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

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Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe bordered by Baltic Sea, Germany, the Czechia, Slovakia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania and Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast. Polish is the official language.

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A. Modern Voivodeships: Click on a province to find a detailed article on research for that area.	B. 1967 Voivodeships: Use these for FamilySearch Catalog and Historical Records.
C. Poland 1815-1918: Poland was divided among Prussia, Russia, and Austria.	D. Polish Archival Jurisdictions: Click here for a more detailed map of archive territories and voivodeship coverage. Use the metrical records search tool to discover which archive has the records you need.

Provinces (Voivodeships)

Poland is currently divided into 16 provinces known as voivodeships (Polish: województwa, singular województwo).
Click on the link below for a Wiki article specific to the province.

• 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)
• Western Pomeranian Voivodeship (zachodniopomorskie)