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  1. Lower Silesian Voivodeship. /  51.117°N 17.033°E  / 51.117; 17.033. Lower Silesian Voivodeship ( Polish: Województwo dolnośląskie, [vɔjɛˈvut͡stfɔ dɔlnɔˈɕlɔw̃skjɛ] ⓘ) in southwestern Poland, is one of the 16 voivodeships (provinces) into which Poland is divided. The voivodeship was created on 1 January 1999 out of the ...

    • 19,946.74 km² (7,701.48 sq mi)
    • Wrocław
    • Poland
    • PL-02
  2. Lower Silesian Voivodeship, or Lower Silesia Province, in southwestern Poland, is one of the 16 voivodeships (provinces) into which Poland is divided. The voivodeship was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Wrocław, Legnica, Wałbrzych and Jelenia Góra Voivodeships, following the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. It covers an area of 19,946 square kilometres (7,701 sq ...

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  4. The Silesian Voivodeship (Polish: województwo śląskie; German: Woiwodschaft Schlesien) was an autonomous province (voivodeship) of the Second Polish Republic.The bulk of its territory had formerly belonged to the German/Prussian Province of Silesia and became part of the newly reborn Poland as a result of the 1921 Upper Silesia plebiscite, the Geneva Conventions, three Upper Silesian ...

  5. Apr 12, 2024 · Throughout its earlier history Lower Silesia was under the control of the medieval Kingdom of Poland, the Kingdom of Bohemia and the Austrian Habsburg Monarchy. In 1742 nearly all of the region was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia (Germany) and became part of the German Empire in 1871. After 1945, the main part of the former Prussian Province ...

  6. Pages in category "Lower Silesian Voivodeship". The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . Lower Silesian Voivodeship.

  7. The curious word ‘voivodeship’ is specific to Poland and denotes a main administrative region. There are 16 in all, with each made up of a number of powiaty,smaller territorial divisions comparable to counties. The powiaty in turn contain a number of gminy or ‘municipalities’ which are Poland’s smallest administrative divisions.

  8. Lower Silesian Voivodeship is one of the 16 Voivodeships of Poland. It can be found in the south - west Poland and in west Silesia (called Lower Silesia). The capital city is Wrocław. The voivodeship was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Wrocław, Legnica, Wałbrzych and Jelenia Góra Voivodeships. Karkonosze National Park and ...

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