Poznań Voivodeship (1921–39)
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Poznań Voivodeship was the name of several former administrative regions (''województwo'', rendered as '' voivodeship'' and usually translated as "province") in Poland, centered on the city of Poznań, although the exact boundaries changed over the years. Poznań Voivodeship was incorporated into the Greater Poland Voivodeship after the Polish local government reforms of 1998.


14th century to 1793

Poznań Voivodeship () was established in 1320 and was part of the Greater Poland Voivodeship, until it was annexed by Prussia in 1793. It was in the rule of the Garczynski family for much of the 17th and 18th century. A notable voïvodie includes
Stefan_Garczyński_(1690–1756) Stefan Garczyński (1690 – 24 September 1756), voivode of Poznań, writer in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Owner of Zbąszyń.. He was one of the first to be made a knight of the Order of the White Eagle. Son of Damian Garczyński. Fat ...
, author, who was opposed to serfdom, amongst other social norms of the time.


1793 to 1921

Between 1793 and 1921, the territory formerly contained in Poznań Voivodeship was part of the following territories: South Prussia, the Poznań Department of the Duchy of Warsaw, the Grand Duchy of Posen, and the
Province of Posen The Province of Posen (german: Provinz Posen, pl, Prowincja Poznańska) was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1848 to 1920. Posen was established in 1848 following the Greater Poland Uprising as a successor to the Grand Duchy of Posen, w ...
in Prussia.


1921 to 1939

After World War I, Poznań Voivodeship was created from the Prussian-
German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...
province of Poznań. The borders were changed in 1939: Bydgoszcz passed to the
Pomeranian Voivodeship Pomeranian Voivodeship, Pomorskie Region, or Pomerania Province (Polish: ''Województwo pomorskie'' ; ( Kashubian: ''Pòmòrsczé wòjewództwò'' ), is a voivodeship, or province, in northwestern Poland. The provincial capital is Gdańsk. The ...
, 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 {{cleanup, reason=Polish words should be translated or linked to an explanatory article, or capitalized if they are proper nouns, and linked to the English Wikipedia article about them., date=March 2019 On 1 April 1938, borders of several western a ...
). * Regional capital: Poznań. * Principal cities:
Bydgoszcz Bydgoszcz ( , , ; german: Bromberg) is a city in northern Poland, straddling the meeting of the River Vistula with its left-bank tributary, the Brda. With a city population of 339,053 as of December 2021 and an urban agglomeration with more ...
, Gniezno, Inowrocław, Jarocin, Krotoszyn, Leszno, Miedzychód,
Ostrów Wielkopolski Ostrów Wielkopolski () (often abbreviated ''Ostrów Wlkp.'', formerly called simply ''Ostrów'', german: Ostrowo, Latin: ''Ostrovia'') is a city in west-central Poland with 70,982 inhabitants (2021), situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship; ...
, Rawicz.


1939 to 1945

During World War II, Poland was occupied by Nazi and Soviet forces and the territory annexed by Germany was named the Reichsgau Wartheland, which partially overlapped with the former
Province of Posen The Province of Posen (german: Provinz Posen, pl, Prowincja Poznańska) was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1848 to 1920. Posen was established in 1848 following the Greater Poland Uprising as a successor to the Grand Duchy of Posen, w ...
and also had Poznań/Posen as its capital.


1945 to 1975

After 1945, the administrative unit centered on Poznań was again known as Poznań Voivodeship. It was superseded by a redrawn Poznań Voivodeship and Kalisz, Konin, Piła and Leszno Voivodeships.


1975 to 1998

The Poznań Voivodeship () as redrawn in 1975 was again superseded by the Greater Poland Voivodeship, which was formed by the merger of five former Voivodeships. Capital city: Poznań. Major cities and towns (with populations in 1995): * Poznań (581,800); * Gniezno (71,000); * Śrem (29,800); * Września (28,600); *
Swarzędz Swarzędz (German: ''Schwersenz'') is a town in west-central Poland with 29,766 inhabitants. It is the seat of a mixed urban-rural commune called Gmina Swarzędz with 40,166 inhabitants. The town is situated in the Poznań metropolitan area, in ...
(26,100); * Środa Wielkopolska (21,400); * Luboń (20,700);


See also

* Voivodeships of Poland * Poznań (city) ** History of Poznań *
Poznań (disambiguation) Poznań is a city in west-central Poland. Poznań or Poznan may also refer to: * Poznań, Lublin Voivodeship, a village in eastern Poland * Poznan, another name for Pozan, an extinct breed of horse found in Poland * ORP Poznań, ORP ''Poznań'', a ...
* Posen {{DEFAULTSORT:Poznan Voivodeship Poznań Former administrative regions of Greater Poland Former voivodeships of Poland (1945–1975) Former voivodeships of Poland (1975–1998)