Greater Poland Voivodship
- This article describes one of the current regional administrative subdivisions of Poland. If you are looking for information on the general historical region to which it corresponds, please see the article Greater Poland.
| Greater Poland Voivodship | |
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| General information | |
| Capital city | Poznań |
| Area | 29 826 km˛ |
| Population - density | 3 359 000 112 people/km˛ |
| Powiats - Urban counties - Land counties | 4 31 |
| Communes | 226 |
Greater Poland Voivodship (in Polish województwo wielkopolskie) is an administrative region or voivodship of western-central Poland It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Poznan, Kalisz, Konin, Pila and Leszno voivodships as a result of Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. The voivodship's name recalls the region's traditional name of Greater Poland (Wielkopolska).
It is second in area and third in population among the country's sixteen voivodships, with 29,826 km² and 3.4 million inhabitants. Its principal cities are:
Its principal cities are Poznan, Leszno, Kalisz and Gniezno. Most of the historical region (except some southwestern communities) is included the Greater Poland voivodship (administrative province) created in 1999.
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Major cities and towns
(population 2003)
- Poznań (581,200)
- Kalisz (106,500)
- Konin, Poland (83,600)
- Piła (76,800)
- Ostrow Wielkopolski (74,500)
- Gniezno (71,600)
- Leszno (63,500)
- Srem (31,000)
- Turek (30,700)
- Krotoszyn (29,100)
- Wrzesnia (28,900)
- Swarzedz (28,200)
- Jarocin (26,000)
- Koscian (24,500)
- Wągrowiec (24,500)
- Kolo (24,300)
- Lubon (23,800)
- Sroda Wielkopolska (22,200)
- Rawicz (21,700)
- Gostyn (20,800)
- Chodzież (20,500)
Administrative division
- Chodziez County, Chodziez
- Czarnkow-Trzcianka County, Czarnkow
- Gniezno County, Gniezno
- Gostyn County, Gostyn
- Grodzisk Wielkopolski County, Grodzisk Wielkopolski
- Jarocin County, Jarocin
- Kalisz City County
- Kalisz County, Kalisz
- Kepno County, Kepno
- Kolo County, Kolo
- Konin City County
- Konin County, Konin
- Koscian County, Koscian
- Krotoszyn County, Krotoszyn
- Leszno County, Leszno
- Leszno City County
- Miedzychod County, Miedzychod
- Nowy Tomysl County, Nowy Tomysl
- Oborniki County, Oborniki
- Ostrow Wielkopolski County, Ostrow Wielkopolski
- Ostrzeszow County, Ostrzeszow
- Pila County, Pila
- Pleszew County, Pleszew
- Poznan City County
- Poznan County, Poznan
- Rawicz County, Rawicz
- Slupca County, Slupca
- Szamotuly County, Szamotuly
- Sroda Wielkopolska County, Sroda Wielkopolska
- Srem County, Srem
- Turek County, Turek
- Wagrowiec County, Wagrowiec
- Wolsztyn County, Wolsztyn
- Wrzesnia County, Wrzesnia
- Zlotow County, Zlotow
Major corporations
- Jeronimo Martins Dystrybucja sp. z o.o (Biedronka), Poznan
- Grupa Energetyczna Enea SA, Poznan
- Volkswagen Poznań sp. z o.o., Poznan
- Kompania Piwowarska SA, Poznan
- Selgros Cash & Carry sp. z o.o., Poznan
- Zespół Elektrowni Pątnów-Adamów-Konin SA, Konin
- Skoda Auto Polska, Poznan
- Philips Lighning Poland SA, Pila
- Eurocash sp. z o.o., Poznan
- GlaxoSmithCline Pharmaceuticals SA, Poznan
- KDWT SA, Poznan
- Energetyka Kaliska SA, Kalisz
- Amica Wronki SA, Wronki
- Żabka Polska SA, Poznan
- Wrigley Poland sp. z o.o., Poznan
- Kopalnia Węgla Kamiennego Konin SA, Kleczew
- Aluminium Konin-Impexmetal SA, Konin
- Wistil SA, Kalisz
- miniMal sp. z o.o., Poznan
- Man Star Trucks & Buses sp. z o.o, Tarnowo Podgorne
- Grupa Raben, Poznan
- Grupa Mahle, Krotoszyn
- Winkowski sp. z o.o., Pila
- Beiersdorf-Lechia SA, Poznan
- Inter Groclin Auto SA, Wolsztyn+Grodzisk Wielkopolski
- Aluplast sp. z o.o., Poznan
- Lidl Polska sp. z o.o., Tarnowo Podgorne
- Kuehne & Nagel sp. z o.o., Gądki
- Apexim AB SA, Poznan
- Arko PH s.j., Komorniki
- PHUP Andrzej Szeszycki, Gniezno
- Zespół Elektrociepłowni Poznańskich SA, Poznan
- Hydrobudowa 9 sp. z o.o., Poznan
- Sanitec Koło SA, Kolo
- H. Cegielski-Poznań SA, Poznan
- Maxer SA, Poznan
- Centra SA, Poznan
- Bridgestone Poland sp. z o.o., Poznan
- Rehau sp. z o.o., Przeźmierowo
- Marol sp. z o.o., Poznan
- Wavin Metalplast-Buk sp. z o.o, Buk
- Solaris Bus & Coach sp. z. o.o., Bolechowo
Most popular surnames in the region
- 1. Nowak : 35,011
- 2. Kaczmarek : 24,185
- 3. Wojciechowski : 12,928
Further reading
- Zygmunt Boras, Książęta Piastowscy Wielkopolski, Wydawnictwo Poznańskie, Poznań 1983
See also
- Poznań (city)
- History of Poznań (city)
External links
- Greater Poland Voivodship Office
- Greater Poland Local Government Office
- ChefMoz Dining Guide Greater Poland
- Open Directory Project Greater Poland
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| Historical administrative divisions Duchy of Greater Poland (12th-13th centuries) • Poznań Voivodship and Kalisz Voivodship (until 1768) • Poznań Voivodship, Kalisz Voivodship and Gniezno Voivodship (until 1793) • South Prussia (until 1806) • Poznan Department, Kalisz Department and Bydgoszcz Department (until 1815) • Grand Duchy of Poznań (until 1846) • Province of Posen (until 1918) • Poznań Voivodship (until 1939) • Reichsgau Posen (1939) • Reichsgau Wartheland (until 1945) • Poznań Voivodship (until 1975) • Poznań Voivodship, Kalisz Voivodship, Leszno Voivodship, Konin Voivodship and Piła Voivodship (until 1998) • Greater Poland Voivodship | |
| Greater Poland Uprisings 1794 • 1806 • 1846 • 1848 • 1918 | |
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| Voivodships of Poland Greater Poland | Kuyavia-Pomerania | Lesser Poland | Łódź | Lower Silesia | Lublin | Lubusz | Masovia | Opole | Podlachia | Pomerania | Świętokrzyskie | Silesia | Subcarpathia | Warmia and Masuria | West Pomerania | |
| Principal cities Warsaw | Łódź | Kraków | Wrocław | Poznań | Gdańsk | Szczecin | Bydgoszcz | Lublin | Katowice | Białystok | Częstochowa | Gdynia | Gorzów Wlkp. | Toruń | Radom | Kielce | Rzeszów | Olsztyn | |
See also
- Poznań (city)
- History of Poznań (city)