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TOPONYMIC GUIDELINES OF POLAND - KSNG Nazwy geograficzne

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VI. ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION <strong>OF</strong> THEREPUBLIC <strong>OF</strong> <strong>POLAND</strong>On January 1, 1999 a new administrative division wasestablished (‘Dziennik Ustaw Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej’ Nr 96, ofJuly 28, 1998). Section 1 Subsection 2 of this Law establishes thefollowing units of administrative division:1. Województwo (Voivodship) – 1st order administrative unit2. Powiat (County) – 2nd order administrative unit3. Gmina (Commune) – 3rd order administrative unit1. List of VoivodshipsIMPORTANT NOTICE: Abbreviated names of voivodships (e.g.dolnośląskie, lubelskie, orwoj. dolnośląskie, woj. lubelskie) areoftenused instead of their full forms (województwo dolnośląskie,województwo lubelskie) on maps and in various kinds of indexes.Alphabetical List of VoivodshipsVoivodship Name SeatAbbreviation1. Województwo dolnośląskie DŚ Wrocław2. Województwo KP Bydgoszcz*/kujawsko-pomorskieToruń**3. Województwo lubelskie LL Lublin4. Województwo lubuskie LS Gorzów Wlkp.*/Zielona Góra**5. Województwo łódzkie ŁD Łódź6. Województwo małopolskie MP Kraków7. Województwo mazowieckie MA Warszawa61

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