Greater Poland Voivodship
The Greater Poland Voivodship (in Polish województwo wielkopolskie ) is an
administrative region or voivodship of western-central Poland
It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Poznan , Kalisz , Konin , Pila and Leszno voivodships as a result of Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. The voivodship's name recalls the region's traditional name of Greater Poland (Wielkopolska ).
It is second in area and third in population among the country's sixteen voivodships, with 29,826 km² and 3.4 million inhabitants. Its principal cities are:
Major cities and towns
(population 2003)
Administrative division
Chodziez County, Chodziez
Czarnkow-Trzcianka County , Czarnkow
Gniezno County, Gniezno
Gostyn County, Gostyn
Grodzisk Wielkopolski County, Grodzisk Wielkopolski
Jarocin County, Jarocin
Kalisz City County
Kalisz County, Kalisz
Kepno County, Kepno
Kolo County, Kolo
Konin City County
Konin County, Konin
Koscian County, Koscian
Krotoszyn County, Krotoszyn
Leszno County, Leszno
Leszno City County
Miedzychod County, Miedzychod
Nowy Tomysl County, Nowy Tomysl
Oborniki County, Oborniki
Ostrow Wielkopolski County, Ostrow Wielkopolski
Ostrzeszow County, Ostrzeszow
Pila County, Pila
Pleszew County, Pleszew
Poznan City County
Poznan County , Poznan
Rawicz County, Rawicz
Slupca County, Slupca
Szamotuly County, Szamotuly
Sroda Wielkopolska County, Sroda Wielkopolska
Srem County, Srem
Turek County, Turek
Wagrowiec County, Wagrowiec
Wolsztyn County, Wolsztyn
Wrzesnia County, Wrzesnia
Zlotow County , Zlotow
Major corporations
Jeronimo Martins Dystrybucja sp. z o.o (Biedronka), Poznan
Grupa Energetyczna Enea SA, Poznan
Volkswagen Poznań sp. z o.o., Poznan
Kompania Piwowarska SA, Poznan
Selgros Cash & Carry sp. z o.o., Poznan
Zespół Elektrowni Pątnów-Adamów-Konin SA, Konin
Skoda Auto Polska, Poznan
Philips Lighning Poland SA, Pila
Eurocash sp. z o.o., Poznan
GlaxoSmithCline Pharmaceuticals SA, Poznan
KDWT SA, Poznan
Energetyka Kaliska SA, Kalisz
Amica Wronki SA, Wronki
Żabka Polska SA, Poznan
Wrigley Poland sp. z o.o., Poznan
Kopalnia Węgla Kamiennego Konin SA, Kleczew
Aluminium Konin-Impexmetal SA, Konin
Wistil SA, Kalisz
miniMal sp. z o.o., Poznan
Man Star Trucks & Buses sp. z o.o, Tarnowo Porgorne
Grupa Raben, Poznan
Grupa Mahle, Krotoszyn
Winkowski sp. z o.o., Pila
Beiersdorf-Lechia SA, Poznan
Inter Groclin Auto SA, Wolsztyn +Grodzisk Wielkopolski
Aluplast sp. z o.o., Poznan
Lidl Polska sp. z o.o., Tarnowo Podgorne
Kuehne & Nagel sp. z o.o., Gądki
Apexim AB SA, Poznan
Arko PH s.j., Komorniki
PHUP Andrzej Szeszycki, Gniezno
Zespół Elektrociepłowni Poznańskich SA, Poznan
Hydrobudowa 9 sp. z o.o., Poznan
Sanitec Koło SA, Kolo
H. Cegielski-Poznań SA, Poznan
Maxer SA, Poznan
Centra SA, Poznan
Bridgestone Poland sp. z o.o., Poznan
Rehau sp. z o.o., Przeźmierowo
Marol sp. z o.o., Poznan
Wavin Metalplast-Buk sp. z o.o, Buk
Solaris Bus & Coach sp. z. o.o., Poland
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| colspan="3" | Voivodships of Poland Greater Poland | Kuyavia-Pomerania | Lesser Poland | Lodz | Lower Silesia | Lublin | Lubusz | Masovia | Opole | Podlachia | Pomerania | Swietokrzyskie | Silesia | Subcarpathia | Warmia and Masuria | West Pomerania
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| colspan="3" | Principal cities Warsaw | Łódź | Kraków | Wrocław | Poznań | Gdańsk | Szczecin | Bydgoszcz | Lublin | Katowice | Białystok | Częstochowa | Gdynia | Toruń | Radom | Kielce | Rzeszów | Olsztyn
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