A report on Lesser Poland
Historical region situated in southern and south-eastern Poland.
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Sandomierz Voivodeship
43 linksUnit of administration and local government in Poland from the 14th century to the partitions of Poland in 1772–1795.
Unit of administration and local government in Poland from the 14th century to the partitions of Poland in 1772–1795.
It was part of the Lesser Poland region.
Kraków Voivodeship (14th century – 1795)
26 linksKraków Voivodeship 1300–1795 (Palatinatus Cracoviensis, Województwo Krakowskie) – 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 (see History of Poland during the Piast dynasty, Kingdom of Poland (1385–1569), and Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth).
Kraków Voivodeship 1300–1795 (Palatinatus Cracoviensis, Województwo Krakowskie) – 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 (see History of Poland during the Piast dynasty, Kingdom of Poland (1385–1569), and Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth).
Located in the southwestern corner of the country, it was part of the Little Poland province (together with two other ancient voivodeships of Poland – Sandomierz Voivodeship, and Lublin Voivodeship).
Poland
20 linksCountry in Central Europe.
Country in Central Europe.
The exonym derives from Lech, a legendary ruler of the Lechites, or from the Lendians that dwelled on the south-easternmost edge of present-day Lesser Poland region.
Lublin
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Lublin is the ninth-largest city in Poland and the second-largest city of historical Lesser Poland.
Silesian Voivodeship
16 linksVoivodeship, or province, in southern Poland, centered on the historic region known as Upper Silesia (Górny Śląsk), with Katowice serving as its capital.
Voivodeship, or province, in southern Poland, centered on the historic region known as Upper Silesia (Górny Śląsk), with Katowice serving as its capital.
The eastern half of Silesian Voivodeship (and, notably, Częstochowa in the north) was historically part of Lesser Poland.
Częstochowa
13 linksCity in southern Poland on the Warta River with 214,342 inhabitants, making it the thirteenth-largest city in Poland.
City in southern Poland on the Warta River with 214,342 inhabitants, making it the thirteenth-largest city in Poland.
However, Częstochowa is historically part of the Lesser Poland region, not of Silesia, and before 1795, it belonged to the Kraków Voivodeship.
Kielce
12 linksCity in southern Poland with 191,448 inhabitants.
City in southern Poland with 191,448 inhabitants.
The city is in the middle of the Świętokrzyskie Mountains (Holy Cross Mountains), on the banks of the Silnica River, in the northern part of the historical Polish province of Lesser Poland.
Greater Poland
12 linksHistorical region of west-central Poland.
Historical region of west-central Poland.
Like the historical regions of Pomerania, Silesia, Mazovia or Lesser Poland, the Greater Poland region possesses its own distinctive folk costumes, architecture, cuisine, dialect and other traditions that differ from other parts of Poland.
Radom
8 linksCity in east-central Poland, located approximately 100 km south of the capital, Warsaw.
City in east-central Poland, located approximately 100 km south of the capital, Warsaw.
Despite being part of the Masovian Voivodeship, the city historically belongs to Lesser Poland.
Red Ruthenia
7 linksTerm used since the Middle Ages for the south-western principalities of the Kievan Rus', namely the Principality of Peremyshl and the Principality of Belz.
Term used since the Middle Ages for the south-western principalities of the Kievan Rus', namely the Principality of Peremyshl and the Principality of Belz.
It has also sometimes included parts of Lesser Poland, Podolia, "Right-bank Ukraine" and Volhynia.