Greater Poland Voivodeship
Greater Poland Voivodeship is one of the 16 Voivodeships of Poland. It can be found in the western part of Poland. It is mostly in the historical land Greater Poland. The capital of the Voivodeship is Poznań.
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Województwo wielkopolskie | |
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| Location within Poland Location within Poland | |
| Division into counties Division into counties | |
| Coordinates (Poznań): 52°17′34″N 16°44′8″E / 52.29278°N 16.73556°ECoordinates: 52°17′34″N 16°44′8″E / 52.29278°N 16.73556°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Capital | Poznań |
| Counties | 4 cities, 31 land counties *
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| Area | |
| • Total | 29,826 km2 (11,516 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 3,374,653 |
| • Density | 113.1447/km2 (293.043/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,923,582 |
| • Rural | 1,451,071 |
| Car plates | P |
| Website | http://www.en.poznan.uw.gov.pl/ |
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It was created on 1 January 1999.
Protected areas
Protected areas in Greater Poland Voivodeship include two National Parks and 12 Landscape Parks. These are listed below.
- Drawno National Park (partly in Lubusz and West Pomeranian Voivodeships)
- Greater Poland National Park
- Barycz Valley Landscape Park (partly in Lower Silesian Voivodeship)
- Chłapowski Landscape Park
- Lednica Landscape Park
- Powidz Landscape Park
- Promno Landscape Park
- Przemęt Landscape Park (partly in Lubusz Voivodeship)
- Pszczew Landscape Park (partly in Lubusz Voivodeship)
- Puszcza Zielonka Landscape Park
- Rogalin Landscape Park
- Sieraków Landscape Park
- Warta Landscape Park
- Żerków-Czeszewo Landscape Park
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Greater Poland Voivodeship Media
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Historical coat of arms of the Greater Poland region
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Soldiers during Greater Poland Uprising of 1918–1919
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Poznań is the capital of Greater Poland Voivodeship
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Kalisz, one of the oldest cities of Poland and capital of the Kalisz Region, traditional subregion of Greater Poland
Konin, coal mining center
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Ostrów Wielkopolski, part of Kalisz-Ostrów Wielkopolski metropolitan area, second largest metropolitan area in the province
