| | voivodships of poland - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com |
 | | In 1950 new voivodships were created: Koszalin - previously part of Szczecin, Opole - previously part of Katowice, and Zielona Gra - previously part of Poznań, Wrocław and Szczecin voivodships. |
| | A voivodship (in Polish wojewdztwo) is a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland since the 14th century. |
| | The three smallest voivodships: Warsaw, Cracow and Lodz had a special status of municipal voivodship; the city president (mayor) was also province governor. |
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