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.
Gniezno is a city in central-western Poland, about 50 kilometres east of Poznań. Its population in 2021 was 66,769, making it the sixth-largest city in the Greater Poland Voivodeship. One of the Piast dynasty's chief cities, it was the first historical capital of Poland in the 10th century and early 11th century, and it was mentioned in 10th-century sources, possibly including the Dagome Iudex, as the capital of Piast Poland.
Gostyń is a town in western Poland, seat of the Gostyń County and Gmina Gostyń in the Greater Poland Voivodeship. According to 30 June 2004 data its population was 20,746.
Reda is a town on the Reda River in northern Poland, in the Kashubia region in Pomerania, with some 26,011 inhabitants. It is part of Wejherowo County, Pomeranian Voivodeship.
Kuyavia, also referred to as Cuyavia, is a historical region in north-central Poland, situated on the left bank of Vistula, as well as east from Noteć River and Lake Gopło. It is divided into three traditional parts: north-western, central, and south-eastern.
Poniec is a town in western Poland, situated in the southern part of the Greater Poland Voivodeship. The town has 2,851 inhabitants. It is the capital of Gmina Poniec (commune) in Gostyń County.
The Chełmno Voivodeship was a unit of administrative division and local government in the Kingdom of Poland since 1454/1466 until the Partitions of Poland in 1772/1793. Its capital was at Chełmno.
Kostrzyn is a town in Poland, seat of Gmina Kostrzyn in the Poznań County in the Greater Poland Voivodeship, with 8,398 inhabitants (2004).
Skic is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Złotów, within Złotów County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south-east of Złotów and 104 km (65 mi) north of the regional capital Poznań. It is situated on the Skitnica River in the ethnocultural region of Krajna in the historic region of Greater Poland.
Mosina is a town in Poznań County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, 21 km south of Poznań, with 12,107 inhabitants (2004). The Mosiński Canal runs east and west through the town, and joins the Warta River just to the east.
Osieczna is a town in Leszno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,131 inhabitants (2010). It is located on the northern shore of the Łoniewskie Lake.
Wieleń is a town in Czarnków-Trzcianka County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland. It is situated on the river Noteć.
Łobżenica is a town in Piła County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,172 inhabitants (2010).
Kcynia is a town in Nakło County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland, with 4,702 inhabitants (2010). It is located in the Pałuki ethnographic region in the northern part of historic Greater Poland.
Kalisz Voivodeship 1314–1793 was an administrative unit of Poland from 1314 to the Second Partition of Poland in 1793. It was part of the Greater Polish Province. Its capital was in Kalisz, and together with neighboring Poznań Voivodeship, Kalisz elected general starosta of Greater Poland. The sejmiks for the two voivodeships took place at Środa Wielkopolska, while general sejmik for the whole Province of Greater Poland took place in Koło, at the Bernardine Abbey.
Rogóźno is a village in Grudziądz County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Rogóźno.
Budzyń is a town in Chodzież County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Budzyń. It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) south-east of Chodzież and 55 km (34 mi) north of the regional capital Poznań.
Kowanówko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Oborniki, within Oborniki County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-east of Oborniki and 31 km (19 mi) north of the regional capital Poznań.
Chełmno land is a part of the historical region of Pomerelia, located in central-northern 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.
