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Wielkopolski Province
(Województwo wielkopolskie)
1999 Changes in Poland's Provinces

Wielkopolski

The new province of Wielkopolski includes parts of eight previous provinces. The table below and the map at right illustrate which former provinces are included in the new province.

New Province:
WP-Wielkopolski

Old Provinces:
by-Bydgoszcz (<5%)
go-Gorzow (~10%)
kl-Kalisz (most)
kn-Konin (most)
le-Leszno (>50%)
pi-Pila (most)
po-Poznan (all)
zg-Zielona Gora (~10%)

Map of Poland showing the 16 new (1999) provinces overlayed on the 49 old provinces.
Old (1975) provinice boundries are shown in RED, new in BLACK.
image map

To learn more about any of Poland's new provinces, click on its name in the list below or select it from the map at right.

Województwa:
dolnośląskie
kujawsko - pomorskie
lubelskie
lubuskie
łódzkie
małopolskie
mazowieckie
opolskie
podlaskie
pomorskie
śląskie
świętokrzyskie
warmińsko - mazurskie
wielkopolskie
podkarpackie
zachodniopomorskie

Map of Poland showing the names of the 16 new (1999) provinces.

Poland's Evolving Province Boundries

Check out this page of maps which tells the story of Poland's ever changing provinces since the end of WWI, 1919.

Host: Dan Solarek

Last Modified: 1 January 1999.

This is a copy of a web page formerly at www.toledolink.com. I do not know, if links still work or if the original page will be back sometime. Gerd Schmerse