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1975 to 1998
From 1975 to 1998, Poznań Voivodeship (Polish: województwo poznańskie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland, superseded by Greater Poland Voivodeship.
Capital city: Poznań.
Major cities and towns (with populations in 1995):
- Poznań (581,800);
- Gniezno (71,000);
- Śrem (29,800);
- Września (28,600);
- Swarzędz (26,100);
- Środa Wielkopolska (21,400);
- Luboń (20,700);
1945 to 1975
From 1945 to 1975, Poznań Voivodeship was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland. It was superseded by a redrawn Poznań Voivodeship and Kalisz, Konin, Piła and Leszno Voivodeships.
1939 to 1945
During World War II, Poland was occupied by Nazi and Soviet forces.
1921 to 1939
From 1921 to 1939, Poznań Voivodeship was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland, created after World War I from the Prussian-German province of Poznań. The borders were changed in 1939: Bydgoszcz passed to the Pomeranian Voivodeship, but some Eastern areas were included. After the changes, the area was 28,089 km² with a population of 2,339,600 people (see: Territorial changes of Polish Voivodeships on April 1, 1938).
- Regional capital: Poznań.
- Principal cities: Bydgoszcz, Gniezno, Inowrocław, Jarocin, Krotoszyn, Leszno, Miedzychód, Ostrów Wielkopolski, Rawicz.
14th century to 1793
From the 14th century until 1793, Poznań Voivodeship (Latin: Palatinatus Posnaniensis) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland. It was part of Greater Poland Voivodeship.
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