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(Polish: Województwo Dolnoslaskie)
Data:
Area in km²: 19.947
Population (2008): 2.876.832
Inhabitants per km²: 144
Capital: Breslau (Wroclaw)
License plate (1st letter): D
Coat of Arms
Flag of the Voivodeship of Lower Silesia (Niederschlesien),
original ratio = 5:8
  
Information: The coat of arms of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship is the coat of arms of the old Duchy of Silesia and shows a golden shield, on it a black eagle, and on its chest a silver moon with a small silver cross in the middle. It goes back to the 12th century, to Henry II of Silesia. The flag of the Silesian Voivodeship is a typical escutcheon-flag.
Source: Wikipedia
(Polish: Województwo Kujawsko-Pomorskie)
Data:
Area in km²: 17.972
Population (2008): 2.066.418
Inhabitants per km²: 115
Capitals:
- Bromberg (Bydgoszcz)
- Thorn (Torun)
License plate (1st letter): C
Coat of Arms
Flag of the Voivodeship of Kuyavia Pomerania (Kujawien-Pommern),
original ratio = 5:8
Information: The coat of arms of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship is the coat of arms of the old Duchy of Kuyavia and shows the Kuyavian hybrid (Hybryda kujawska) on a silver (white) background. The Kuyavian hybrid is a heraldic figure that - divided in the middle - shows a red griffin on one side and a black eagle on the other. The flag of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship shows the colors red, white and black in three horizontal stripes in a ratio of 1:2:1.
Source: Wikipedia
(Polish: Województwo Lódzkie)
Data:
Area in km²: 18.219
Population (2008): 2.551.633
Inhabitants per km²: 140
Capital: Lodsch (Lódz)
License plate (1st letter): E
Coat of Arms
Flag of the Voivodeship of Łódź (Lodsch),
original ratio = 5:8
Flag of the Government of the Voivodeship of Łódź (Lodsch),
original ratio = 5:8
Information: The coat of arms of the Łódź voivodeship shows a broad red pole on a gold background, and on it the heraldry of the former voivodships Sieradz, Leczyca and Rawa. The flag of the Lodsch Voivodeship shows the basic colors of the coat of arms red and yellow in five vertical stripes of equal width. The Flag of the Government of the Voivodeship also shows the elements of the coat of arms in the middle.
Source: Wikipedia
(Polish: Województwo Lubelskie)
Data:
Area in km²: 25.122
Population (2008): 2.163.437
Inhabitants per km²: 86
Capital: Lublin
License plate (1st letter): L
Coat of Arms
Flag of the Voivodeship of Lublin,
original ratio = 5:8
Information: The coat of arms of the Lublin Voivodeship shows a red shield with a jumping, silver deer with a golden crown over its neck. The flag of the Lublin Voivodeship shows the colors of the coat of arms, white, red and yellow in three horizontal stripes in a ratio of 2:1:2 with the coat of arms in the middle.
Source: Wikipedia
(Polish: Województwo Lubuskie)
Data:
Area in km²: 13.988
Population (2008): 1.008.656
Inhabitants per km²: 72
Capitals:
- Landsberg (Gorzów Wielkopolski)
- Grünberg (Zielona Góra)
License plate (1st letter): F
Coat of Arms
Flag of the Voivodeship of Lebus,
original ratio = 5:8
Flag of the Government of the Voivodeship of Lebus,
original ratio = 5:8
Information: Historically, the region was part of Brandenburg. However, the coat of arms of the Lebus Voivodeship shows a shield split between red and green with half a Polish eagle in the red field and two golden stars in the green field. The stars stand for the two capitals. The flag of the Lubusz voivodeship shows the colors of the coat of arms in four stripes: yellow, white, red and green - in a ratio of 2:1:1:2. The Flag of the Government of the Voivodeship also shows the coat of arms in the middle.
Source: Wikipedia
(Polish: Województwo Malopolskie)
Data:
Area in km²: 15.183
Population (2008): 3.282.378
Inhabitants per km²: 216
Capital: Krakau (Cracow, Kraków)
License plate (1st letter): K
Coat of Arms
Flag of the Voivodeship of Lesser Poland (Kleinpolen),
original ratio = 5:8
Information: The coat of arms of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship shows the Polish eagle, but differently than in the Polish state coat of arms. This form of the eagle dates back to the 14th century and goes back to King Kasimr III. (the great). The flag of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship shows the colors of the coat of arms: white, yellow and red - in three horizontal stripes - in a ratio of 2:1:2.
Source: Wikipedia
(Polish: Województwo Mazowieckie)
Data:
Area in km²: 35.558
Population (2008): 5.195.000
Inhabitants per km²: 146
Capital: Warschau (Warsaw, Warszawa)
License plate (1st letter): W
Coat of Arms
Flag of the Voivodeship of Mazovia (Masowien),
original ratio = 5:8
Information: The coat of arms of the Mazovian Voivodeship is the coat of arms of the old Duchy of Mazovia and shows a silver eagle on a red shield (Piast eagle). The flag of the Mazovian Voivodeship shows the coat of arms, but the eagle is shifted towards the mast.
Source: Wikipedia
(Polish: Województwo Opolskie)
Data:
Area in km²: 9.412
Population (2008): 1.034.656
Inhabitants per km²: 110
Capital: Oppeln (Opole)
License plate (1st letter): O
Coat of Arms
Flag of the Voivodeship of Opole (Oppeln),
original ratio = 5:8
Flag of the Government of the Voivodeship of Opole (Oppeln),
original ratio = 5:8
Information: The coat of arms of the Voivodeship of Opole is the coat of arms of the old Duchy of Opole (Oppeln) and shows a crowned, golden eagle on a blue shield. The duchy was created in the 12th century when Silesia was divided. Under the Prussians in the 18th century Silesia came back to it. The flag of the Voivodeship of Opole shows the colors of the coat of arms in two horizontal stripes - yellow over blue - in a ratio of 2:1. The Flag of the Government of the Voivodeship also shows the coat of arms in the upper corner.
Source: Wikipedia
(Polish: Województwo Podkarpackie)
Data:
Area in km²: 17.845
Population (2008): 2.097.276
Inhabitants per km²: 118
Capital: Rzeszów
License plate (1st letter): R
Coat of Arms
Flag of the Voivodeship of Subcarpathia (Karpatenvorland),
original ratio = 5:8
Information: The coat of arms of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship shows a shield split in red and blue with a silvery paw cross in the head of the shield on the split; in the red field a golden armored, crowned silvery griffin and in the blue field a red armored, golden, crowned lion. The flag of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship shows three vertical stripes in blue, white and blue, in a ratio of 1:3:1, and the coat of arms in the large, central, white field.
Source: Wikipedia
(Polish: Województwo Podlaskie)
Data:
Area in km²: 20.187
Population (2008): 1.191.925
Inhabitants per km²: 59
Capital: Bialystok
License plate (1st letter): B
Coat of Arms
Flag of the Voivodeship of Podlachia (Podlachien),
original ratio = 5:8
Information: The coat of arms of the Podlaskie Voivodeship shows elements of Polish (eagle) and Lithuanian heraldry (Persecution, Pahonia, Pogon, Vytis). First and foremost, it is a reminder that Podlachia, as part of Lithuania, became a part of Poland-Lithuania in 1386 when the two states were united. It was only on the occasion of the third partition of Poland (1795) that Podlachia was separated from Lithuania and came - not like Lithuania to Russia - but to Prussia. The flag of the Podlaskie Voivodeship shows the colors of the coat of arms in four horizontal stripes of equal width: white, red, yellow and blue.
Source: Wikipedia
(Polish: Województwo Pomorskie)
Data:
Area in km²: 18.310
Population (2008): 2.215.100
Inhabitants per km²: 121
Capital: Danzig (Gdansk)
License plate (1st letter): G
Coat of Arms
Flag of the Voivodeship of Pomerania (Pommern),
original ratio = 5:8
Information: The coat of arms of the Pomeranian Voivodeship is the coat of arms of the old Duchy of Pomerellen that lost its independence in the 13th century and became part of Poland. The coat of arms shows a golden shield, and on it a black griffin. The flag of the Pomeranian Voivodeship is a typical escutcheon-flag.
Source: Wikipedia
(Polish: Województwo Slaskie)
Data:
Area in km²: 12.334
Population (2008): 4.648.961
Inhabitants per km²: 377
Capital: Kattowitz (Katowice)
License plate (1st letter): S
Coat of Arms
Flag of the Voivodeship of Silesia (Schlesien),
original ratio = 5:8
Flag of the Government of the Voivodeship of Silesia (Schlesien),
original ratio = 5:8
Information: The coat of arms of the Silesian Voivodeship is the coat of arms of the old Duchy of Oppeln-Ratibor and shows a golden eagle without a crown on a dark blue shield. The flag of the Silesian Voivodeship shows the colors of the coat of arms in three horizontal stripes in blue, yellow and blue - in a ratio of 2:1:2. The Flag of the Government of the Voivodeship shows the image of the coat of arms, the golden eagle without a crown, on a dark blue bunting.
Source: Wikipedia
(Polish: Województwo Swietokrzyskie)
Data:
Area in km²: 11.710
Population (2008): 1.273.625
Inhabitants per km²: 109
Capital: Kielce
License plate (1st letter): T
Coat of Arms
Flag of the Voivodeship of Holy Cross (Heiligkreuz),
original ratio = 5:8
Information: The coat of arms of the Holy Cross Voivodeship is quartered and shows a golden Byzantine cross on blue in the first field, the Polish eagle in red in the second field, four silvery bars starting with red in the third field and eight golden six-pointed stars on blue in the fourth field. The flag of the Holy Cross Voivodeship shows the colors of the coat of arms in three horizontal stripes: blue, white and red - in a ratio of 1:4:1, and a wide golden stripe on the leech. The coat of arms of the voivodeship is located in the wide white stripe.
Source: Wikipedia
(Polish: Województwo Wielkopolskie)
Data:
Area in km²: 29.827
Population (2008): 3.391.256
Inhabitants per km²: 114
Capital: Posen (Poznan)
License plate (1st letter): P
Coat of Arms
Flag of the Voivodeship of Greater Poland (Großpolen),
original ratio = 1:2
Information: The coat of arms of the Greater Poland Voivodeship shows the silvery Polish eagle in red, with a golden tail ring, but without a crown. The eagle goes back to the 13th century, namely to the seal of King Przemyslaw II. The flag of the Greater Poland Voivodeship is actually cut trapezoidal at the flying end, and shows the Polish colors white and red in a vertical arrangement. The red field on the mast shows the coat of arms of the voivodship in the middle.
Source: Wikipedia
(Polish: Województwo Warminsko-Mazurskie)
Data:
Area in km²: 24.173
Population (2008): 1.426.401
Inhabitants per km²: 59
Capital: Allenstein (Olsztyn)
License plate (1st letter): N
Coat of Arms
Flag of the Voivodeship of Warmia-Masuria (Ermland-Masuren),
original ratio = 1:2
Information: Historically, the region was as East Prussia a part of Prussia. Therefore, the coat of arms of the Warmia-Masurian Voivodeship shows not only the silvery Polish eagle, but also the black Prussian eagle - supplemented by the insignia of King Zygmunt I. Stary, both on a red background. The heraldry of the old Diocese of Warmia (Ermland), the Lamb of God on a red background, also appears. The flag of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship is actually cut trapezoidal at the flying end and shows the head of the Polish eagle on a red field with a white border.
Source: Wikipedia
(Polish: Województwo Zachodniopomorskie)
Data:
Area in km²: 22.892
Population (2008): 1.692.355
Inhabitants per km²: 74
Capital: Stettin (Szczecin)
License plate (1st letter): Z
Coat of Arms
Flag of the Voivodeship of West Pomerania (Westpommern),
original ratio = 5:8
Information: The coat of arms of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship is the coat of arms of the old Duchy of Pomerania, a red griffin on silver (white). Pomerania was ruled by the Slavic princes of the "Griffin family" who became princes of the German Empire in the 12th century and were ousted by the Swedes in the 17th century. The flag of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship shows three vertical stripes in white, red and white - the colors of the coat of arms - and the coat of arms itself in the middle of the red stripe.
Source: Wikipedia
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