Little Poland

Lesser Poland (sometimes also referred to as Little Poland, Polish Ma?opolska, Latin Polonia Minor) is one of the historical regions of Poland. It forms the southernmost part of the country.

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Polish - Latin - Poland

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Geographically, Lesser Poland lies in the upper confluence of the Vistula river and covers a large upland, including the Holy Cross Mountains, Lesser Polish Upland, Sandomierz Valley and Lublin Uplands. It stretches from the Carpathians in the south to Pilica and Wieprz rivers to the north. It borders Mazovia and Land of Radom to the north, Silesia to the west and the border with Ukraine to the east. Historically, until World War II the region also included large parts of modern Ukraine. Administratively, most of Little Poland lies within the boundaries of Lesser Poland Voivodship, Subcarpathian Voivodship, ?wi?tokrzyskie Voivodship, Lublin Voivodship and the eastern parts of the neighbouring Silesian Voivodship.

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Vistula - Holy Cross Mountains - Lesser Polish Upland - Lublin Uplands - Carpathians - Pilica - Wieprz - Mazovia - Land of Radom - Silesia - Ukraine - World War II - Lesser Poland Voivodship - Subcarpathian Voivodship - ?wi?tokrzyskie Voivodship - Lublin Voivodship - Silesian Voivodship

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The most notable cities of the region include Kraków and Lwów (currently a part of Ukraine), as well as Rzeszów, Cz?stochowa, Lublin, D?browa Górnicza, B?dzin, Kielce, Sandomierz, Sosnowiec, Tarnów, Krosno, Nowy S?cz, Tarnobrzeg, Sanok, Wieliczka, Bochnia, Radom, Zakopane, Bielsko-Bia?a, Jaworzno, ?uków and Siedlce.

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Kraków - Lwów - Rzeszów - Cz?stochowa - Lublin - D?browa Górnicza - B?dzin - Kielce - Sandomierz - Sosnowiec - Tarnów - Krosno - Nowy S?cz - Tarnobrzeg - Sanok - Wieliczka - Bochnia - Radom - Zakopane - Bielsko-Bia?a - Jaworzno - ?uków - Siedlce

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The wooden architecture (most notably, churches) of Lesser Poland are on the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list.

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UNESCO - World Heritage Site

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