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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 ...
May 5, 2024 · This study investigates the intricate and enduring interplay of historical events, human activities, and natural processes shaping the landscape of North European Plain in western Poland over 230 ...
Distribution of Polish People in the US Explore the map and tables to see where people of this ethnic group have settled in the United States by county and state. Ethnic and ancestry information for these tables includes people of partial descent and is based on self identification. Skip to: Top counties by % Top counties by population; Top ...
Dec 2, 2019 · Table: Income growth and inequality in Poland, France and Russia. Source: Poland: Bukowski and Novokmet, 2019; France: Garbinti et al, 2017 (Table 2b); Russia: Novokmet et al, 2018 (Table 2). The rise of inequality after the return to capitalism in the early 1990s was induced both by the rise of top labour and capital incomes.
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Due to the fact that Greater Poland was the settlement area of the Polans and the core of the early Polish state, the region was at times simply called "Poland" (Latin Polonia). The more specific name is first recorded in the Latin form Polonia Maior in 1257 and in Polish w Wielkej Polszcze in 1449. Its original meaning was the Older Poland to cont...
Greater Poland comprises much of the area drained by the Warta River and its tributaries, including the Noteć River. The region is distinguished from Lesser Poland with the lowland landscape, and from both Lesser Poland and Mazoviawith its numerous lakes. In the strict meaning, it covers an area of about 33,000 square kilometres (13,000 sq mi), and...
Medieval and early modern period
Greater Poland formed the heart of the 10th-century early Polish state, sometimes being called the "cradle of Poland". Poznań and Gniezno were early centres of royal power and the seats of Poland's first Catholic diocese, est. in Poznań in 968, and the first archdiocese, est. in Gniezno in 1000, but following devastation of the region by pagan rebellion in the 1030s, and the invasion of Bretislaus I of Bohemia in 1038, the capital was moved by Casimir I the Restorer from Gniezno to Kraków. In...
Partitions of Poland
More successful was the Greater Poland Uprising of 1806, which led to the bulk of Greater Poland becoming part of the Napoleonic Duchy of Warsaw (forming the Poznań Department and parts of the Kalisz and Bydgoszcz Departments), whereas the northwestern and northern outskirts remained part of Prussia. However, following the Congress of Vienna in 1815, Greater Poland was again partitioned, with the western part (including Poznań) going to Prussia. The eastern part (including Kalisz) joined the...
Interbellum
Following the end of World War I, the Greater Poland uprising (1918–19) ensured that most of the region became part of the newly independent Polish state, forming most of Poznań Voivodeship (1921–1939). Northern and some western parts of Greater Poland remained in Germany, where they formed much of the province of Posen-West Prussia (1922–1938), whose capital was Schneidemühl (Piła). To maintain contact with the Poles of German-controlled northern and western Greater Poland, Poland opened a c...
The region is rich in historical architecture of various styles from Romanesque and Gothic through Renaissance and Baroque to Neoclassical and Art Nouveau. Greater Poland boasts 13 Historic Monuments of Poland: 1. Biskupinarchaeological site 2. Gorzeński Palace and park complex in Dobrzyca 3. Renaissance Basilica on the Holy Mountain, Głogówko 4. R...
In addition to traditional nationwide Polish cuisine, Greater Poland 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 and Rural Dev...
Football and speedway enjoy the largest following in Greater Poland. The most accomplished football teams are Lech Poznań and Warta Poznań. 18-times Team Polish Champions (as of 2023), Unia Leszno, is the most accomplished speedway team in Poland, and other accomplished teams in the region are Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski and Polonia Piła. Main handbal...
The following table lists the cities in proper Greater Poland with a population greater than 25,000 (2015): 1. Poznań Town Hall 2. Baroque St. Nicholas' Church in Leszno 3. Kórnik Castle 4. KaliszTown Hall 5. Leszno town hall 6. Renaissance Gołuchów Castle 7. Marian sanctuary in Licheń near Konin
Cygański, Mirosław (1984). "Hitlerowskie prześladowania przywódców i aktywu Związków Polaków w Niemczech w latach 1939–1945". Przegląd Zachodni(in Polish) (4).Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warszawa: IPN.Pietrowicz, Aleksandra (2011). "Konspiracja wielkopolska 1939–1945". Biuletyn Instytutu Pamięci Narodowej (in Polish). No. 5–6 (126–127). IPN. ISSN 1641-9561.Information on Wielkopolska (Greater Poland) at the University at Buffalo, State University of New YorkDatabase of business, culture, sport, motorization, tourism, and medicine, by CyberWielkopolska Archived 2017-09-23 at the Wayback MachinePeople also ask
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Eufemia Odonicówna Wielkopolska (Piast) aka of Poland (est. 1224 - aft. 15 Feb 1281)
