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Vojvodships and Counties (Powiatu)
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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, 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, Brodnica, Bydgoszcz city, Bydgoszcz county, Chełmno, Golub Dobrzyń, Grudziądz city, Inowrocław, Lipno, Mogilno, Nakło, Radziejów, Rypin, Sępólno, Świecie, Toruń county, 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 county, 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
- Counties: Bochnia, Brzesko, Chrzanów, Dąbrowa, 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- Counties: Busk, Jędrzejów, Kazimierz, 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*, 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
- 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
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
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
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