Lesser Poland Voivodeship

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Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Lesser Poland Voivodeship (also known as Malopolska Province, or by its Polish

Polish language

Polish , an official language of Poland, has the largest number of speakers of any West Slavic languages. Polish-speakers use the language in a uniform manner through most of Poland, and it has a regular orthography....
name województwo malopolskie or simply Malopolskie) is a voivodeship

Voivodeship

A voivodeship, also spelled voivodship, voivodina or vojvodina , is a type of administrative division dating to medieval Poland, Romania, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Russia and Serbia , ruled by a voivode ....
, or province

Province

A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state....
, in southern 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....
. It has an area of , and a population of 3,267,731 (2006).

It was created on January 1, 1999, out of the former Kraków

Kraków Voivodeship

Krak?w Voivodeship, refers to several historical Voivodeships of Poland in the surrounding regions, with the city of Krak?w as its capital....
, Tarnów

Tarnów Voivodeship

Tarn?w Voivodeship was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975–1998, superseded by Lesser Poland Voivodeship....
, Nowy Sacz

Nowy Sacz Voivodeship

Nowy Sacz Voivodeship was a unit of administrative division and local government, located in southern Poland in the years 1975–1998, superseded by Lesser Poland Voivodeship....
and parts of Bielsko-Biala

Bielsko-Biala Voivodeship

Bielsko-Biala Voivodeship was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland from 1975 to 1998, superseded by Silesian Voivodeship and Lesser Poland Voivodeship....
and Katowice

Katowice Voivodeship

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Lesser Poland Voivodeship (also known as Malopolska Province, or by its Polish

Polish language

Voivodeship

Province

A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state....
, in southern Poland

Poland

Kraków Voivodeship

Krak?w Voivodeship, refers to several historical Voivodeships of Poland in the surrounding regions, with the city of Krak?w as its capital....
, Tarnów

Tarnów Voivodeship

Tarn?w Voivodeship was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975–1998, superseded by Lesser Poland Voivodeship....
, Nowy Sacz

Nowy Sacz Voivodeship

Bielsko-Biala Voivodeship

Bielsko-Biala Voivodeship was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland from 1975 to 1998, superseded by Silesian Voivodeship and Lesser Poland Voivodeship....
and Katowice

Katowice Voivodeship

Katowice Voivodeship was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in the years 1975–1998, superseded by the Silesian Voivodeship....
Voivodeships, pursuant to the 1998 Local Government Reorganization Act. The province's name recalls the region's traditional name, Malopolska or Lesser Poland.

The province is bounded on the north by the Swietokrzyskie Mountains

Swietokrzyskie Mountains

Swietokrzyskie Mountains , are a mountain range in central Poland, in the vicinity of the city of Kielce. In most part the chain consists of a number of separate ranges, the highest of which is Lysog?ry ....
(Góry Swietokrzyskie), on the west by Jura Krakowsko-Czestochowska (a broad range of hills stretching from 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 ....
to Czestochowa

Czestochowa

Czestochowa is a city in south Poland on the Warta with 248,894 inhabitants . It has been situated in the Silesian Voivodeship since 1999, and was previously the capital of Czestochowa Voivodeship ....
), and on the south by the Tatra

Tatra Mountains

The Tatra Mountains, Tatras or Tatra , constitute a mountain range which forms a natural border between Slovakia and Poland. They occupy an area of 750 km?, the major part of which lies in Slovakia....
, Pieniny and Beskidy Mountains. Politically it is bordered by Silesian Voivodeship

Silesian Voivodeship

Silesian Voivodeship is a voivodeship, or province, in southern Poland, centring on the region known as Upper Silesia . Its capital is Katowice....
to the west, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship

Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship is one of the 16 Voivodeships of Polands into which Poland is presently divided. It is situated in south-central Poland, in the historical province of Lesser Poland, and takes its name from the Swietokrzyskie Mountains mountain range....
to the north, Subcarpathian Voivodeship

Subcarpathian Voivodeship

Subcarpathian Voivodeship is a Voivodeships of Poland, or province, situated in the far south-east of Poland. Its administrative capital and largest city is Rzesz?w ....
to the east, and Slovakia

Slovakia

Slovakia . It was amended in September 1998 to allow direct election of the president and again in February 2001 due to EU admission requirements....
to the south.

Malopolska Province is part of the broader ancient Malopolska region which, together with Greater Poland

Greater Poland

Greater Poland or Great Poland, Polish Wielkopolska is a historical region of west-central Poland. Its chief city is Poznan. Administratively, most of the region now forms Greater Poland Voivodeship , although some parts lie in Lubusz Voivodeship, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship and L?dz Voivodeship Voivodeships of Poland....
(Wielkopolska) and Silesia

Silesia

Silesia is a historical region of Central Europe located mostly in present-day Poland, with parts in the Czech Republic and Germany.Silesia is rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas....
(Slask), formed the early medieval Polish state.

Almost all of 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...
lies in the Vistula River catchment area. The city of 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 ....
was one of the European Cities of Culture in 2000. Kraków has railway and road connections with Katowice

Katowice

Katowice is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Klodnica and Rawa river rivers . Katowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, about 50 km from the Silesian Beskids and about 100 km from Sudetes....
(expressway), Warsaw

Warsaw

Warsaw is the Capital and World's largest cities of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River roughly from both the Baltic Sea coast and the Carpathian Mountains....
, Wroclaw

Wroclaw

Wroclaw is the chief city of the historical region of Lower Silesia in south-western Poland, situated on the Oder River river. Over the centuries the city has been part of Kingdom of Poland , Bohemia, Austria, Prussia, and Germany....
and Rzeszów

Rzeszów

Rzesz?w is a city in south-eastern Poland with a population of 171,330 inhabitants, as of 30.06.2008. It was granted a town charter in 1354, the capital and largest city of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship , previously of Rzesz?w Voivodeship ....
. It lies at the crossroads of major international routes linking Dresden

Dresden

Dresden is the capital city of the Germany Federal Free state of Saxony. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon triangle metropolitan area....
with Kiev

Kiev

Kiev, also known as Kyiv , is the Capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River....
, and Gdansk

Gdansk

Gdansk is the city at the centre of the fourth-largest metropolitan area in Poland. It is Poland's principal seaport as well as the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship....
with Budapest

Budapest

Budapest is the Capitals of Hungary of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it serves as the country's principal political, cultural, commerce, Industry, and transportation center and is considered an important hub in Central Europe....
. Located here is the second largest international airport

International airport

An international airport is an airport typically equipped with customs and immigration facilities to handle international flights to and from other countries....
in Poland (after Warsaw

Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport

Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport is an international airport located in the Okecie district of Warsaw, Poland. Formerly Okecie International Airport, it is named after the famous Polish composer and former Warsaw resident, Fryderyk Chopin....
's), the John Paul II International Airport.

Economy

The region's economy includes high technology, banking, chemical and metallurgical industries, coal

Coal

Coal is a readily combustion black or brownish-black sedimentary rock. The harder forms, such as anthracite, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure....
, ore

Ore

An ore is a type of Rock that contains minerals such as gemstones and metals that can be extracted through mining and refined for use. Samples of ore in the form of exceptionally beautiful crystals, exotic layering visible when sectioned or polished or metallic presentations such as large nuggets or crystalline formations of metals suc...
, food processing, and spirit and tobacco

Tobacco

Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the fresh leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. It can be consumed, used as an organic pesticide, and in the form of nicotine tartrate it is used in some medicines....
industries. The most industrialised city of the voivodeship is 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 ....
. The largest regional enterprise operates here, the Tadeusz Sendzimir Steelworks in Nowa Huta

Nowa Huta

Nowa Huta - is the easternmost district of Krak?w, Poland, . With more than 200,000 inhabitants it is one of the most populous areas of the city....
, employing 17,500 people. Another major industrial center is located in the west, in the neighbourhood of Chrzanów (chiefly the production of railway engines) and Oswiecim

Oswiecim

Oswiecim is a town in southern Poland with about 41,500 inhabitants , situated some west of Krak?w in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship since 1999, previously in Bielsko-Biala Voivodeship ....
(chemical works). Kraków Park Technologiczny, a Special Economic Zone

Special Economic Zone

A Special Economic Zone is a geographical region that has economic laws that are more liberal than a country's typical economic laws. The category 'SEZ' covers a broad range of more specific zone types, including Free Trade Zones , Export Processing Zones , Free Zones , Industrial Estates , Free Ports, Urban Enterprise Zones and others....
, has been established within the voivodeship. There are almost 210,000 registered economic entities operating in the voivodeship, mostly small and medium-sized, of which 234 belong to the state-owned sector. Foreign investment, growing in the region, reached approximately USD 18.3 billion by the end of 2006.

Universities

130,000 students attend fifteen Kraków institutions of higher learning. The Jagiellonian University

Jagiellonian University

The Jagiellonian University is located in Krak?w, Poland. Originally founded as Akademia Krakowska in 1364 by Casimir III of Poland, it is the second oldest university in Central Europe after the Charles University in Prague, and one of the List of oldest universities in continuous operation....
, the largest university in the city (44,200 students), was founded in 1364 as Cracow Academy. Nicolaus Copernicus

Nicolaus Copernicus

Nicolaus Copernicus was the first astronomer to formulate a scientifically-based heliocentrism cosmology that displaced the Earth from the center of the universe....
and Karol Wojtyla (Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II John Paul II is widely acclaimed as one of the most influential leaders of the twentieth century. He has been Pope_John_Paul_II#Role_in_the_fall_of_Communism in bringing down communism in Eastern Europe, as well as significantly improving the Roman Catholic Church's relations with Judaism, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and A...
) graduated from it. The AGH University of Science and Technology

AGH University of Science and Technology

AGH University of Science and Technology is the second largest technical university in Poland, located in Krak?w. The university was established in 1919, and was formerly known as the University of Mining and Metallurgy....
(29,800 students) is considered to be the best technical university in Poland. The Academy of Economics, the Pedagogical University, the Kraków University of Technology

Cracow University of Technology

Tadeusz Kosciuszko University of Technology is a university located in downtown Krak?w, Poland, established in 1946 and, as an institution of higher learning granted full autonomy in 1954....
and the Agricultural Academy are also very highly regarded. There are also the Fine Arts Academy, the State Theatre University and the Musical Academy. Nowy Sacz

Nowy Sacz

Nowy Sacz [] is a town in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship in southern Poland. It is the district capital of Nowy Sacz County, but is not included within the powiat....
has become a major educational center in the region thanks to its Higher School of Business and Administration, with an American curriculum, founded in 1992. The school has 4,500 students. There are also two private higher schools in Tarnów.

Climate

Located in Southern 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....
, Lesser Poland is the warmest place in Poland with an average temperature in the summer being between 23 °C (73.4 °F) and 30 °C (86 °F), although they often reach 32 °C (89.6 °F) to 38 °C (100.4 °F)in July and August the two warmest months of the year. The city of Tarnów

Tarnów

Tarn?w is a city in southeastern Poland with 116,109 inhabitants The city has been situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship since 1999, but from 1975 to 1998 it was the capital of the Tarn?w Voivodeship....
, which is located in Lesser Poland, is the hottest place in Poland all year round, the average temperatures being 30 °C (86 °F) in the summer and 4 °C (39.2 °F) in the winter. In the winter the weather patterns alter each year; usually winters are mildly cold with temperatures ranging from -7 °C (19.4 °F)to 4 °C (39.2 °F), but the winter season changes often to a more humid and warmer winter, or more continental and cold. It all depends on the many various wind patters that affect Poland from different regions of the world. Bledów Desert

Bledów Desert

Bled?w Desert is an area of sands between Bled?w and the village of Klucze, Lesser Poland Voivodeship in Poland. The area lies mainly on the Silesian Highlands in the Silesian Voivodeship....
the only desert in Poland is located in Lesser Poland, where temperatures can often reach up to 38 °C (100.4 °F) in the summer.

Tourism

Four national parks and numerous reserves have been established in the voivodeship to protect the environment of Lesser Poland. The region has areas for tourism and recreation, including Zakopane

Zakopane

Zakopane is a town in southern Poland with some 28,000 inhabitants , situated in Lesser Poland Voivodeship since 1999 . The town, a place of Gorals culture and informally known as "the winter capital of Poland," lies in the southern part of the Podhale region at the foot of the Tatra Mountains, the only alps mountain range in the Carpath...
(Poland's most popular winter resort) and the Tatra, Pieniny

Pieniny

Pieniny is a mountain range in Poland and Slovakia.The Pieniny mountain range is divided into three parts – Pieniny Spiskie and Pieniny Wlasciwe in Poland and Mal? Pieniny in Slovakia....
and Beskidy Mountains. The natural landscape features many historic sites. The salt mine at Wieliczka

Wieliczka

Wieliczka [] is a town in southern Poland in the Krak?w metropolitan area, and situated in Lesser Poland Voivodeship; previously, it was in Krak?w Voivodeship ....
, the pilgrimage town of Kalwaria Zebrzydowska

Kalwaria Zebrzydowska

Kalwaria Zebrzydowska [] is a town in southern Poland with 4,400 inhabitants . It is situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship ; previously it was in Bielsko-Biala Voivodeship ....
, and 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 ....
's Old Town are ranked by UNESCO

UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on 16 November 1945....
among the most precious sites of world heritage. At Wadowice

Wadowice

Wadowice [] is a town in southern Poland, 50km from Krak?w with 19,200 inhabitants , situated on the Skawa river, confluence of Vistula, in the eastern part of Silesian Plateau ....
, birthplace of John Paul II (50 kilometers southwest of Kraków) is a museum dedicated to the late Pope's childhood. The area of Oswiecim

Oswiecim

Nazism

Nazism, officially National Socialism , refers to the ideology and practices of the National Socialist German Workers? Party under Adolf Hitler, and the policies adopted by the dictatorial government of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945....
concentration camps Auschwitz-I and Auschwitz-II-Birkenau, is visited annually by half a million people. Another tourist destination is the town of Bochnia

Bochnia

Bochnia is a town of 30,000 inhabitants on the river Raba River in southern Poland, 35 km southeast of Krak?w. It is most noted for its salt mine, the oldest functioning in Europe, built circa 1248....
with its salt mine, Europe's oldest.

List of cities and towns

The voivodeship contains 59 cities and towns. These are listed below in descending order of population (according to official figures for 2006 ): 1. 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 ....
(756,757)
2. Tarnów

Tarnów

Nowy Sacz

Nowy Sacz [] is a town in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship in southern Poland. It is the district capital of Nowy Sacz County, but is not included within the powiat....
(84,594)
4. Oswiecim

Oswiecim

Chrzanów

Chrzan?w is a town in south Poland with 39,704 inhabitants . It is situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship and is the capital of Chrzan?w County....
(39,797)
6. Olkusz

Olkusz

Olkusz [] is a town in south Poland with 37,696 inhabitants .Situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship , previously in Katowice Voivodeship , it is the capital of Olkusz County....
(37,552)
7. Nowy Targ

Nowy Targ

Nowy Targ [] is a town in southern Poland with 34,000 inhabitants , and the historical capital of the mountain region . The town is situated in the confluence of the rivers Bialy Dunajec and Czarny Dunajec , in a valley beneath the Gorce Mountains....
(33,493)
8. Bochnia

Bochnia

Gorlice

Gorlice [] is a city and an urban municipality in south eastern Poland with around 29,500 inhabitants . It is situated south east of Krak?w and south of Tarn?w between Jaslo and Nowy Sacz in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship , previously in Nowy Sacz Voivodeship ....
(28,539)
10. Zakopane

Zakopane

Skawina

Skawina [] is a town in southern Poland with 27,328 inhabitants .Situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship , previously in Krak?w Voivodeship ....
(23,691)
12. Andrychów

Andrychów

Andrych?w is the largest town in Wadowice County in southern Poland with 22,257 inhabitants as of 2006. It has been situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship since 1999....
(21,691)
13. Kety

Kety

Kety [] is a town in Oswiecim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland with 19,175 inhabitants .The town dates its earliest document from 1277 when Polish prince of Opole Wladyslaw confirmed sale of the settlement and adoption of Lviv city rights....
(19,252)
14. Wadowice

Wadowice

Wieliczka

Wieliczka [] is a town in southern Poland in the Krak?w metropolitan area, and situated in Lesser Poland Voivodeship; previously, it was in Krak?w Voivodeship ....
(19,133)
16. Trzebinia

Trzebinia

Trzebinia [] is a town in south Poland with 20,373 inhabitants . It is situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship , previously in Katowice Voivodeship ....
(18,769)
17. Myslenice

Myslenice

Myslenice [] is a town in southern Poland, situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship , previously in Krak?w Voivodeship . Population: 20,261....
(18,070)
18. Libiaz

Libiaz

Libiaz [] is a town in Chrzan?w County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 17,671 inhabitants ....
(17,604)
19. Brzesko

Brzesko

Brzesko is a town in southern Poland, in Lesser Poland Voivodeship that is 50 kilometres east of Krak?w. It is the capital of Brzesko County. As of 2004, its population was 16,912....
(16,827)
20. Limanowa

Limanowa

Limanowa [] is a small town in southern Poland, in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship. It is the capital of Limanowa County.Limanowa aspires to be a local administrative, economic, and cultural center....
(14,632)
21. Rabka-Zdrój

Rabka-Zdrój

Rabka-Zdr?j [], usually referred to as Rabka, is a spa town in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. It is located at around . In 2004 it had a population of 19,018....
(13,031)
22. Brzeszcze

Brzeszcze

Brzeszcze [] is a town in Oswiecim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship in southern Poland, near Oswiecim.It was founded in the 15th century and was owned by many rich Polish citizens, such as Dominik Gherri, the doctor of King Stanislaw August Poniatowski....
(11,730)
23. Miechów

Miechów

Miech?w [] is a town in Poland, in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, about 40 km north of Krak?w. It is the capital of Miech?w County. Population is 11,852 ....
(11,717)
24. Dabrowa Tarnowska

Dabrowa Tarnowska

Dabrowa Tarnowska [] is a town in Poland, in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, about 20 kilometers north of Tarn?w. It is the capital of Dabrowa County....
(11,259)
25. Krynica-Zdrój (11,243)
26. Bukowno

Bukowno

Bukowno [] is a town in Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 10,765 inhabitants ....
(10,695)
27. Krzeszowice

Krzeszowice

Krzeszowice [] is a town in southern Poland, situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship. As of 2004, the population of Krzeszowice was 9,993.In 2008 was selected with 19 Villages of Europe -Germany, Poland, Italy and Spain- for the Spanish documentary Film "Villages of Europe" Pueblos de Europa, produced by Juan Frutos and Orange Production...
(9,942)
28. Sucha Beskidzka

Sucha Beskidzka

Sucha Beskidzka [] is a county town in Beskid Zywiecki mountain range in southern Poland . It has been in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship since 1999; previously it was in Bielsko-Biala Voivodeship ....
(9,726)
29. Wolbrom

Wolbrom

Wolbrom [] is a town in Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 9,568 inhabitants ....
(9,075)
30. Chelmek

Chelmek

Chelmek [] is a town in Lesser Poland Voivodeship in southern Poland. In 1975-1998 it belonged to Bielsko-Biala Voivodeship. It has 9,073 inhabitants ....
(9,065)
31. Stary Sacz

Stary Sacz

Stary Sacz [] is a town in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, founded in the 13th century....
(8,987)
32. Niepolomice

Niepolomice

Niepolomice [] is a town in southern Poland, situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship , previously in Krak?w Voivodeship . It is situated on the Vistula River, 25 km east of Krak?w on the verge of a large virgin forest ....
(8,537)
33. Mszana Dolna

Mszana Dolna

Mszana Dolna [] is a town in Limanowa County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 7,431 inhabitants . Historically it was part of Galicia ....
(7,529)
34. Szczawnica

Szczawnica

Szczawnica [] is a resort town in Nowy Targ County in Lesser Poland, Poland.See also* Pieniny National Park * Dunajec River Gorge...
(7,334)
35. Tuchów

Tuchów

Tuch?w [] is a town in Tarn?w County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with a population of 6,476 ....
(6,501)
36. Sulkowice

Sulkowice

Sulkowice [] is a town in southern Poland, situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship , previously in Krak?w Voivodeship . The current mayor of Sulkowice is Piotr Pulka ....
(6,305)
37. Proszowice

Proszowice

Proszowice [] is a town in southern Poland, situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship , previously in Krak?w Voivodeship . Its population numbers 6,206 inhabitants . It is the capital of Proszowice County....
(6,205)
38. Dobczyce

Dobczyce

Dobczyce [] is a town in southern Poland, situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship , previously in Krak?w Voivodeship . There is a large dam on river Raba River and a rebuilt castle from XIV century, which is open for tourists.Dobczyce is also a name of a small part of Bobrowniki Male, a village in the Lesser Poland....
(6,028)
39. Grybów

Grybów

Gryb?w [] see also* WalddeutscheReferences...
(6,025)
40. Maków Podhalanski

Maków Podhalanski

Mak?w Podhalanski [] is a town in southern Poland. Population: 5,738 .Since 1999 situated in Sucha County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship. Previously in Bielsko-Biala Voivodeship....
(5,738)
41. Piwniczna-Zdrój

Piwniczna-Zdrój

Piwniczna-Zdr?j [] is a town in Nowy Sacz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 5,744 inhabitants ....
(5,717)
42. Jordanów

Jordanów

Jordan?w [] is a town in southern Poland. Population: 5063 inhabitants .Jordan?w was founded in 1564 by Spytko Jordan on the salt road from Krak?w and Wieliczka to Orava and Hungary....
(5,112)
43. Muszyna

Muszyna

Muszyna is a town in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. Population: 4,989 . It is a railroad junction, located near border with Slovakia, with trains going into three directions - towards Nowy Sacz, Krynica and southwards, to Slovakia....
(4,980)
44. Biecz

Biecz

Biecz [] - town and municipality in south-eastern Poland, in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in Gorlice Countydrobne, in the Carpathian Mountains....
(4,585)
45. Kalwaria Zebrzydowska

Kalwaria Zebrzydowska

Kalwaria Zebrzydowska [] is a town in southern Poland with 4,400 inhabitants . It is situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship ; previously it was in Bielsko-Biala Voivodeship ....
(4,503)
46. Slomniki

Slomniki

Slomniki [] is a town in southern Poland, situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship , previously in Krak?w Voivodeship ....
(4,331)
47. Zabno

Zabno

Zabno [] is a town and municipality on the river Dunajec River in southern Poland, 15 km north of Tarn?w. Since Poland's administrative reorganization in 1999, Zabno has been a part of Tarn?w powiat which belongs to Lesser Poland Voivodeship....
(4,271)
48. Szczucin

Szczucin

Szczucin is a town in Dabrowa County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Szczucin. It lies approximately north of Dabrowa Tarnowska and east of the regional capital Krak?w....
(4,069)
49. Zator

Zator

Zator [] is an old town in southern Poland, in Lesser Poland Voivodeship , previously in Bielsko-Biala Voivodeship .Town rights since 1292....
(3,726)
50. Skala

Skala

Skala [] is a town in southern Poland, situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship , previously in Krak?w Voivodeship ....
(3,693)
51. Alwernia

Alwernia

Alwernia is a Polish town situated some 36 km west of Krak?w in the Chrzan?w district of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship . The town, as well as possessing a large chemical works, is a centre for recreation and tourism....
(3,406)
52. Wojnicz

Wojnicz

Wojnicz [] is a town in Tarn?w County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship.The Battle of Wojnicz took place here on September 23, 1655, against Sweden....
(3,404)
53. Bobowa

Bobowa

Bobowa is a town in the Gorlice County, Poland. Administratively attached to the Lesser Polish Voivodeship, it is located 18 kilometres from Gorlice, at Biala Tarnowska River....
(3,018)
54. Ryglice

Ryglice

Ryglice [] is a town in Tarn?w County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,811 inhabitants ....
(2,784)
55. Nowy Wisnicz

Nowy Wisnicz

Nowy Wisnicz ] is a small town in Bochnia County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,724 inhabitants . It is located 4 miles south of Bochnia....
(2,716)
56. Ciezkowice

Ciezkowice

Ciezkowice [] is a town in Tarn?w County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,407 inhabitants ....
(2,378)
57. Czchów

Czchów

Czch?w [] is a town in Brzesko County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,205 inhabitants ....
(2,207)
58. Swiatniki Górne

Swiatniki Górne

Swiatniki G?rne [] is a town in southern Poland, situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship , previously in Krak?w Voivodeship ....
(2,101)
59. Zakliczyn

Zakliczyn

Zakliczyn [] is a town in Poland, with 1,558 inhabitants , on the right bank of the Dunajec River.Zakliczyn had town rights from 1557 to 1934, and regained them on January 1, 2006....
(1,556)

Administrative division

Lesser Poland Voivodeship is divided into 22 counties (powiat

Powiat

A powiat is the second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture in other countries....
s): 3 city counties and 19 land counties. These are further divided into 182 gmina

Gmina

The gmina is the principal unit of territorial division in Poland. It is frequently translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2004 there were 2,478 gminas....
s.

The counties are listed in the following table (ordering within categories is by decreasing population).

English and Polish names	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat	Other towns	Total gmina Gmina The gmina is the principal unit of territorial division in Poland. It is frequently translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2004 there were 2,478 gminas.... s
City counties
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 ....	327	756,757			1
Tarnów Tarnów Tarn?w is a city in southeastern Poland with 116,109 inhabitants The city has been situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship since 1999, but from 1975 to 1998 it was the capital of the Tarn?w Voivodeship....	72	117,109			1
Nowy Sacz Nowy Sacz Nowy Sacz [] is a town in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship in southern Poland. It is the district capital of Nowy Sacz County, but is not included within the powiat....	57	84,594			1
Land counties
Kraków County Kraków County Krak?w County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.... powiat krakowski	1,230	244,970	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 .... *	Skawina Skawina Skawina [] is a town in southern Poland with 27,328 inhabitants .Situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship , previously in Krak?w Voivodeship .... , Krzeszowice Krzeszowice Krzeszowice [] is a town in southern Poland, situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship. As of 2004, the population of Krzeszowice was 9,993.In 2008 was selected with 19 Villages of Europe -Germany, Poland, Italy and Spain- for the Spanish documentary Film "Villages of Europe" Pueblos de Europa, produced by Juan Frutos and Orange Production... , Slomniki Slomniki Slomniki [] is a town in southern Poland, situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship , previously in Krak?w Voivodeship .... , Skala Skala Skala [] is a town in southern Poland, situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship , previously in Krak?w Voivodeship .... , Swiatniki Górne Swiatniki Górne Swiatniki G?rne [] is a town in southern Poland, situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship , previously in Krak?w Voivodeship ....	17
Nowy Sacz County Nowy Sacz County Nowy Sacz County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Slovakia border.... powiat nowosadecki	1,550	197,718	Nowy Sacz Nowy Sacz Nowy Sacz [] is a town in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship in southern Poland. It is the district capital of Nowy Sacz County, but is not included within the powiat.... *	Krynica-Zdrój, Stary Sacz Stary Sacz Stary Sacz [] is a town in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, founded in the 13th century.... , Grybów Grybów Gryb?w [] see also* WalddeutscheReferences... , Piwniczna-Zdrój Piwniczna-Zdrój Piwniczna-Zdr?j [] is a town in Nowy Sacz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 5,744 inhabitants .... , Muszyna Muszyna Muszyna is a town in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. Population: 4,989 . It is a railroad junction, located near border with Slovakia, with trains going into three directions - towards Nowy Sacz, Krynica and southwards, to Slovakia....	16
Tarnów County Tarnów County Tarn?w County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.... powiat tarnowski	1,413	193,549	Tarnów Tarnów Tarn?w is a city in southeastern Poland with 116,109 inhabitants The city has been situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship since 1999, but from 1975 to 1998 it was the capital of the Tarn?w Voivodeship.... *	Tuchów Tuchów Tuch?w [] is a town in Tarn?w County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with a population of 6,476 .... , Zabno Zabno Zabno [] is a town and municipality on the river Dunajec River in southern Poland, 15 km north of Tarn?w. Since Poland's administrative reorganization in 1999, Zabno has been a part of Tarn?w powiat which belongs to Lesser Poland Voivodeship.... , Wojnicz Wojnicz Wojnicz [] is a town in Tarn?w County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship.The Battle of Wojnicz took place here on September 23, 1655, against Sweden.... , Ryglice Ryglice Ryglice [] is a town in Tarn?w County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,811 inhabitants .... , Ciezkowice Ciezkowice Ciezkowice [] is a town in Tarn?w County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,407 inhabitants .... , Zakliczyn Zakliczyn Zakliczyn [] is a town in Poland, with 1,558 inhabitants , on the right bank of the Dunajec River.Zakliczyn had town rights from 1557 to 1934, and regained them on January 1, 2006....	16
Nowy Targ County Nowy Targ County Nowy Targ County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Slovakia border.... powiat nowotarski	1,475	181,878	Nowy Targ Nowy Targ Nowy Targ [] is a town in southern Poland with 34,000 inhabitants , and the historical capital of the mountain region . The town is situated in the confluence of the rivers Bialy Dunajec and Czarny Dunajec , in a valley beneath the Gorce Mountains....	Rabka-Zdrój Rabka-Zdrój Rabka-Zdr?j [], usually referred to as Rabka, is a spa town in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. It is located at around . In 2004 it had a population of 19,018.... , Szczawnica Szczawnica Szczawnica [] is a resort town in Nowy Targ County in Lesser Poland, Poland.See also* Pieniny National Park * Dunajec River Gorge...	14
Wadowice County Wadowice County Wadowice County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.... powiat wadowicki	646	154,304	Wadowice Wadowice Wadowice [] is a town in southern Poland, 50km from Krak?w with 19,200 inhabitants , situated on the Skawa river, confluence of Vistula, in the eastern part of Silesian Plateau ....	Andrychów Andrychów Andrych?w is the largest town in Wadowice County in southern Poland with 22,257 inhabitants as of 2006. It has been situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship since 1999.... , Kalwaria Zebrzydowska Kalwaria Zebrzydowska Kalwaria Zebrzydowska [] is a town in southern Poland with 4,400 inhabitants . It is situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship ; previously it was in Bielsko-Biala Voivodeship ....	10
Oswiecim County Oswiecim County Oswiecim County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.... powiat oswiecimski	406	153,390	Oswiecim Oswiecim Oswiecim is a town in southern Poland with about 41,500 inhabitants , situated some west of Krak?w in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship since 1999, previously in Bielsko-Biala Voivodeship ....	Kety Kety Kety [] is a town in Oswiecim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland with 19,175 inhabitants .The town dates its earliest document from 1277 when Polish prince of Opole Wladyslaw confirmed sale of the settlement and adoption of Lviv city rights.... , Brzeszcze Brzeszcze Brzeszcze [] is a town in Oswiecim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship in southern Poland, near Oswiecim.It was founded in the 15th century and was owned by many rich Polish citizens, such as Dominik Gherri, the doctor of King Stanislaw August Poniatowski.... , Chelmek Chelmek Chelmek [] is a town in Lesser Poland Voivodeship in southern Poland. In 1975-1998 it belonged to Bielsko-Biala Voivodeship. It has 9,073 inhabitants .... , Zator Zator Zator [] is an old town in southern Poland, in Lesser Poland Voivodeship , previously in Bielsko-Biala Voivodeship .Town rights since 1292....	9
Chrzanów County Chrzanów County Chrzan?w County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.... powiat chrzanowski	371	128,103	Chrzanów Chrzanów Chrzan?w is a town in south Poland with 39,704 inhabitants . It is situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship and is the capital of Chrzan?w County....	Trzebinia Trzebinia Trzebinia [] is a town in south Poland with 20,373 inhabitants . It is situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship , previously in Katowice Voivodeship .... , Libiaz Libiaz Libiaz [] is a town in Chrzan?w County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 17,671 inhabitants .... , Alwernia Alwernia Alwernia is a Polish town situated some 36 km west of Krak?w in the Chrzan?w district of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship . The town, as well as possessing a large chemical works, is a centre for recreation and tourism....	5
Limanowa County Limanowa County Limanowa County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.... powiat limanowski	952	121,658	Limanowa Limanowa Limanowa [] is a small town in southern Poland, in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship. It is the capital of Limanowa County.Limanowa aspires to be a local administrative, economic, and cultural center....	Mszana Dolna Mszana Dolna Mszana Dolna [] is a town in Limanowa County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 7,431 inhabitants . Historically it was part of Galicia ....	12
Myslenice County Myslenice County Myslenice County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.... powiat myslenicki	673	116,793	Myslenice Myslenice Myslenice [] is a town in southern Poland, situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship , previously in Krak?w Voivodeship . Population: 20,261....	Sulkowice Sulkowice Sulkowice [] is a town in southern Poland, situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship , previously in Krak?w Voivodeship . The current mayor of Sulkowice is Piotr Pulka .... , Dobczyce Dobczyce Dobczyce [] is a town in southern Poland, situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship , previously in Krak?w Voivodeship . There is a large dam on river Raba River and a rebuilt castle from XIV century, which is open for tourists.Dobczyce is also a name of a small part of Bobrowniki Male, a village in the Lesser Poland....	9
Olkusz County Olkusz County Olkusz County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.... powiat olkuski	622	114,286	Olkusz Olkusz Olkusz [] is a town in south Poland with 37,696 inhabitants .Situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship , previously in Katowice Voivodeship , it is the capital of Olkusz County....	Bukowno Bukowno Bukowno [] is a town in Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 10,765 inhabitants .... , Wolbrom Wolbrom Wolbrom [] is a town in Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 9,568 inhabitants ....	6
Gorlice County Gorlice County Gorlice County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Slovakia border.... powiat gorlicki	967	106,540	Gorlice Gorlice Gorlice [] is a city and an urban municipality in south eastern Poland with around 29,500 inhabitants . It is situated south east of Krak?w and south of Tarn?w between Jaslo and Nowy Sacz in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship , previously in Nowy Sacz Voivodeship ....	Biecz Biecz Biecz [] - town and municipality in south-eastern Poland, in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in Gorlice Countydrobne, in the Carpathian Mountains.... , Bobowa Bobowa Bobowa is a town in the Gorlice County, Poland. Administratively attached to the Lesser Polish Voivodeship, it is located 18 kilometres from Gorlice, at Biala Tarnowska River....	10
Wieliczka County Wieliczka County Wieliczka County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.... powiat wielicki	428	105,266	Wieliczka Wieliczka Wieliczka [] is a town in southern Poland in the Krak?w metropolitan area, and situated in Lesser Poland Voivodeship; previously, it was in Krak?w Voivodeship ....	Niepolomice Niepolomice Niepolomice [] is a town in southern Poland, situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship , previously in Krak?w Voivodeship . It is situated on the Vistula River, 25 km east of Krak?w on the verge of a large virgin forest ....	5
Bochnia County Bochnia County Bochnia County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.... powiat bochenski	649	100,382	Bochnia Bochnia Bochnia is a town of 30,000 inhabitants on the river Raba River in southern Poland, 35 km southeast of Krak?w. It is most noted for its salt mine, the oldest functioning in Europe, built circa 1248....	Nowy Wisnicz Nowy Wisnicz Nowy Wisnicz ] is a small town in Bochnia County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,724 inhabitants . It is located 4 miles south of Bochnia....	9
Brzesko County Brzesko County Brzesko County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.... powiat brzeski	590	90,214	Brzesko Brzesko Brzesko is a town in southern Poland, in Lesser Poland Voivodeship that is 50 kilometres east of Krak?w. It is the capital of Brzesko County. As of 2004, its population was 16,912....	Czchów Czchów Czch?w [] is a town in Brzesko County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,205 inhabitants ....	7
Sucha County Sucha County Sucha County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Slovakia border.... powiat suski	686	82,045	Sucha Beskidzka Sucha Beskidzka Sucha Beskidzka [] is a county town in Beskid Zywiecki mountain range in southern Poland . It has been in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship since 1999; previously it was in Bielsko-Biala Voivodeship ....	Maków Podhalanski Maków Podhalanski Mak?w Podhalanski [] is a town in southern Poland. Population: 5,738 .Since 1999 situated in Sucha County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship. Previously in Bielsko-Biala Voivodeship.... , Jordanów Jordanów Jordan?w [] is a town in southern Poland. Population: 5063 inhabitants .Jordan?w was founded in 1564 by Spytko Jordan on the salt road from Krak?w and Wieliczka to Orava and Hungary....	9
Tatra County Tatra County Tatra County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Slovakia border.... powiat tatrzanski	472	65,393	Zakopane Zakopane Zakopane is a town in southern Poland with some 28,000 inhabitants , situated in Lesser Poland Voivodeship since 1999 . The town, a place of Gorals culture and informally known as "the winter capital of Poland," lies in the southern part of the Podhale region at the foot of the Tatra Mountains, the only alps mountain range in the Carpath...		5
Dabrowa County Dabrowa County Dabrowa County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.... powiat dabrowski	530	58,572	Dabrowa Tarnowska Dabrowa Tarnowska Dabrowa Tarnowska [] is a town in Poland, in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, about 20 kilometers north of Tarn?w. It is the capital of Dabrowa County....	Szczucin Szczucin Szczucin is a town in Dabrowa County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Szczucin. It lies approximately north of Dabrowa Tarnowska and east of the regional capital Krak?w....	7
Miechów County Miechów County Miech?w County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.... powiat miechowski	677	50,769	Miechów Miechów Miech?w [] is a town in Poland, in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, about 40 km north of Krak?w. It is the capital of Miech?w County. Population is 11,852 ....		7
Proszowice County Proszowice County Proszowice County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.... powiat proszowicki	415	43,441	Proszowice Proszowice Proszowice [] is a town in southern Poland, situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship , previously in Krak?w Voivodeship . Its population numbers 6,206 inhabitants . It is the capital of Proszowice County....		6
* seat not part of the county

Protected areas

Protected area

Protected areas are locations which receive protection because of their environmental, cultural or similar value. The term protected area includes marine protected area, which refers to protected areas whose boundaries include some area of ocean....
s in Lesser Poland Voivodeship include six National Park

National park

A national park is a reserve of land, usually declared and owned by a national government, protected from most human development and pollution....
s and 11 Landscape Park

Landscape Park (Poland)

In Poland, a Landscape Park is a type of protected area similar to a National Park, but with less stringent restrictions on development and economic use....
s. These are listed below.

Babia Góra National Park
Babia Góra National Park

Babia G?ra National Park is one of the 23 List of national parks of Poland in Poland, located in the southern part of the country, in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, on the border with Slovakia....
(a UNESCO
UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on 16 November 1945....
-designated biosphere reserve
Biosphere reserve

A biosphere reserve is an international conservation designation given by UNESCO under its Programme on Man and the Biosphere . The World Network of Biosphere Reserves is the collection of all 531 biosphere Nature reserve in 105 countries ....
)
Gorce National Park
Gorce National Park

Gorce National Park is a List of National Parks of Poland in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. It covers central and northeastern parts of the Gorce mountains, which are part of the Western Beskids ....
Magura National Park (partly in Subcarpathian Voivodeship
Subcarpathian Voivodeship

Subcarpathian Voivodeship is a Voivodeships of Poland, or province, situated in the far south-east of Poland. Its administrative capital and largest city is Rzesz?w ....
)
Ojców National Park
Ojców National Park

Ojc?w National Park is a List of national parks of Poland in Krak?w County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland, established in 1956. It takes its name from the village of Ojc?w, where it also has its headquarters....
Pieniny National Park
Pieniny National Park (Poland)

Pieniny National Park is a protected area in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland, in the heart of the Pieniny.Pieniny National Park is one of the smallest Polish National Parks, lying in the southernmost part of the country, on the border with Slovakia....
Tatra National Park (part of a UNESCO biosphere reserve shared with Slovakia
Slovakia

Slovakia . It was amended in September 1998 to allow direct election of the president and again in February 2001 due to EU admission requirements....
)
Bielany-Tyniec Landscape Park
Bielany-Tyniec Landscape Park

Bielany-Tyniec Landscape Park is a protected area in southern Poland, established in 1981, covering an area of .The Park is in Lesser Poland Voivodeship....
Ciezkowice-Roznów Landscape Park
Ciezkowice-Roznów Landscape Park

Ciezkowice-Rozn?w Landscape Park is a protected area in southern Poland, established in 1995, covering an area of .The Park lies within Lesser Poland Voivodeship: in Brzesko County , Nowy Sacz County and Tarn?w County ....
Dlubnia Landscape Park
Dlubnia Landscape Park

Dlubnia Landscape Park is a protected area in southern Poland, established in 1981, covering an area of .The Park lies within Lesser Poland Voivodeship: in Krak?w County , Miech?w County and Olkusz County ....
Eagle Nests Landscape Park
Eagle Nests Landscape Park

Eagle Nests Landscape Park is a protected area in southern Poland, established in 1980, and covering much of the area of the Eagle Nests Trail....
(partly in Silesian Voivodeship
Silesian Voivodeship

Silesian Voivodeship is a voivodeship, or province, in southern Poland, centring on the region known as Upper Silesia . Its capital is Katowice....
)
Kraków Valleys Landscape Park
Kraków Valleys Landscape Park

Krak?w Valleys Landscape Park is a protected area in southern Poland, covering an area of .The Park lies within Lesser Poland Voivodeship: in Chrzan?w County , Krak?w County and Olkusz County ....
Little Beskids Landscape Park
Little Beskids Landscape Park

Little Beskids Landscape Park is a protected area in southern Poland, established in 1998, covering an area of . It lies within the Little Beskids mountain range....
(partly in Silesian Voivodeship)
Pasmo Brzanki Landscape Park
Pasmo Brzanki Landscape Park

Pasmo Brzanki Landscape Park is a protected area in southern Poland, established in 1995.The Park is shared between two voivodeships of Poland: Lesser Poland Voivodeship and Subcarpathian Voivodeship....
(partly in Subcarpathian Voivodeship)
Poprad Landscape Park
Poprad Landscape Park

Poprad Landscape Park is a protected area in southern Poland.The Park lies within Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in the part of the Beskids mountain range south of Nowy Sacz, in the basin of the Poprad River river. It borders Slovakia....
Rudno Landscape Park
Rudno Landscape Park

Rudno Landscape Park is a protected area in southern Poland.The Park lies within Lesser Poland Voivodeship. It takes its name from the village of Rudno, Lesser Poland Voivodeship....
Tenczynek Landscape Park
Tenczynek Landscape Park

Tenczynek Landscape Park is a protected area in southern Poland, established in 1981, covering an area of .The Park lies within Lesser Poland Voivodeship: in Chrzan?w County and Krak?w County ....
Wisnicz-Lipnica Landscape Park
Wisnicz-Lipnica Landscape Park

Wisnicz-Lipnica Landscape Park is a protected area in southern Poland, established in 1997, covering an area of .The Park lies within Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in Bochnia County ....

Most popular surnames in the region

Nowak : 23,671
Wójcik
Wójcik

W?jcik, Wojczik, Wojczyk, or Wojszyk is one of the oldest Poland surnames.W?jcik as a toponymic surname is derived from villages W?jcia, W?jciki, as a patronymic surname from popular in medieval Central Europe, as a first name Wojciech , as a cognominal surname from the word wojak , as from the word w?jt, chief off...
: 13,347
Zajac
Zajac

Zajac is one of the most common Polish surnames in Poland and the third most popular in Lesser Poland. The English translation of this surname is 'hare'....
: 10,206