Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Also known as Małopolska Province, Małopolska Voivodeship
voivodeship of Poland
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Lesser Poland Voivodeship is an administrative region in Poland that serves as one of the country's 16 main territorial divisions. It is significant as a major cultural, historical, and economic center of Poland, with its capital in Kraków being one of the country's most important cities.
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- Official website
- www.malopolska.pl
- Image
- Wawel (4).jpg
- Licence plate code
- K
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- P11012
- 1919
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Lesser Poland Voivodeship (Polish: województwo małopolskie [vɔjɛˈvut͡stfɔ mawɔˈpɔlskʲɛ] ) is a voivodeship in southern Poland. It has an area of 15,108 square kilometres (5,833 sq mi), and a population of 3,404,863 (2019). Its capital and largest city is Kraków.
The province's name recalls the traditional name of a historic Polish region, Lesser Poland, or in Polish: Małopolska. The current Lesser Poland Voivodeship, however, covers only a small part of the broader ancient Małopolska region, which stretched farther north, to Radom and Siedlce, also including such cities as Lublin, Kielce, Częstochowa, and Sosnowiec.