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Division. – The administrative subdivision in the Polish People’s Republic has been changed since 10 June 1975, so that the 312,677 km 2, corresponding to the surface of the country, are divided into 49 voivodships. These modifications, which became necessary for a more rational application of economic-territorial planning, coincided with the elimination of the “intermediate” administrative… Read More »

The Great Poland, which for the most part extends into the lower and middle Warta basin, currently occupies the voivodships of Poznań, Leszno, Kalisz and Konin. The denomination Polonia Maior appears for the first time in 1257 together with Polonia Magna, while the Polish correspondent Wielka Polska (od. Wielkopolska) appears to have been used since… Read More »