Greater Poland Voivodeship, also known as Wielkopolska Voivodeship, Wielkopolska Province, or Greater Poland Province, is a voivodeship, or province, in west-central Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Poznań, Kalisz, Konin, Piła and Leszno Voivodeships, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. The province is named after the region called Greater Poland or Wielkopolska. The modern province includes most of this historic region, except for some western parts.
Jarocin is a town in west-central Poland with 25,700 inhabitants (1995), the administrative capital of Jarocin County in Greater Poland Voivodeship.
Środa is the Polish word for Wednesday. It appears in the names of Polish towns holding Wednesday weekly fairs.
Two counties (powiats) in Poland may be referred to in English by this name, as in Polish they are both named powiat średzki.
Komorniki is a village in Poland, located in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poznań County, Gmina Komorniki, with approximately 5,500 inhabitants. The gmina (municipality) of Komorniki, including the village of Komorniki and 10 other villages, has about 18,325 inhabitants and is an agricultural and industrial region. The village lies on the A2 Highway and National Road number 5 from Poznań to Wrocław, about 7 kilometres (4 mi) from the city of Poznań. Komorniki adjoins Poznań, Luboń, Plewiska, and the Wielkopolska National Park.
Topola may refer to the following places:
Konstantynowo may refer to the following places:
Majdany may refer to several places:
Ludwikowo may refer to the following places:
Polesie or Polesia is a swampy region in the Eastern European Lowland.
Brodowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Środa Wielkopolska, within Środa Wielkopolska County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Środa Wielkopolska and 37 km (23 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań.
Chwałkowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Środa Wielkopolska, within Środa Wielkopolska County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south of Środa Wielkopolska and 33 km (21 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań.
Koszuty is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Środa Wielkopolska, within Środa Wielkopolska County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) west of Środa Wielkopolska and 27 km (17 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań.
Brodnica is a village in Śrem County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Brodnica. It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north-west of Śrem and 30 km (19 mi) south of the regional capital Poznań.
Kaława is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Międzyrzecz, within Międzyrzecz County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.
Greater Poland, often known by its Polish name Wielkopolska, is a Polish historical region of west-central Poland. Its chief and largest city is Poznań followed by Kalisz, the oldest city in Poland.
Greater Poland Province was an administrative division of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland from 1569 until 1795. The name of the province comes from the historic land of Greater Poland.
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