Greater Poland Voivodeship
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- This article describes a current regional administrative subdivision of Poland. If you are looking for information on the general historic region to which it corresponds, please see the article, Greater Poland.
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| Capital city | Poznań |
| Area | 29 826 km² |
| Population - density | 3 359 000 112 people/km² |
| Powiats - Urban counties - Land counties | 4 31 |
| Communes | 226 |
It is second in area and third in population among Poland's sixteen voivodeships, with 29,826 km² and 3.4 million inhabitants.
Its principal cities are Poznań, Leszno, Kalisz and Gniezno. Most of the historic region (except some southwestern communities) is included in the Greater Poland Voivodeship (administrative province) created in 1999.
Contents
Major cities and towns
(population 2003)
- Poznań (581,200)
- Kalisz (106,500)
- Konin (83,600)
- Piła (76,800)
- Ostrów Wielkopolski (74,500)
- Gniezno (71,600)
- Leszno (63,500)
- Śrem (31,000)
- Turek (30,700)
- Krotoszyn (29,100)
- Września (28,900)
- Swarzędz (28,200)
- Jarocin (26,000)
- Kościan (24,500)
- Wągrowiec (24,500)
- Koło (24,300)
- Luboń (23,800)
- Środa Wielkopolska (22,200)
- Rawicz (21,700)
- Gostyń (20,800)
- Chodzież (20,500)
Administrative division
- Chodziez County, Chodziez
- Czarnkow-Trzcianka County, Czarnkow
- Gniezno County, Gniezno
- Gostyn County, Gostyn
- Grodzisk Wielkopolski County, Grodzisk Wielkopolski
- Jarocin County, Jarocin
- Kalisz City County
- Kalisz County, Kalisz
- Kepno County, Kepno
- Koło County, Koło
- Konin City County
- Konin County, Konin
- Koscian County, Koscian
- Krotoszyn County, Krotoszyn
- Leszno County, Leszno
- Leszno City County
- Miedzychod County, Miedzychod
- Nowy Tomysl County, Nowy Tomysl
- Oborniki County, Oborniki
- Ostrow Wielkopolski County, Ostrow Wielkopolski
- Ostrzeszow County, Ostrzeszow
- Piła County, Piła
- Pleszew County, Pleszew
- Poznań City County
- Poznań County, Poznań
- Rawicz County, Rawicz
- Slupca County, Slupca
- Szamotuly County, Szamotuly
- Sroda Wielkopolska County, Sroda Wielkopolska
- Srem County, Srem
- Turek County, Turek
- Wagrowiec County, Wagrowiec
- Wolsztyn County, Wolsztyn
- Wrzesnia County, Wrzesnia
- Zlotow County, Zlotow
Major corporations
- Jeronimo Martins Dystrybucja sp. z o.o (Biedronka), Poznań
- Grupa Energetyczna Enea SA, Poznań
- Volkswagen Poznań sp. z o.o., Poznań
- Kompania Piwowarska SA, Poznań
- Selgros Cash & Carry sp. z o.o., Poznań
- Zespół Elektrowni Pątnów-Adamów-Konin SA, Konin
- Skoda Auto Polska, Poznań
- Philips Lighning Poland SA, Piła
- Eurocash sp. z o.o., Poznań
- GlaxoSmithCline Pharmaceuticals SA, Poznań
- KDWT SA, Poznań
- Energetyka Kaliska SA, Kalisz
- Amica Wronki SA, Wronki
- Żabka Polska SA, Poznań
- Wrigley Poland sp. z o.o., Poznań
- Kopalnia Węgla Kamiennego Konin SA, Kleczew
- Aluminium Konin-Impexmetal SA, Konin
- Wistil SA, Kalisz
- miniMal sp. z o.o., Poznań
- Man Star Trucks & Buses sp. z o.o, Tarnowo Podgorne
- Grupa Raben, Poznań
- Grupa Mahle, Krotoszyn
- Winkowski sp. z o.o., Piła
- Beiersdorf-Lechia SA, Poznań
- Inter Groclin Auto SA, Wolsztyn+Grodzisk Wielkopolski
- Aluplast sp. z o.o., Poznań
- Lidl Polska sp. z o.o., Tarnowo Podgorne
- Kuehne & Nagel sp. z o.o., Gądki
- Apexim AB SA, Poznań
- Arko PH s.j., Komorniki
- PHUP Andrzej Szeszycki, Gniezno
- Zespół Elektrociepłowni Poznańskich SA, Poznań
- Hydrobudowa 9 sp. z o.o., Poznań
- Sanitec Koło SA, Koło
- H. Cegielski-Poznań SA, Poznań
- Maxer SA, Poznań
- Centra SA, Poznań
- Bridgestone Poland sp. z o.o., Poznań
- Rehau sp. z o.o., Przeźmierowo
- Marol sp. z o.o., Poznań
- Wavin Metalplast-Buk sp. z o.o, Buk
- Solaris Bus & Coach sp. z. o.o., Bolechowo
Most popular
- 1. Nowak : 35,011
- 2. Kaczmarek : 24,185
- 3. Wojciechowski : 12,928
Further reading
- Zygmunt Boras, Książęta Piastowscy Wielkopolski (Piast Princes of Wielkopolska), Poznań, Wydawnictwo Poznańskie, 1983.
See also
- Poznań (city)
- History of Poznań (city)
External links
- [Wielkopolska Voivodship Office in Poznan]
- [Greater Poland Local Government Office]
- [ChefMoz Dining Guide Greater Poland]
- [Open Directory Project Greater Poland]
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| Historical administrative divisions Duchy of Greater Poland (12th-13th centuries) • Poznań Voivodship and Kalisz Voivodship (until 1768) • Poznań Voivodship, Kalisz Voivodship and Gniezno Voivodship (until 1793) • South Prussia (until 1806) • Poznań Department, Kalisz Department and Bydgoszcz Department (until 1815) • Grand Duchy of Poznań (until 1846) • Province of Posen (until 1918) • Poznań Voivodship (until 1939) • Reichsgau Posen (1939) • Reichsgau Wartheland (until 1945) • Poznań Voivodship (until 1975) • Poznań Voivodship, Kalisz Voivodship, Leszno Voivodship, Konin Voivodship and Piła Voivodship (until 1998) • Greater Poland Voivodship | |
| Voivodeships of Poland |
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| Greater Poland | Kuyavia-Pomerania | Lesser Poland | Lower Silesia | Lublin | Lubusz | Łódź | Masovia | Opole | Podlachia | Pomerania | Silesia | Subcarpathia | Świętokrzyskie | Warmia and Masuria | West Pomerania | |
| Principal cities: Warsaw | Łódź | Kraków | Wrocław | Poznań | Gdańsk | Szczecin | Bydgoszcz | Lublin | Katowice | Białystok | Częstochowa | Gdynia | Gorzów Wielkopolski | Toruń | Radom | Kielce | Rzeszów | Olsztyn | |
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