Numbers may be out of sync with linked articles, which sometimes also lack citations for verification.
Administrative division of Poland between 1979 and 1998 included 49 voivodeships upheld after the establishment of the Third Polish Republic in 1989 for another decade. This reorganization of administrative division of Poland was mainly a result of local government reform acts of 1973–1975.
This stayed after World War II until the administrative reform in 1950. [5] Borders of gminas of Poland, as of 1 January 2020. That year, a large overhaul of local administration has been made. While the administrative divisions remained three-tier, gminas were substituted with almost 8,800 gromady, osiedla, and towns. The largest change ...
Most of these administrative regions (ziemia) in turn were transformed into voivodeships (województwo) around the 14th and 15th centuries (see voivodeships of Poland). The administrative division became more clear in the Crown of the Polish Kingdom (see also Administrative division of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ).