Province (Poland)
Province territories were split between Lesser Poland and the Grand Duchy.
Though larger than a
ziemia
s (lands).
The Polish term "prowincja" has not been used to denote any part of independent Poland since the Third Partition of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (1795)—unlike "ziemia", which has continued to be used for certain geographical areas. Since 1795, the Polish word "prowincja" has been used only for certain foreign-imposed units of administration within territories of the old Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
See also
- Administrative division of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
- Testament of Bolesław III Krzywousty
- Regions of Poland
Notes
- ^ Polish: prowincja, (prɔˈvint͡sja, plural: prowincje; Lithuanian: provincija