Flags of Polish voivodeships
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This is a list of flag
s of the voivodeships
(first-level sudivisions) of Poland
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Flag
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s of the voivodeships
Voivodeships of Poland
The voivodeship, or province, called in Polish województwo , has been a high-level administrative subdivision of Poland since the 14th century....
(first-level sudivisions) of Poland
Poland
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Image | Main article | Voivodeship English name Polish Polish language Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries... name |
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Flag of the Greater Poland Voivodeship | Greater Poland Greater Poland Voivodeship Wielkopolska Voivodeship , or Greater Poland Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, or province, in west-central Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Poznań, Kalisz, Konin, Piła and Leszno Voivodeships, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998... Wielkopolskie |
Trapezoid Trapezoid In Euclidean geometry, a convex quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides is referred to as a trapezoid in American English and as a trapezium in English outside North America. A trapezoid with vertices ABCD is denoted... vertical bicolor of red and white emblazoned with the arms of the voivodeship in the red stripe |
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Flag of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship | Kuyavia-Pomerania Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship -Transportation:Transportation infrastructure is of critical importance to the voivodeship's economy. Kuyavia-Pomerania is a major node point in the Polish transportation system. Railway lines from the South and East pass through Bydgoszcz in order to reach the major ports on the Baltic Sea... Kujawsko-Pomorskie |
Horizontal tricolor of red, white and black (1:2:1) | |
Flag of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship | Lesser Poland Lesser Poland Voivodeship Małopolska Voivodeship , or Lesser Poland Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, in southern Poland... Małopolskie |
Horizontal tricolor of white, yellow and red (2:1:2) | |
Flag of the Łódź Voivodeship | Łódź Łódzkie |
Five vertical stripes of red and yellow | |
Flag of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship | Lower Silesia Lower Silesian Voivodeship Lower Silesian Voivodeship, or Lower Silesia Province , is one of the 16 voivodeships into which Poland is currently divided. It lies in southwestern Poland... Dolnośląskie |
Yellow emblazoned with a black eagle with a white crescent and a crosslet on its chest | |
Flag of the Lublin Voivodeship Flag of the Lublin Voivodeship The flag of the Lublin Voivodeship is a horizontal tricolor of white, red and yellow in proportions 2:1:2, emblazoned with the coat of arms of the voivodeship.... |
Lublin Lublin Voivodeship - Administrative division :Lublin Voivodeship is divided into 24 counties : 4 city counties and 20 land counties. These are further divided into 213 gminas.... Lubelskie |
Horizontal tricolor of white, red and yellow (2:1:2) emblazoned with the arms of the voivodeship | |
Flag of the Lubusz Voivodeship | Lubusz Lubusz Voivodeship - Administrative division :Lubusz Voivodeship is divided into 14 counties : 2 city counties and 12 land counties. These are further divided into 83 gminas.... Lubuskie |
Four horizontal stripes of yellow, white, red and green (2:1:1:2) emblazoned with the arms of the voivodeship | |
Flag of the Masovian Voivodeship | Masovia Masovian Voivodeship -Administrative division:Masovian Voivodeship is divided into 42 counties : 5 city counties and 37 "land counties"... Mazowieckie |
Red emblazoned near the hoist with a white eagle with a golden beak and legs | |
Flag of the Opole Voivodeship | Opole Opole Voivodeship - Administrative division :Opole Voivodeship is divided into 12 counties : 1 city county and 11 land counties. These are further divided into 71 gminas.The counties are listed in the following table .- Economy :... Opolskie |
Horizontal bicolor of yellow and blue (2:1) emblazoned with the arms of the voivodehip in the yellow stripe near the hoist | |
Flag of the Podlaskie Voivodeship | Podlachia Podlaskie Voivodeship Podlaskie Voivodeship , is a voivodeship in northeastern Poland. It borders on Masovian Voivodeship to the west, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship to the northwest, Lublin Voivodeship to the south, the Belarusssian Voblasts of Grodno and Brest to the east, the Lithuanian Counties of Alytus and... Podlaskie |
Four horizontal stripes of white, red, yellow and blue | |
Flag of the Pomeranian Voivodeship | Pomerania Pomeranian Voivodeship Pomeranian Voivodeship, or Pomerania Province , is a voivodeship, or province, in north-central Poland. It comprises most of Pomerelia , as well as an area east of the Vistula River... Pomorskie |
Yellow emblazoned with a black griffin Griffin The griffin, griffon, or gryphon is a legendary creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle... with a red tongue |
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Flag of the Silesian Voivodeship | Silesia Silesian Voivodeship Silesian Voivodeship, or Silesia Province , is a voivodeship, or province, in southern Poland, centering on the historic region known as Upper Silesia... Śląskie |
Horizontal triband of blue and yellow (2:1:2) | |
Flag of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship | Subcarpathia Subcarpathian Voivodeship Podkarpackie Voivodeship , or Subcarpathian Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, or province, in extreme-southeastern Poland. Its administrative capital and largest city is Rzeszów... Podkarpackie |
Vertical triband Triband Triband may mean:*Tri band, an electronic device that can operate in three frequency bands*Triband , a flag with three stripes... of blue and white (1:2:1) emblazoned with the arms of the voivodehip in the white stripe |
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Flag of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship | Świętokrzyskie Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, or Świętokrzyskie Province , is one of the 16 voivodeships into which Poland is presently divided. It is situated in central Poland, in the historical province of Lesser Poland, and takes its name from the Świętokrzyskie mountain range... Świętokrzyskie |
Horizontal tricolor of blue, white and red with a yellow stripe along the hoist, emblazoned with the arms of the voivodeship in the white stripe | |
Flag of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship | Warmia-Masuria Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, or Warmia-Masuria Province , is a voivodeship in northeastern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Olsztyn... Warmińsko-Mazurskie |
Trapezoid Trapezoid In Euclidean geometry, a convex quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides is referred to as a trapezoid in American English and as a trapezium in English outside North America. A trapezoid with vertices ABCD is denoted... red flag bordered white, emblazoned with a white eagle's head in a golden crown and with a golden beak |
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Flag of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship | West Pomerania West Pomeranian Voivodeship West Pomeranian Voivodeship, , is a voivodeship in northwestern Poland. It borders on Pomeranian Voivodeship to the east, Greater Poland Voivodeship to the southeast, Lubusz Voivodeship to the south, the German federal-state of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania to the west, and the Baltic Sea to the north... Zachodniopomorskie |
Vertical triband of white and red (a variant emblazoned with the arms of the voivodeship is also used) |
See also
- List of Polish flags
- Coats of arms of Polish voivodeshipsCoats of arms of Polish voivodeshipsThis is a list of coats of arms of the voivodeships of Poland....