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Vojvodships and Counties (Powiatu)
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New polish voivodships and counties (powiatu)
Dolnośląskie (DS) - Wrocław (capital) (Lower Silesia)
Dolnośląskie counties and municipalities
-
Counties: Bolesławiec, Dzierżoniów,
Głogów,
Góra Śląska, Jawor,
Jelenia
Góra, Jelenia Góra city, Kamienna
Góra, Kłodzko, Legnica
city, Legnica county, Lubań,
Lubin,
Lwówek,
Milicz,
Oleśnica,
Oława,
Polkowice,
Strzelin,
Środa
Śląska,
Świdnica,
Trzebnica,
Wałbrzych
city, Wałbrzych,
Wołów,
Wrocław
county,
Ząbkowice,
Zgorzelec,
Złotoryja.
169 communes
Kujawsko-pomorskie (KP) - Bydgoszcz (capital and
the largest city) & Toruń (seat of regional council) - (Cuiavia-Pomerania)
Kujawsko-pomorskie counties and municipalities
-
Counties: Aleksandrów Kujawski, Brodnica, Bydgoszcz
city,
Bydgoszcz county, Chełmno,
Golub
Dobrzyń, Grudziądz city, Inowrocław,
Lipno,
Mogilno, Nakło,
Radziejów,
Rypin,
Sępólno,
Świecie,
Toruń,
Tuchola,
Wąbrzeżno,
Włocławek,
Żnin.
144 communes
Lubuskie (LB) - Gorzów & Zielona Góra (Lubuskia)
Lubuskie counties and municipalities.
-
Counties: Gorzów city, Krosno
Odrzańskie, Międzyrzecz, Nowa
Sól, Słubice, Strzelecko-Drezdenecki,
Sulęcin,
Świebodzin,
Wschowa,
Zielona
Góra city, Żagań,
Żary.
83 communes
Łódzkie (LD) - Łódź (Lodzia)
Łódzkie counties and municipalities
-
Counties: Bełchatów, Brzeziny,
Kutno,
Łask,
Łęczyca,
Łowicz,
Łódź
city,
Łódź-wschod,
Opoczno,
Pabianice,
Pajęczyn,
Piotrków
city, Piotrków Trybunalski, Poddębice,
Radomsko,
Rawa
Mazowiecka,
Sieradz,
Skierniewice
city, Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Wieluń,
Wieruszów,
Zduńska
Wola, Zgierz. 177 communes
Lubelskie (LU) - Lublin (Lublinia)
Lubelskie counties and municipalities
-
Counties: Biała Podlaska, Biłgoraj,
Chełm
city, Hrubieszów, Janów
Lubelski, Krasnystaw, Kraśnik, Lubartów,
Lublin
city, Łęczna, Łuków,
Opole
Lubelskie, Parczew,
Puławy,
Radzyń, Ryki,
Świdnik,
Tomaszów
Lubelskie,
Włodawa,
Zamość.
195 communes
Mazowieckie (MA) - Warszawa (Mazovia or Warsawia)
Mazowieckie counties and municipalities
-
Counties: Białobrzegi, Ciechanów,
Garwolin,
Gostynin, Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Grójec,
Kozienice,
Legionowo,
Lipsko, Łosice, Maków, Mińsk Mazowiecki, Mława,
Nowy
Dwór Mazowiecki, Ostrołęka city, Ostrów
Mazowiecka, Otwock,
Piaseczno,
Płock,
Płońsk, Pruszków, Przasnysz, Przysusz, Pułtusk,
Radom
city, Siedlce city, Sierpc,
Sochaczew, Sokołów Podlaski, Szydłowiec, Warszawa
(western & eastern part) city, Warszawa-Zachód,
Węgrów,
Wołomin,Wyszków,
Zwoleń,
Żuromin, Żyrardów. 325 communes.
Małopolskie (MP) - Kraków (Little Poland or Cracovia)
Malopolskie counties and municipalities
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Counties: Bochnia, Brzesko,
Chrzanów,
Dąbrowa
Tarnowska, Gorlice,
Kraków
city, Limanowa,Miechów,
Myślenice,
Nowy
Sąc city, Nowy Targ, Olkusz,
Oświęcim,
Proszowice,
Sucha
Beskidzka, Susko, Tarnów,
Tatrzański,
Wadowice,
Wieliczka.
182 communes
Opolskie (OP) - Opole (Opola)
Opolskie counties and municipalities
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Counties: Brzeg, Głubczyce,
Kędzierzyn-Koźle,
Kluczbork,
Krapkowice,
Namysłów,
Nysa,
Olesno,
Opole
city,
Opole county, Prudnik,
Strzelce
Opolskie. 71 communes
Podlaskie (PD) - Białystok (Bialystokia)
Podlaskie counties and municipalities
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Counties: Augustów, Białystok
city, Bielsk Podlaski, Grajewo, Hajnówka,
Kolno, Łomża city, Mońki,
Sejny,
Siemiatycze,
Sokółka,
Suwałki city, Wysokie Mazowieckie, Zambrów.
115 communes
Podkarpackie (PK) - Rzeszów (Subcarpathia)
Podkarpackie counties and municipalities
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Counties: Brzozów, Dębica, Jarosław,
Jasło, Kolbuszowa, Krosno
city, Lesko, Leżajsk, Lubaczów,
Łańcut,
Mielec,
Nisko,
Przemyśl*,
Przeworsk,
Ropczyce-Sędziszów,
Rzeszów
city, Sanok,
Stalowa Wola, Strzyżów,
Tarnobrzeg*,
Ustrzyki. 160 communes
Pomorskie (PM) - Gdańsk (East Pomerania)
Pomorskie counties and municipalities
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Counties: Bytów, Chojnice,
Człuchów,
Gdańsk
city, Kartuzy, Kościerzyna,
Kwidzyń,
Lębork,
Malbork,
Nowy
Dwór Gdański, Puck,
Słupsk*,
Starogard,
Sztum,
Tczew,
Wejherowo.
The following 2 cities are city counties without a corresponding land county:
Gdynia,
Sopot.
123 communes
Śląskie (SL) - Katowice (Upper Silesia)
Śląskie counties and municipalities
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Counties: Będzin, Bielsko-Biala
city, Bieruń-Lędziny, Cieszyn,
Częstochowa
city, Gliwice city, Kłobuck, Lubliniec,
Mikołów,
Myszkow,
Pszczyna,
Racibórz,
Rybnik,
Tarnowskie
Gory,
Tychy city, Wodzisław,
Zawiercie,
Żywiec.
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The following 15 cities are city counties without a corresponding land
county: Bytom, Chorzów
city, Dąbrowa Górnicza, Jastrzębie,
Jaworzno,
Katowice,
Mysłowice,
Piekary
Śląskie, Ruda Śląska, Rybnik,
Siemianowice
Śląskie, Sosnowiec,
Świętochłowice,
Zabrze,
Żory.
166 communes
Świętokrzyskie (SW) - Kielce (Kielceian (or Holyroodian,
after the name of the highest peak in Holyrood mountains)
Świętokrzyskie counties and municipalities
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Counties: Busko-Zdrój, Jędrzejów, Kazimierza
Wielka,
Kielce city,
Końskie,
Opatów,
Ostrowiec
Świętokrzyski,
Pińczów,
Sandomierz,
Skarżysko-Kamienna,
Starachowice,
Staszów,
Włoszczowa.
102 communes
Warmińsko-mazurskie (WM) - Olsztyn (Mazuria)
Warmińsko-mazurskie communes and counties
-
Counties: Bartoszyce, Braniewo,
Działdowo,
Elbląg
city, Ełk, Giżycko,
Iława,
Kętrzyn,
Lidzbark,
Mrągowo,
Nidzica, Nowe Miasto, Olecko-Gołdap, Olsztyn
city, Olsztyn county,
Ostróda,
Pisz,
Szczytno.
Wegorzewo, 116 communes
Wielkopolskie (WP) - Poznań (Great Poland or Posnania)
Wielkopolskie counties and municipalities
-
Counties: Chodzież, Czarnkowsko-Trzcianecki,
Gniezno,
Gostyń,
Grodzisk
Wielkopolski,
Jarocin,
Kalisz*,
Kępno,
Koło,
Konin*,
Kościan,
Krotoszyn,
Leszno
city, Międzychód, Nowy Tomyśl, Oborniki,
Ostrów
Wielkopolski, Ostrzeszów,
Pila,
Pleszew,
Poznań
city,
Rawicz,
Słupca,
Szamotuły,
Śrem,
Środa
Wielkopolska,
Turek,
Wągrowiec,
Wolsztyn,
Września,
Złotów.
275 communes
Zachodniopomorskie (ZP) - Szczecin (West Pomerania)
Zachodniopomorskie counties and municipalities
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Counties: Białogard, Choszczno,
Drawsko
Pomorskie, Goleniów,
Gryfice,
Gryfino,
Kamień
Pomorski,
Kołobrzeg,
Koszalin
city, Łobez,
Myślibórz,
Police,
Pyrzyce,
Sławno,
Stargard
Szczeciński,
Szczecin city, Szczecinek,
Świdwin,
Świnoujście*,
Wałcz.
114 communes
Info by Gwidon S. Naskrent, 15 Dec 2000
Old and new voivodships
On July 18, 1998, the Sejm, which is the lower house of Polish Parliament,
approved legislation transforming Poland's 49 provinces into 16 new ones,
a process which is part of an administrative reform. The Sejm voted 326-45-41
for the measure, one of many in a package of legislation aimed at doing
away with the communist era administration and shifting power to local
governments. On July 27, 1998, President Aleksander Kwasniewski signed
into law a bill dividing Poland into 16 new provinces. On August 7, 1998,
the government decided there will be 308 counties (powiaty) in Poland.
A number of cities (65 of them) will have county rights. The decentralization,
being a result of territorial reform which will take effect on January
1, 1999, has broad support. These decisions ended the argument concerning
administrative reform. (Info from this
site)
Jarig Bakker, 31 Aug 2000
Common patterns in county flags
Why do some Polish counties have a triangular fly and others do not? Do
they represent some specific region, and therefore the shape is indicative
of this situation?
Blas Delgado Ortiz, 30 Oct 2001
County flags have been designed only since the regional reorganization
of 1999, so it's quite early to look for common patterns. So far there
are two regional patterns:
1. Malopolskie vojvodship: some counties,
but by no means all, use the civic Malopolskie
flag with the CoA of the county in the center.
2. Wielkopolskie vojvodship: the Wielkopolskie
flag has the trapezoid pattern, now taken over by several (but not
all) counties.
Jarig Bakker, 30 Oct 2001
The development of the Polish city flags in the centuries
Throughout the centuries, banners were developing as the symbols of the
municipal self-government.
During the times of the 1st Republic, the municipal banners were, most
often, sort of the battle-recognition's signs and were commonly showing
the Arms on a
piece of the cloth. In the 19th century more common became the use
of the colors taken from the Arms.
Between the two World Wars, in the reborn 2nd Republic, the municipal
were seen more and more often.
After the World War II, during the so-called "People's Republic" and
the communist antipathy to anything heraldic, they didn't cease to exist
somehow, and after 1990, in the re-established independent 3rd Republic
they continue to appear in wild numbers.
Source: this
website.
Chris Kretowicz, 16 Jan 2006