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Lesser Poland Voivodeship Voivodeship of Poland

Lesser Poland Voivodeship or Lesser Poland Province, also known as Małopolska, is a voivodeship (province), in southern Poland. It has an area of 15,108 square kilometres (5,833 sq mi), and a population of 3,404,863 (2019).

Biała Voivodeship

Biała Voivodeship was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland from 1975 to 1998, superseded by Silesian Voivodeship and Lesser Poland Voivodeship. Its capital city was Bielsko-Biała.

Andrychów Place in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Andrychów(listen) is the largest town in Wadowice County in southern Poland, in Little Beskids, in historical region Lesser Poland, with 22,257 inhabitants as of 2006. It has been situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship since 1999. Previously, it was located in Bielsko-Biała Voivodeship (1975–98). The mayor of Andrychów is Tomasz Żak. Andrychów is home to a sports club Beskid, established in 1919. Andrychów lies on the river Wieprzówka.

Zator, Lesser Poland Voivodeship Place in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Zator is an old town on the Skawa river within Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship in southern Poland. From 1975 to 1998 it belonged to the Bielsko-Biała Voivodeship. It is the administrative seat of the Gmina Zator. According to data from December 31, 2008, Zator was inhabited by 4779 people.

Wadowice Place in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Wadowice is a town in southern Poland, 50 kilometres southwest of Kraków with 19,200 inhabitants (2006), situated on the Skawa river, confluence of Vistula, in the eastern part of Silesian Foothills. Wadowice is known for being the birthplace of Karol Wojtyła, later Pope John Paul II.

Skawa

Skawa is a river in southern Poland, a right tributary of the Vistula. It originates in the Western Carpathians (Beskids), is 96 km long and drains 1,160 km². It passes several towns: Jordanów, Maków Podhalański, Sucha Beskidzka, Wadowice and Zator, and whole river is located within the territory of Lesser Poland Voivodeship.

Oświęcim County County in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Oświęcim County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Oświęcim, which lies 51 kilometres (32 mi) west of the regional capital Kraków. The county contains four other towns: Kęty, 17 km (11 mi) south of Oświęcim, Brzeszcze, 9 km (6 mi) south-west of Oświęcim, Chełmek, 8 km (5 mi) north of Oświęcim, and Zator, 16 km (10 mi) east of Oświęcim.

Duchy of Oświęcim

The Duchy of Oświęcim, or the Duchy of Auschwitz, was one of many Duchies of Silesia, formed in the aftermath of the fragmentation of Poland.

Kraków Voivodeship (14th century – 1795)

Kraków Voivodeship 1300–1795 – a unit of administrative division and local government in the Kingdom of Poland from the 14th century to the partitions of Poland in 1772–1795. Located in the southwestern corner of the country, it was part of the Little Poland province.

Gmina Zator is an urban-rural gmina in Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Zator, which lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) east of Oświęcim and 37 km (23 mi) west of the regional capital Kraków.

Gmina Tomice is a rural gmina in Wadowice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Tomice, which lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Wadowice and 37 km (23 mi) south-west of the regional capital Kraków.

Graboszyce Village in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Graboszyce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zator, within Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Zator, 20 km (12 mi) south-east of Oświęcim, and 38 km (24 mi) west of the regional capital Kraków.

Grodzisko, Lesser Poland Voivodeship Village in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Grodzisko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zator, within Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of Zator, 19 km (12 mi) south-east of Oświęcim, and 36 km (22 mi) west of the regional capital Kraków.

Laskowa, Oświęcim County Village in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Laskowa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zator, within Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-east of Zator, 19 km (12 mi) south-east of Oświęcim, and 35 km (22 mi) west of the regional capital Kraków.

Łowiczki Village in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Łowiczki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zator, within Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Zator, 16 km (10 mi) south-east of Oświęcim, and 39 km (24 mi) west of the regional capital Kraków.

Podolsze Village in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Podolsze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zator, within Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north of Zator, 15 km (9 mi) east of Oświęcim, and 37 km (23 mi) west of the regional capital Kraków.

Rudze Village in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Rudze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zator, within Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) south-east of Zator, 18 km (11 mi) south-east of Oświęcim, and 36 km (22 mi) west of the regional capital Kraków.

Smolice, Lesser Poland Voivodeship Village in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Smolice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zator, within Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-east of Zator, 17 km (11 mi) east of Oświęcim, and 34 km (21 mi) west of the regional capital Kraków.

Trzebieńczyce Village in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Trzebieńczyce is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zator, within Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-east of Zator, 19 km (12 mi) south-east of Oświęcim, and 35 km (22 mi) west of the regional capital Kraków.

Lesser Poland Province, Crown of the Kingdom of Poland

Lesser Poland Province was an administrative division of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland from 1569 until 1795 and the biggest province of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. The name of the province comes from historic land of Lesser Poland. The name of the province did not imply its size, but rather seniority.