Atlas of Poland
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The introductions of the country, dependency and region entries are in the native languages and in English. The other introductions are in English.
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General maps
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Map of Poland |
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Same map in Polish |
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Map of Poland |
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Topographic map |
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Relief map |
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Map of physico-geographical regions |
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Map of physico-geographical regions |
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Map of physico-geographical regionalization |
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Hydrographic map |
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Polish borders |
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la: In limitem orientalem poloniae sunt: San, Buga, et Svislach
pl: Rzeki na wschodniej granicy Polski (San, Bug i Świsłocz) - mapa w j. łacińskim en: Rivers on the east border of Poland (San, Bug and Svislach) - map in latin de: Flüsse an den polnischen Ostgrenzen (San, Bug und Świsłocz) - die Karte in lateinischer Sprache ru: Реки на восточной границе Польши (Сан, Буг, Свислочь) – карта на латине |
Maps of divisions
This section holds maps of the administrative divisions.
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Poland has three levels of administrative divisions, shown in this map: voivodeships (województwa), counties (powiaty) and communes (gminy). |
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This map shows both the voivodeships (województwa) and the counties (powiaty) of Poland. See the List of counties |
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Voivodeships and counties |
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Counties (powiaty) |
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Counties |
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Counties |
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Voivodeships and communes. See the List of communes of Poland |
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Communes (gminy) |
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Communes |
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Municipalities in Poland deprived of town privileges |
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Historical Pomerania |
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Historical Silesia |
Zachodniopomorskie
Wielkopolskie
Pomorskie
Podlaskie
Podkarpackie
Opolskie
Mazowieckie
Lubuskie
Lubelskie
Kujawsko-pomorskie
Dolnoślaskie
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History maps
This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Poland, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Poland. Template:Left-par
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Possible extent of (proto-)Celtic influence 800-400 BC |
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Celts in Europe |
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Pre-Roman iron age (Proto-Germanic) peoples |
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Map showing the pre-Migration Age distribution of the Germanic tribes in Proto-Germanic times, and stages of their expansion up to 50 BC, AD 100 and AD 300. |
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The origin and dispersion of Slavs in the 5th-10th centuries |
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Slavic tribes in 7th-9th century Europe |
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West Slavs in the 9th-10th centureis |
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Map of Slavic peoples in the 8/9c. |
Independent Poland
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Polan strongholds during the early reign of Mieszko I |
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Map of Poland 960-992 |
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Map of Poland 992-1025 |
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Map of Poland 1039-1058 |
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Poland 1201-1241 |
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Poland 1275-1300 |
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Poland 1304-1333 |
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Poland 1333-1370 |
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Poland and Hungary in 1360 |
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Hanseatic trade routes |
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Poland and Lithuania during reign of Władysław II Jagiełło 1386-1434 since Ilustrowany atlas historii Polski, wyd. Demart, Warszawa 2006 |
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English version of Poland and Lithuania during reign of Władysław II Jagiełło 1386-1434 since Hans-Erich Stier (dir.) Grosser Atlas zur Weltgeschichte, Westermann 1985, ISBN 3-14-100919-8 |
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In 1386 Poland and Lithuania formed a Polish-Lithuanian personal union. Large parts of present-day Belarus and Ukraine were part of Poland-Lithuania. This map shows the borders in 1466 |
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In the years 1490-1526 Poland, Lithuania, Bohemia and Hungary were ruled by Polish Jagiellon dynasty |
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Poland and Lithuania in 1526 |
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
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1569-1795: Commonwealth of Two Nations {Rzeczpospolita Obojga Narodów, Abiejų Tautų Respublika} - Independent country, better known as Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth In 1569 the personal union is succeeded by the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, a state that existed until the 3rd partition of 1795. |
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Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth 1569 |
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Location of the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth |
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Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth compared with present borders |
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Religions in Poland 1573 |
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Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth |
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Polish-Swedish Union 1592-1599 |
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Commonwealth 1600 |
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Commonwealth in 1619 |
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Commonwealth 1635 |
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Commonwealth 1648 |
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Commonwealth 1658 |
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Commonwealth 1660 |
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Commonwealth 1686 |
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Commonwealth, division in voivodships |
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Commonwealth 1701 |
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Religions in Poland 1750 |
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Physical map of Poland-Lithuania 1764 |
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7 years war 1756-1762 |
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Bar Confederation 1768-1772 |
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Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth as a protectorate of Russian Empire in 1772 |
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The partitions of the Commonwealth |
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Commonwealth after 1st partition |
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Polish-Russian War 1792 |
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Commonwealth after 2nd partition |
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Poland 1794 |
Divided Poland
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The third partition meant the end of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the final division between Prussia, Russia and Austria after 3rd partition |
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Border changes between Poland and Prussia 1600-1795 |
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Duchy of Warsaw and Republic of Gdańsk, during the Napoleon era |
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Duchy of Warsaw |
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Duchy of Warsaw 1810/Ks. Warszawskie 1810 |
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Wolne Miasto Kraków, 1815-1846 |
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Free City of Cracow, 1815-1846 |
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Physical map of Galicia 1846-1918 |
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Galicia, administrative 1914 |
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Kingdom of Poland 1815-1831 |
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Wolne Miasto Gdańsk 1807-1815/Free City Gdańsk/Danzig 1807-1815 |
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Congress Poland, Grand Duchy of Posen and Free City of Kraków in 1815 |
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Poland 1815-30 (Congress Poland), inside the Russian Empire |
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Ethnic map of European Russia before the First World War (in French) |
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Congress Poland, administrative division as of 1907 |
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The Russian Empire in 1914 |
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History of the Russian Empire (in German) |
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Borders between Poland and Prussia 1807-1871 |
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Republic of Cracow 1815 |
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Galicia (Central Europe), annexed by Austria became in 1867 part of the Austria half of Austria-Hungary (nr. 6). |
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Kingdom of Galicia |
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Proposed United States of Greater Austria |
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The end of Austria-Hungary (in German) |
Independent Poland
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After the Russian revolution, Poland regained independence. A war between Poland and the new regime in Russia started March 1919 |
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December 1919 |
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June 1920 |
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August 1920 |
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Battle of Warsaw (1920) - Phase 1 |
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Battle of Warsaw (1920) - Phase 1 |
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Battle of Warsaw (1920) - Phase 2 |
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Battle of Warsaw (1920) - Phase 2 |
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Borders of newly independent Poland after the Peace Treaty of Riga of 1921 |
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Wolne Miasto Gdańsk 1920-1939/Free City Gdańsk/Danzig 1920-1939 |
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Languages of Poland 1937 |
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Physical map of Poland 1938-39 |
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Border changes between Poland and Germany 1919-45 |
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Foreign claims in Poland in 1920 |
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Comparison 1789-1920 |
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Poland between 1921 and 1939 |
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Poland 1921-1939 |
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Administrative division in 1922 |
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Same map in Polish |
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Nationalities in Poland |
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Locator map of Free City of Danzig 1923-1939 |
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Republic of Central Lithuania |
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Lithuania claims and the Republic of Central Lithuania |
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Changing border between Lithuania and Poland |
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Curzon line |
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Borders with Germany |
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Situation in 1939 |
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Situation in 1939 in a European context |
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Administrative districts in territories under the control of Nazi Germany in 1941, inclusive Poland. |
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Idem |
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Eastern front of the Second World War circa 1941-1942. |
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Oder-Neisse border between Poland and Germany |
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Oder Neisse Linie |
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Changing of the borders |
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Border changes after WW2 (Russian text) |
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Administrative division of Poland as of August 22, 1944 |
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Administrative division of Poland as of March 14, 1945 |
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Administrative division of Poland as of April 1, 1945 |
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Administrative division of Poland as of April 7, 1945 |
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Administrative division of Poland as of August 9, 1945 |
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Administrative division of Poland as of August 18, 1945 |
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Administrative division of Poland as of June 28, 1946 |
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Administrative division in 1946 |
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Administrative division in 1957 |
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Administrative division in 1957 |
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Administrative division in 1968 |
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Administrative division in 1975 |
History of other entities
Danzig
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1923-1939: Free City of Gdańsk (Freie Stadt Danzig/Wolne Miasto Gdańsk) - free city under protection of the League of Nations |
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In 1923 the city of Gdańsk became a Free City under protection of the Leage of Nations. Gdańsk was annexed by Germany in 1939 and is now part of Poland. |
Old maps
This section holds copies of original general maps more than 70 years old.
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English map of Poland - XVIII century |
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Poland in 1836 |
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Poland in 1902 |
Other maps
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Airports |
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Polish airports in 2011 - passenger traffic |
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Polish airports in 2007 - passenger traffic |
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Polish airports in 2006 - passenger traffic |
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Polish airports in 2005 - passenger traffic |
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Catholic Dioceses |
Satellite maps
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Satellite map |
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Notes and references
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General remarks:
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