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Euphemia of Greater Poland. Euphemia of Greater Poland ( Polish: Eufemia Odonicówna) (c. 1230 – 15 February after 1281), was a Polish princess member of the House of Piast from the Greater Poland branch and by marriage was Duchess of Kalisz, Wieluń and Opole -Racibórz. Euphemia was the youngest child of Władysław Odonic and his wife ...
Euphemia of Greater Poland ( Polish: Eufemia wielkopolska ) (1253 – 5 September 1298) was a Greater Poland princess member of the House of Piast and nun at St. Clara in Wrocław . She was the fourth daughter (twin with Anna) of Przemysł I, Duke of Greater Poland and Poznań, by his wife Elisabeth, daughter of Henry II the Pious, Duke of ...
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Greater Poland, sometimes called the "cradle of Poland," formed the heart of the 10th-century early Polish state. Poznań and Gniezno were early centers of royal power, but following the region's devastation by pagan rebellion in the 1030s, and an invasion by Bretislaus I of Bohemia in 1038, the capital was moved by Casimir the Restorer from Gniezno...
The voivodeship contains 7 cities and 106 towns. These are listed below in descending order of population (according to official figures for 2019): .
Topography
The relief of Greater Poland, geological conditions and soil have been shaped by two glaciations: 1. The Baltic glaciation in the lowlands of northern and central Europe where there are now numerous lakes of the Pomeranian Lake District, a feature especially common in and around Poznań and Gniezno. 2. The Mid-glaciation in the southern part of the province, where there is less terrain diversity and a lack of major lakes. The highest elevation is Greater Kobyla Mountain (284 m) in the Ostrzesz...
Geology
The main mineral energy resources in Greater Poland are lignite, natural gas, oil and peat. Brown coal deposits are currently mined in the Konin area, and form the basis for the province's power industry (the Pątnów-Adams-Konin coal-fired power stations account for more than 10% of the national electricity production). The region also has significant quantities of peat deposits; it is calculated that there are ca. 886,000 hectares (2,190,000 acres) of land covered with an average thickness of...
Climate
Wielkopolska is influenced by oceanic air masses that affect the mildness of the climate. The farther east one travels the more distinctly continental the climate becomes. The area is situated in the Silesian Greater Poland agro-climatic region where the average annual temperature is about 8.2 °C, and in the north drops to around 7.6 °C. It is slightly warmer in the south and west where the average temperature is usually about 8.5 °C. The number of days with snow can reach up to 57 days in an...
Greater Poland is a major transport hub within Poland; a great deal of traffic from Russia and other states of the former Soviet Union passes through Poznań and Konin to reach Germany and other EU member states. To the south runs the international route from Gdańsk via Poznań and Leszno to Prague and then to the south of Europe. There is also a maj...
The Gross domestic product(GDP) of the province was 40.4 billion € in 2018, accounting for 8.1% of Polish economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 19,700 € or 65% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was 72% of the EU average.
The Greater Poland voivodeship's government is headed by the province's voivode (governor) who is appointed by the Polish Prime Minister. The voivode is then assisted in performing his duties by the voivodeship's marshal, who is the appointed speaker for the voivodeship's executive and is elected by the sejmik (provincial assembly). The current voi...
Greater Poland Voivodeship is divided into 35 counties (powiats): 4 city counties and 31 land counties. These are further divided into 226 gminas. The counties are listed in the following table (ordering within categories is by decreasing population).
Protected areas in Greater Poland Voivodeship include two National Parks and 12 Landscape Parks. These are listed below. 1. Drawno National Park (partly in Lubusz and West Pomeranian Voivodeships) 2. Greater Poland National Park 3. Barycz Valley Landscape Park (partly in Lower Silesian Voivodeship) 4. Chłapowski Landscape Park 5. Lednica Landscape ...
Greater Poland Voivodeship boasts 11 Historic Monuments of Poland: 1. Gorzeński Palace and park complex in Dobrzyca 2. Renaissance Basilica on the Holy Mountain, Głogówko 3. Royal Gniezno Cathedral 4. Manor and park complex in Koszuty 5. Kórnik Castle and park complex with the All Saints' Church in Kórnik 6. Ląd Abbey 7. Benedictine Monastery with ...
In addition to traditional nationwide Polish cuisine, Greater Poland Voivodeship is known for its variety of regional and local traditional foods and drinks, which include especially various meat products (incl. various types of kiełbasa), cheeses, honeys, beverages and various dishes and meals, officially protected by the Ministry of Agriculture a...
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Eufemia Odonicówna Wielkopolska (Piast) aka of Poland (est. 1224 - aft. 15 Feb 1281)
Euphemia of Greater Poland (Polish: Eufemia wielkopolska ) (1253 – 5 September 1298) was a Greater Poland princess member of the House of Piast and nun at St. Clara in Wrocław. She was the fourth daughter (twin with Anna) of Przemysł I, Duke of Greater Poland and Poznań, by his wife Elisabeth, daughter of Henry II the Pious, Duke of Wrocław. She was named after her paternal aunt Euphemia ...
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In literature it claims Euphemia was born around 1230. It is most likely she was born between (1226–1230), fitting in with the dates of birth of her siblings and dates of death of her parents. Marriage[edit] Euphemia and her siblings married well. Her brother Przemysł I of Greater Poland married Elisabeth, daughter of Henry II the Pious.
