Lesser Poland Upland () is an upland located in southern part of

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...

, in the historic region of

Lesser Poland Lesser Poland, often known by its Polish name ''Małopolska'' (; ), is a historical region situated in southern and south-eastern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Kraków. Throughout centuries, Lesser Poland developed a separate cult ...

. It extends from the valley of the upper

Vistula The Vistula (; ) is the longest river in Poland and the ninth-longest in Europe, at in length. Its drainage basin, extending into three other countries apart from Poland, covers , of which is in Poland. The Vistula rises at Barania Góra i ...

, between

Kraków , officially the Royal Capital City of Kraków, is the List of cities and towns in Poland, second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city has a population of 804,237 ...

and

Sandomierz Sandomierz (pronounced: ; , ) is a historic town in south-eastern Poland with 23,863 inhabitants (), situated on the Vistula River near its confluence with the San, in the Sandomierz Basin. It has been part of Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship (Holy ...

, to

Opoczno Opoczno () is a town in south-central Poland, seat of Opoczno County in the Łódź Voivodeship. It has a long and rich history, and in the past it used to be one of the most important urban centers of northwestern Lesser Poland. Currently, Opoczno ...

and

Radomsko Radomsko () is a city in southern Poland with 44,700 inhabitants (2021). It is situated on the Radomka river in the Łódź Voivodeship. It is the county seat of Radomsko County. Founded in the 11th century, Radomsko is a former royal city located ...

in the northwest. Average height is between 200 and 400 meters above sea level, with the highest peak being the

Łysica Łysica is the highest mountain in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains of Poland. Its height is . It is located in the Świętokrzyski National Park and there is an abbey below it, on a site that might have been a pagan temple in the times before C ...

in the Holy Cross Mountains (612 meters above sea level). Major cities of the region are

Kielce Kielce (; ) is a city in south-central Poland and the capital of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship. In 2021, it had 192,468 inhabitants. The city is in the middle of the Świętokrzyskie Mountains (Holy Cross Mountains), on the banks of the Silnic ...

, Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski and,

Skarżysko-Kamienna Skarżysko-Kamienna () is a city in northern Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship in south-central Poland by Kamienna (river), Kamienna river, to the north of Świętokrzyskie Mountains; one of the voivodship's major cities. Prior to 1928, it bore the name ...

. Lesser Poland Upland is divided into the following subregions: * Przedbórz Upland (Wyzyna Przedborska), which lies in the northwestern corner of Lesser Poland Upland, in three voivodeships -

Łódź Voivodeship Łódź Voivodeship ( ) is a Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship (province) of Poland. The province is named after its capital and largest city, Łódź, pronounced . Łódź Voivodeship is bordered by six other voivodeships: Masovian Voivodeship ...

Silesian Voivodeship Silesian Voivodeship ( ) is an administrative province in southern Poland. With over 4.2 million residents and an area of 12,300 square kilometers, it is the second-most populous, and the most-densely populated and most-urbanized region of Poland ...

, and

Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship ( ), also known as Holy Cross Voivodeship, is a voivodeship (province) in southeastern Poland, in the historical region of Lesser Poland. The province's capital and largest city is Kielce. The voivodeship takes its ...

. Przedborz Upland has the area of 5,300 km²., stretching along the Upper Pilica river. Its highest hill (351 meters above sea level) lies near the village of Ciesle. Przedborz Upland itself is divided into six smaller subregions:

Hills,

Hills, Lelów Range, Włoszczowa Basin, Przedborz -

Małogoszcz Małogoszcz is a town in the Jędrzejów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in southern Poland. The Battle of Małogoszcz. one of the biggest battles of the 1863 January Uprising, took place there. Małogoszcz belongs to Lesser Poland; the nam ...

Range, and Lopuszno Hills. Main towns located in Przedborz Upland are Radomsko, Opoczno, Przedbórz, Małogoszcz, Końskie and Włoszczowa. * Nida Basin (Niecka Nidzianska), also called Miechów Basin, which lies between Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship and Lesser Poland Voivodeship. It is a lowland, located between Polish Jura and Kielce Upland. Its highest point is Biala Gora (White Mountain), 416 meters above sea level. Nida Basin is sparsely populated, with the largest urban centers of

Busko-Zdrój Busko-Zdrój () is a spa town in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, southern Poland. It is the capital of Busko County. As of December 2021, it has a population of 15,310. History The origin of Busko goes back to the 12th century, when a group of sh ...

, Jędrzejów and

Pińczów Pińczów is a town in southern Poland, in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, about 40 km south of Kielce. It is the capital of Pińczów County. The population is 10,946 (2018). Pińczów belongs to the historical region of Lesser Poland (Polish: ...

. It is divided into the following subregions: Jedrzejow Plateau,

Proszowice Proszowice is a town in southern Poland, situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Kraków Voivodeship (1975–1998). Its population numbers 6,206 inhabitants (2004). It is the capital of Proszowice County, and the tow ...

Plateau, Wodzisław Hills, Nida Valley, Solec Zdroj Plain, Pińczów Hills, Polaniec Plain, and MiechówUpland. *

Upland (Wyzyna Kielecka), also called Kielce - Sandomierz Upland. It lies in Mazovian Voivodeship, Lodz Voivodeship, and Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship stretching from the area of Opoczno in the northwest to Sandomierz in the southeast, and includes

Świętokrzyskie Mountains The Świętokrzyskie Mountains (, ), often anglicized to Holy Cross Mountains, are a mountain range in central Poland, near the city of Kielce. The mountain range comprises several lesser ranges, the highest of which is Łysogóry (literally ...

, with its highest peak, Lysica (612 meters above sea level). Kielce Upland is divided into the following subregions: Suchedniów Plateau, Gielniów Hills,

Iłża Iłża () is a small town in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland. In 2006 Iłża had approximately 5,165 inhabitants. The town belongs to the historical region of Lesser Poland, and from its foundation until 1795, it was part of Lesser Poland’s Sandomie ...

Foothills, Świętokrzyskie Mountains, Sandomierz Upland, and Szydłów Foothills.

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