Lesser Poland Voivodship

The Lesser Poland Voivodship or Little Poland Voivodship (in Polish województwo ma?opolskie) is an administrative region or voivodship in the south of Poland that contains core areas of the historical and geographical region of Lesser Poland (Malopolska).

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Polish - Voivodship - Poland - Lesser Poland

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It was created on 1 January, 1999 out of the former Kraków, Tarnów, Nowy S?cz and partly Bielsko-Bia?a and Katowice voivodships as a result of Local Government Reogranization Act of 1998. The voivodship's name recalls the region's traditional name of Lesser Poland (Malopolska).

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1 January - 1999 - Kraków - Tarnów - Nowy S?cz - Bielsko-Bia?a - Katowice - Lesser Poland

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It bounded by the Góry ?wi?tokrzyskie (Holy Cross Mountains) on the north, the

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broad range of hills stretching down from Czestochowa to Kraków (Jura Krakowsko-Czestochowska) on the west, and the Tatra,

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Czestochowa - Kraków - Jura Krakowsko-Czestochowska - Tatra

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Pieniny Mountains and Beskidy Mountains on the south.

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Pieniny Mountains - Beskidy Mountains

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It is an ancient region forming, together with Greater Poland (Wielkopolska) and Silesia (Slask), the early medieval Polish state. Almost all of Lesser Poland lies in the Vistula river catchment area. The structure of the Tatra Euroregion allows border co-operation between areas of Poland and Slovakia. The Lesser Poland voivodship features diversified industries, a developing advanced technology sector, great scientific and cultural potential, diversified tourist and sports areas, an active population and a business-friendly environment. The city of Kraków, the ancient capital of Poland and for centuries the residence of Polish kings, is a convenient place for meetings, conferences, as well as for trade and cultural exchanges. It is a city where two Nobel Prize winners in the field of literature, Wislawa Szymborska and Czeslaw Milosz, lived. Following the decision of the European Union's Ministers of Culture, Kraków was one of the European Cities of Culture of the year 2000.

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Greater Poland - Silesia - Medieval - Lesser Poland - Vistula - Tatra - Euroregion - Poland - Slovakia - Nobel Prize - Wislawa Szymborska - Czeslaw Milosz - European Union - European Cities of Culture - 2000

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Kraków has convenient railway and road connections with Katowice (expressway), Warsaw, Wroclaw and Rzeszow. It lies at the crossroads of major international routes linking Dresden with Kyiv, and Gdansk (German:Danzig) with Budapest. The second (after Warsaw) largest international airport in Poland - the John Paul II International Airport - is located here.

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Katowice - Warsaw - Wroclaw - Rzeszow - Dresden - Kyiv - Gdansk - German - Budapest - John Paul II International Airport

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