Podlachia

Also known as Podlasie, Pidliashshia

Podlachia, also known by its Polish name Podlasie (; ; ), is a historical region in north-eastern Poland. Its largest city is Białystok, whereas the historical capital is Drohiczyn.

Key facts

Settlement.native_name: Podlasie
Settlement.native_name_lang: pl
Settlement.settlement_type: Historical region
Settlement.image_map: Podlasie.png
Settlement.map_caption: Podlachia proper
Settlement.image_shield: POL województwo podlaskie IRP COA.svg
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.seat_type: Former capital
Settlement.seat: Drohiczyn
Settlement.seat1_type: Largest city
Settlement.seat1: Białystok
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: +1
Settlement.timezone_DST: CEST
Settlement.utc_offset_DST: +2
Settlement.blank_name_sec2: Highways
Settlement.blank_info_sec2: 32px|link=Expressway S8 (Poland) 32px|link=Expressway S61 (Poland)

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Names and etymology
Geography
Coat of arms
History
Partition and Napoleonic Wars
Russian rule
World War I and interbellum
World War II to present
Demographics
Ethnic situation
Language
Cities and towns
Gallery
References
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Podlachia, also known by its Polish name Podlasie (; ; ), is a historical region in north-eastern Poland. Its largest city is Białystok, whereas the historical capital is Drohiczyn.

Similarly to several other historical regions of Poland, e.g. Greater Poland, Lesser Poland, Mazovia, Pomerania, Silesia, Warmia, Podlachia possesses its own folk costumes, unique traditional architecture and cuisine. Between 1513 and 1795 it was a voivodeship with the capital in Drohiczyn. Now the part north of the Bug River is included in the modern Podlaskie Voivodeship with the capital in Białystok, whereas southern parts are located in the Masovian and Lublin Voivodeships.