The 16 voivodeships of Poland
Poland has 16 voivodeships. This page lists all of them.
The table shows the English name first. The Polish name is accepted as an answer too, and it appears in the second column.
English names and local names
The quiz shows English names, because that is what most players type. It accepts the Polish name as well.
Accent marks do not matter. The quiz folds accents before it compares, so a name typed without them still counts.
Abbreviations are not accepted. A short code is ambiguous, and one code often matches the start of another name.
About the voivodeships
A voivodeship is the largest unit of local government in Poland. The name comes from "voivode", an old word for a governor.
The current 16 voivodeships date from a reform in 1999, which replaced 49 smaller ones.
Most voivodeships carry the name of a historical region, such as Silesia or Masovia, not the name of a city.
All 16 voivodeships
| Voivodeship | Also accepted |
|---|---|
| Greater Poland | Wielkopolskie, Wielkopolska |
| Kuyavian-Pomeranian | Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Kuyavia-Pomerania |
| Lesser Poland | Małopolskie, Małopolska |
| Łódź | Łódzkie |
| Lower Silesian | Dolnośląskie, Lower Silesia |
| Lublin | Lubelskie |
| Lubusz | Lubuskie |
| Masovian | Mazowieckie, Masovia, Mazovia |
| Opole | Opolskie |
| Podlaskie | Podlachian, Podlachia, Podlasie |
| Pomeranian | Pomorskie, Pomerania |
| Silesian | Śląskie, Silesia |
| Subcarpathian | Podkarpackie, Subcarpathia |
| Świętokrzyskie | Holy Cross |
| Warmian-Masurian | Warmińsko-Mazurskie, Warmia-Masuria |
| West Pomeranian | Zachodniopomorskie, West Pomerania |
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Sources
- Official Polish names published by Poland.
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