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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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.png) Location within Poland | |
 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
Lake Kociołek in Greater Poland National Park
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
Greater Poland Voivodeship Media
Historical coat of arms of the Greater Poland region
Soldiers during Greater Poland Uprising of 1918–19
Poznań is the capital of Greater Poland Voivodeship
Ratusz w Kaliszu
założenie urbanistyczne miasta z XIV-XIX w.*Leszno, miasto Leszno
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Gniezno, with its cathedral, is the seat of the Catholic Primate of Poland.
A modern coal-fired power plant in Pątnów
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