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Greater Poland

Greater Poland or Great Poland, Polish Wielkopolska (Latin

Latin

Latin is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Through the Military history of the Roman Empire, Latin spread throughout the Mediterranean and a large part of Europe....
: Polonia Maior) is a historical region of west-central Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....
. Its chief city is Poznan

Poznan

Poznan is a city in west-central Poland with over 567,882 inhabitants . Located on the Warta River, it is one of the oldest cities in Poland, making it an important historical centre and a vibrant centre of trade, industry, and education....
. Administratively, most of the region now forms Greater Poland Voivodeship

Greater Poland Voivodeship

Greater Poland Voivodeship is a Voivodeships of Poland, or province, in west-central Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999, out of the former Poznan Voivodeship, Kalisz Voivodeship, Konin Voivodeship, Pila Voivodeship and Leszno Voivodeship Voivodeships, pursuant to the 1998 Local Government Reorganization Act....
, although some parts lie in Lubusz

Lubusz Voivodeship

Lubusz Voivodeship is a Voivodeships of Poland in western Poland.It was created on January 1, 1999, out of the former Gorz?w Voivodeship and Zielona G?ra Voivodeships, pursuant to the 1998 Local Government Reorganization Act....
, Kuyavian-Pomeranian

Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship is one of the 16 Voivodeships of Poland into which Poland is now divided. It is situated in mid-northern Poland, on the boundary between the two historic regions from which it takes its name: Kuyavia and Pomerania ....
and Lódz

Lódz Voivodeship

L?dz Voivodeship is a province in central Poland, created on January 1, 1999 out of the former L?dz Voivodeship and the Sieradz Voivodeship, Piotrkow Trybunalski Voivodeship and Skierniewice Voivodeships and part of Plock Voivodeship Voivodeship, pursuant to the 1998 Local Government Reorganization Act....
Voivodeships

Voivodeships of Poland

The voivodeship or province has been a high-level administrative subdivision of Poland since the 14th century. Pursuant to the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998, effective January 1, 1999, sixteen new voivodeships were created, replacing the former 49 that had existed from July 1, 1975....
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Name of the region
Greater Poland was the core of the early medieval Polish state

History of Poland (966–1385)

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Greater Poland or Great Poland, Polish Wielkopolska (Latin

Latin

Poland

Poznan

Greater Poland Voivodeship

Lubusz Voivodeship

Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Lódz Voivodeship

Voivodeships of Poland

Name of the region

Greater Poland was the core of the early medieval Polish state

History of Poland (966–1385)

In the first centuries of its existence, the Poland was led by a series of strong rulers who converted the Poles to Christianity, created a strong Central European state, and integrated Poland into European culture....
. It is often termed "the cradle of Poland", and at times has simply been called "Poland" (Latin Polonia). The name is first mentioned in the Latin form Polonia Maior in 1257, and in Polish ("w Wielkej Polszcze") in 1449. The region's name may be construed as referring to old Poland, as opposed to the new Poland, Lesser Poland

Lesser Poland

Lesser Poland is one of the historical regions of Poland. It forms the southeastern corner of the country. It should not be confused with the modern Lesser Poland Voivodeship, which covers just a part of the historical region of Lesser Poland...
(; ), a region in southern Poland with its capital at Kraków

Kraków

Krak?w , in English also spelled Krakow or Cracow , is one of the largest and oldest cities in Poland, with a population of 756,336 in 2007 ....
. In 1796 it was renamed Grand Duchy of Posen and in the 19th century

19th century

The 19th century began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar.During the 19th century, the Spanish Empire, Portuguese Empire, Late Imperial China, and Ottoman Empire empires began to crumble, the Holy Roman Empire was dissolved, and the Mughal Empire empire collapsed....
mostly became part of the Province of Posen, within Prussia, later part of the German Empire

German Empire

The German Empire is the name commonly used in English to describe Germany from the unification of Germany and proclamation of William I, German Emperor as German Emperor on 18 January 1871, to 1918, when it became Weimar republic after defeat in World War I and the abdication of William II, German Emperor ....
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Geography

Greater Poland comprises much of the area drained by the Warta River

Warta River

The Warta is a river in western-central Poland, a tributary of the Oder river. With a length of approximately 808 kilometers it is the country's third longest river....
and its tributaries, including the Notec River

Notec

The Notec is a river in central Poland with a length of 388 km and a basin area of 17,330 km?. It is a tributary of the Warta river and lies completely within Poland....
. There are two major geographic regions: a lake district in the north, characterized by post-glacial lakes and hills, and a rather flat plain in the south.

An area of of forest and lakeland south of Poznan is designated the Wielkopolska National Park (Wielkopolski Park Narodowy), established in 1957.

Image:Ratusz Poznan Wozna.jpg|Poznan

Poznan

Kalisz

Kalisz is a city in central Poland with 109,800 inhabitants . Situated on the Prosna river in the southeastern part of the Greater Poland Voivodeship, the city forms a conurbation with the nearby towns of Ostr?w Wielkopolski and Skalmierzyce....
Image:Ratusz_w_Starym_Koninie.jpg|Konin

Konin

Konin is a city in central Poland.Konin may also refer to:*Emperor Konin , emperor of Japan who reigned 770–781*Konin , a Japanese era name for the years 810–824...
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Pila

Pila [] is a town in northwestern Poland. It had 77,000 inhabitants as of 2001. It is situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship , previously capital of Pila Voivodeship ....
Image:PolandRatuszOstrowWlkp.jpg|Ostrów Wielkopolski

Ostrów Wielkopolski

Ostr?w Wielkopolski [] is a town in central Poland with 73,100 inhabitants , situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship; the seat of Ostr?w Wielkopolski County....
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Gniezno

Gniezno is a town in central-western Poland, some 50 km east of Poznan, inhabited by about 73,000 people. Situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship , previously in Poznan Voivodeship....
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Leszno

Leszno [] , German Lissa, is a town in central Poland with 63,955 habitants .Situated in the southern part of the Greater Poland Voivodeship since 1999, it was previously the capital of the Leszno Voivodeship ....
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Turek

Turek [] is a town in central Poland with 29 522 inhabitants . It is the capital of Turek County.Turek is situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship ; it was previously in Konin Voivodeship ....
Image:Kolo - Ratusz1.jpg|Kolo

Kolo

Kolo [] is a town on the Warta River in central Poland with 23,101 inhabitants . It is situated in the Greater Poland Voivodship , having previously been in Konin Voivodship , and it is the capital of Kolo County....
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Kórnik

K?rnik [] is a town of less than 6,807 inhabitants in Greater Poland. Located approximately 35 kilometres to the south-east of Poznan, it is one of major tourist attractions of Greater Poland Voivodeship....