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Guide to Poland ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Country Information

Poland is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Lithuania. Polish is the official language.^[1]

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Getting Started with Poland Research

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Poland Research Tools

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Division of Poland into Voivodeships (2007)

Provinces

Poland is currently divided into 16 provinces known as voivodeships (Polish: województwa, singular województwo).

Greater Poland Voivodeship (wielkopolskie)
Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (kujawsko-pomorskie)
Lesser Poland Voivodeship (małopolskie)
Łódź Voivodeship (łódzkie)
Lower Silesian Voivodeship (dolnośląskie)
Lublin Voivodeship (lubelskie)
Lubusz Voivodeship (lubuskie)
Masovian Voivodeship (mazowieckie)
Opole Voivodeship (opolskie)
Podlaskie Voivodeship (podlaskie)
Pomeranian Voivodeship (pomorskie)
Silesian Voivodeship (śląskie)
Subcarpathian Voivodeship (podkarpackie)
Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship (świętokrzyskie)
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship (warmińsko-mazurskie)
West Pomeranian Voivodeship (zachodniopomorskie)^[1]

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