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Voivodeships of Poland. A voivodeship ( / ˈvɔɪvoʊdʃɪp / VOY-vohd-ship; Polish: województwo [vɔjɛˈvut͡stfɔ] ⓘ; plural: województwa [vɔjɛˈvut͡stfa]) is the highest-level administrative division of Poland, corresponding to a province in many other countries.
From the seashore cliffs of West Pomerania through the mediaeval architectural monuments of the inland town of Sandomierz to the birthplace of Fryderyk Chopin, let Culture.pl take you on a tour of Poland’s voivodeships.
The administrative division of Poland since 1999 has been based on three levels of subdivision. The territory of Poland is divided into voivodeships (provinces); these are further divided into powiats (counties or districts), and these in turn are divided into gminas (communes or municipalities).
Map of Poland showing the country's primary (first level) administrative divisions.
14. Sept. 2021 · The voivodeship is called in Polish województwo (plural województwa). Did you know how many of these high-level administrative subdivisions are in Poland? The Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998, which went into effect on January 1st 1999, created sixteen new voivodeships.
In a modern context, the word normally refers to one of the provinces (województwa) of Poland. As of 2022, Poland has 16 voivodeships.
The Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998, which went into effect on 1 January 1999, created sixteen new voivodeships. These replaced the 49 former voivodeships that had existed from 1 July 1975.
