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  Welcome to Poznan & Wielkopolska 07/2000
Wielkopolska's favourable location and the related ease of communication and transportation are amongst important assets of the region which enable broad contacts and facilitate decision making processes for investors.
Wielkopolska is also as one of the most important academic regions hosting 22 institutions of higher learning, 2 vocational schools of higher education as well as 28 institutes, research centres and branches of the Polish Academy of Sciences.
The beauty and diversity of the Wielkopolska countryside with its prevailing wooded plains and moraine hills is conducive to tourism and relaxation.
www.welcometo.poznan.pl /2000.07/en-wlkp-info.html   (756 words)

  
  Greater Poland
Greater Poland (sometimes Great Poland; Polish Wielkopolska) is one of the historical regions of Poland.
It is located in western-central Poland, in the valleys of the Warta River and its confluences.
Wielkopolska was the core of the early medieval Polish state, and at times was called just Poland.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/wi/Wielkopolska.html   (76 words)

  
 WUW - Wielkopolska for tourists
Wielkopolska is a region full of priceless cultural historic sites both secular and sacral - representing various styles and epochs.
The most valuable and noteworthy from this era in Wielkopolska are: the Gniezno cathedral, Corpus Christi Church in Poznań; and churches in Środa Wielkopolska, Szamotuły, Kościan and Gostyń.
Wielkopolska is an ideal vacation place for those who wish to relax close to nature.
www.poznan.uw.gov.pl /c/portal/layout?p_l_id=PUB.1016.20   (534 words)

  
 Wielkopolska Horticultural Company
Brodowska 28, 63 - 000 Sroda Wielkopolska, POLAND
Wielkopolska Horticultural Company "Poznania" - professionals in delivering fruits, vegetables and potatoes of outstanding quality and good value for money.
Wielkopolska Horticultural Company "Poznania" was founded in 1995 by a group of fruit and vegetable producers.
www.poznania.pl /english.html   (279 words)

  
 Warsaw Voice - Wielkopolska: Long Live Brittany!
Wojciech Szczęsny Kaczmarek, Poznań's former mayor and the president of the Association of Polish Cities, was decorated with the Legion of Honor, the highest French distinction.
And he is not the only resident of the capital of the Wielkopolska region to pride himself on this honor, as the same medal was also awarded to Prof.
Among all the cities of Wielkopolska, Kalisz boasts the longest record of cooperation with a French center.
www.warsawvoice.pl /archiwum.phtml/3843   (1558 words)

  
 Origins and Definition of the Terms: "Polska," "Wielkopolska" and "Małopolska"
The Round Table Negotiations of 1989, which led to partially free elections, the installation of non-communist government, and the return of full democracy, are viewed as the beginning of the Third Republic.
Wielkopolska and Małopolska, the names of two of Poland's ancient regions, are often rendered into English as Great or Greater Poland and Little or Lesser Poland, respectively.
Also, potentially confusing is the fact that, in the administrative reorganization of Poland into 16 voivodships or provinces in 1999, the terms Wielkopolska and Małopolska were used to name two of the 16 voivodships (Fig.
info-poland.buffalo.edu /classroom/maps/new.html   (1549 words)

  
 wlkp_zaprasza
Major Eastern European transportation routes cross in the Wielkopolska region, which is the second largest province in Poland, covering an area of 29.825 sq.
Piła is a major rail junction, and Leszno is famous for gliding, although it is in fact the capital of a region with a high crop culture.
However, it should be emphasized that the majority of farms in Wielkopolska produce a volume of crops that is comparable to that in the West.
www.panorama-miast.com.pl /35/html/wlkp_zaprasza.htm   (626 words)

  
 Past and Present Regions of Poland - Wielkopolska
The Wielkopolska region is a flat region interspersed with forests and lakes.
Although the country's capital moved to Kraków in 1038, Wielkopolska remained an integral part of Poland.
By contrast, the terrain in the Wielkopolska region is much flatter and hence meadows in that region would tend to be much larger.
info-poland.buffalo.edu /web/geography/regions/wielkopolska/link.shtml   (834 words)

  
 Wielkopolska Organizacja Turystyczna
Informujemy, że Wielkopolska Organizacja Turystyczna w Poznaniu przygotowała wystąpienie Województwa Wielkopolskiego i Miasta Poznania na Międzynarodowym Salonie Turystycznym TOUR SALON w Poznaniu, który odbędzie się w dniach 19-22 października 2005 r.
Ofertę w/w podmiotów uzupełniły wydawnictwa promocyjne Wielkopolskiej Organizacji Turystycznej: "Wielkopolska - największe atrakcje turystyczne", mapa turystyczna, oraz foldery z cyklu "Wielkopolska" - Pałace i zamki, Campingi, Ośrodki jeździeckie i Ośrodki konferencyjne.
Wielkopolska Organizacja Turystyczna wnioskować będzie o dołożenie wszelkich starań przez POIT w Berlinie w celu zorganizowania jednorodnej prezentacji regionów Polski na tym atrakcyjnym rynku przyjazdowym.
www.wot-wielkopolska.pl   (2493 words)

  
 Innovating regions in Europe - regions search
Wielkopolska has a population of 3.3 million inhabitants and covers an area of 30,000 km2.
The innovation and research and development actors in Wielkopolska include 28 higher education institutions, 16 institutes of the Polish Academy of Science and 25 industrial research institutes.
Wielkopolska has an extensive co-operation network with regions in the UK, Sweden, Germany, Russia, Spain, Belgium, Holland, France and Italy.
www.innovating-regions.org /network/whoswho/regions_search.cfm?region_id=154   (365 words)

  
 Development of the cycle tourism in Wielkopolska region   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Department's annulal budget, dedicated to the development of tourism in Wielkopolska is about 250 000 E. It may seem too little to influence the tourist image of the region, but, connected with money from other local govermnents gives an appropriate tool for its actions.
Growing popularity of cycle tourism in Wielkopolska Region is the reason why 2/3 of its current budget is devoted to cycle infrastructure and events.
This year's most significant success in developing cycle tourism in Wielkopolska is the creation of "Cycle Ring" around Poznan - a 173-km cycle trail, leading through the most attractive places, situated not further than a one-day bike trip from the centre of the city.
www.friefugle.dk /poland/tourismwp_ak_en.html   (287 words)

  
 BIWW - English
Marek Wo¼niak, Marshal of the Wielkopolska Region elected a Vice President of CoR
Marek Wo¼niak, Marshal of the Wielkopolska Region, was elected a member and a Vice President in the Bureau of the Committee of the Regions during the 74 Plenary Session, yesterday, 10 April 2008.
Wo¼niak perceives strenghtenting the voice of the Polish representation in the CoR and highlighting the interests of self-government on the European forum.
www.wielkopolska.eu /index.php?option=com_content&task=blogsection&id=19&Itemid=79   (303 words)

  
 Sroda Wielkopolska - Almarco Hotel Sroda Wielkopolska **
Almarco Hotel in Sroda Wielkopolska is hardly 30 km away from Poznan - the headquarters of the International Poznan Fairs.
Almarco Hotel in Sroda Wielkopolska has a conference hall which seats 70 people and is 100 square metres in area.
The Almarco Hotel is situated in Sroda Wielkopolska by the route no 11 from Poznan to Bytom city and 432 from Zielona Gora to Warsaw and 22 km from the International A2 road Warsaw-Berlin.
www.zlotehotele.pl /almarco/eng/index.html   (563 words)

  
 Irrigation scheduling in large-scale sprinkler irrigation in the Wielkopolska region of Poland
The prediction of irrigation requirements is based on the use of meteorological data, hydraulic properties of soil and applied irrigation.
This problem may well be solved by an irrigation scheduling based on predictions of the irrigation needs of a given area that take account of the particular cultivation, soil conditions, type of irrigation equipment, the amount and quality of water available for irrigation, and weather conditions.
During the application of irrigation scheduling to seven farms in Wielkopolska a database was used for each farm sprinkled.
www.fao.org /docrep/W4367E/w4367e0g.htm   (2288 words)

  
 56 SCHOOLS LEARNED ABOUT THE CULTURE OF WIELKOPOLSKA
Over 5000 school children from the Wielkopolska voivodship participated in educational concerts organised by ‘The Wielkopolanie’.
The programme of he concert called ‘The legends of Wielkopolska’, consisted of costume presentations and performances of dances of our region.
On the 6th, 7th and 13th of January The Folkloristic Group "Wielkopolanie" together with Teachers' Training Center is organized the workshops for teachers from the National and Wielkopolska Region Dances range.
www.folklor.pl /strony/2/e/144.php   (251 words)

  
 Wielkopolska   (Site not responding. Last check: )
W okresie rozbicia dzielnicowego Wielkopolska utrzymała w zasadzie jedność dzielnicową, przejściowo tylko dzieląc się na księstwa poznańskie i kaliskie.
Wielkopolska obejmowała województwa poznańskie i kaliskie (Wielkopolska właściwa) oraz sieradzkie, łęczyckie, brzesko-kujawskie, inowrocławskie, ziemię dobrzyńską, a także Mazowsze i Prusy Królewskie.
Wielkopolska była domeną średniej szlachty, stosunkowo dużą rolę odgrywały miasta (Poznań, Kalisz, Gniezno).
www.staff.amu.edu.pl /~gmazurek/zpd/wielko.htm   (994 words)

  
 Wielkopolska (Directory/Europe/Poland/Wielkopolska)
Wielkopolska also offers up the typical castles, in Kornik (a hybrid architectural wonder begun in the medieval times and updated by Karl Friedrich Schinkel in the 19th century), Rogalin (in the...
This region was the historical center of origin of the Polish Nation in the 10th century...
Coat of arms and flag of the Region       The coat of arms and the flag of the Wielkopolska Region was established to underline the history and tradition of the inhabitants of Wielkopolska and to...
www.worldwidirectory.com /Europe/Poland/Wielkopolska   (469 words)

  
 Bird ringing in South Wielkopolska (Poland) in 2003-2005   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Bird ringing is one of the important activities of Południowowielkopolska Grupa of Ogólnopolskie Towarzystwo Ochrony Ptaków (South Wielkopolska Group of the Polish Society for the Protection of Birds, later referred as PwG OTOP).
Large majority of these birds was ringed in Ostrów Wielkopolski district (powiat in Polish), most of the Passeriformes birds in Krotoszyn district (2004-2005), lesser numbers in Jarocin district (White and Black Storks, Barn Owls and Barn Swallows), Kępno district (2004, Jackdaws) and Ostrzeszów district in (2004-2005, Black Stork and Barn Swallows).
For a few species our ringing in South Wielkopolska is an important part of the total bird ringing in Poland.
www.pwg.otop.org.pl /obro1_eng.php   (501 words)

  
 Jerzy Kosinski's Sroda Wielkopolska, 2003 Anna Karpinska: kacmarek, Kowalewski, Abramowicz, Lesinska
Jerzy Kosinski's Sroda Wielkopolska, 2003 Anna Karpinska: kacmarek, Kowalewski, Abramowicz, Lesinska
This region of Środa Wielkopolska is my ancestors' land.
Wielkopolska many times with my Mom and my Grandmother Jadzia.
mipolonia.net /sroda   (190 words)

  
 CORDIS Regional Service: Wielkopolska: Strategy
Wielkopolska is a region of significant intellectual and economic potential; however it requires to implement long-term measures with a view to take advantage out of it.
The process of building the Wielkopolska Innovation Strategy was assisted by partner regions - Brandenburg and Marche - which shared their experiences of their RIS/RITTS projects as well as regional and international experts.
Wielkopolska started the implementation of RIS Strategy in 2004, using mainly structural funds and its special measure “Regional Innovation Strategy and transfer of knowledge”.
cordis.europa.eu /wielkopolska/strategy_en.html   (740 words)

  
 Greater Poland (Wielkopolska)
The name "Wielkopolska" (Greater Poland) appeared only in the 14th-15th century as a Polonised form of the Latin Polonia Maior meaning the most ancient part of the Polish state.
The biggest concentration of lakes is in the northern part of the region (the Greater Polish Lake District) while the largest forest is the vast pine Puszcza Notecka (Noteæ Forest), north-west of Poznañ, between the Warta and Noteæ.
The most interesting and valuable landscapes in Greater Poland are protected by two national parks: the 7584-hectare Wielkopolska (Greater Polish) National Park established in 1957 and Poland's newest national park, set up on 1 July 2001, the 7955-hectare Uj¶cie Warty (Warta Confluence) National Park.
www.poland.gov.pl /Greater,Poland,(Wielkopolska),301.html   (3859 words)

  
 "CONTACT WIELKOPOLSKA"-a database of companies from Wielkopolska region-Contact Wielkopolska Homepage
WARP is a member of the TCAS ("Transnational Clustering in the Automotive Sector") project consortium.
WARP is the cluster broker for the Wielkopolska furniture sector.
Wielkopolska Agency For Enterprise Development, 61-823 Poznań, ul.
www.contactwielkopolska.pl   (85 words)

  
 Autostrada Wielkopolska SA
The amendment to the Act on Toll Motorways passed by the Polish Parliament in July 2005 was not initiated by Autostrada Wielkopolska S.A., but requested by the European Union, since the collection of real tolls with concurrent obligation to pay the road tax (the vignette) was not compliant with the EU law.
In addition, we informed, also at the Infrastructure Committee sessions, that adopting the solutions breaching the provisions of the Concession Agreement would be the grounds for terminating the Agreement due to a default of the government and consequently could expose the State Treasury to the risk of multi-million compensations.
Regardless of the discussion on the compensation issue, the gist is that the state has not managed to build a system of efficient alternative roads.
www.autostrada-a2.pl /en/archiwum/news/113   (1203 words)

  
 WARP - Wielkopolska Agencja Rozwoju Przedsiębiorczości Sp. z o.o., pożyczka, fundusz, agencja, wielkopolska, ...
WAFED is a limited liability company founded by the regional authorities of Wielkopolska.
Its main areas of activity are: providing loans for small entrepreneurs, matching partners, networking, investor service, organizing trade missions and fair exhibitions, promoting the region in the Internet and during official foreign visits of the Marshal Office.
International workshop: Wielkopolska - Region of Knowledge: co-operation and competition within the cluster framework and using R&D infrastructure by the business.
www.warp.org.pl /index.php?lang=en&?strona=k1   (194 words)

  
 2003-10-07 11:15 - Badge of Honor for activity for Wielkopolska region granted to
On 30th of September the Marshal of Wielkopolska Province Stefan Mikołajczak granted the Badge of Honor for activity for Wielkopolska region to "Cepelia-Poznań" Folkloristic Group.
In the Centre of Culture "Taklamakan" in Opalenica, during the inauguration of the Year of Culture 2003/2004, "Cepelia-Poznań" Folkloristic Group was awarded a Badge of Honor by the Marshal of Wielkopolska Province Stefan Mikołajczak for its merit for Wielkopolska Province.
It is a great distinction for the Group especially due to the fact, that the Group was granted it during its celebration of 40th anniversary.
www.folklor.pl /strony/2/e/7.php   (205 words)

  
 Środa Wielkopolska - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Środa Wielkopolska is a town in central Poland, about 30 km southeast of Poznań, with 21,631 inhabitants (2004).
[edit] Famous people born or raised in Środa Wielkopolska
Arthur Greiser - Nazi politician (born during Prussian rule of the town).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sroda_Wielkopolska   (132 words)

  
 Welcome Poland - Informations about Great Poland (Wielkopolska) region in Poland.
Great Poland is the oldest part of the country from the historical point of view, sometimes it is called the "cradle of the Polish state".
Wielkopolska used to be the cradle of Polish statehood.
It is recorded by the Polish State Beginnings Museum.
www.welcomepoland.com /regions/great_poland   (191 words)

  
 Poland Travel Ministry - Region of Poland: Wielkopolska
Greater Poland (Wielkopolska) is a historical region in western and central Poland, occupying the basins of the Warta, part of the middle Oder and the lower Vistula.
It is the country's oldest province, dotted with monuments from the formative years of the Polish state.
And if you seek nature rather than mementoes of the past, you'll find both lakes and forests here, along with a variety of opportunities for relaxation.
www.polandtravelministry.com /wielkopolska.php   (215 words)

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