Leszno Voivodeship

Former administrative region in Poland

Leszno Voivodeship (Polish: województwo leszczyńskie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland from 1975 to 1998,^[1] superseded by Greater Poland Voivodeship. Its capital city was Leszno.

Major cities and towns (population in 1995)

Leszno (61,300)
Kościan (24,600)
Rawicz (21,500)
Gostyń (20,600)

References

^ "Ustawa z dnia 28 maja 1975 r. o dwustopniowym podziale administracyjnym Państwa oraz o zmianie ustawy o radach narodowych". prawo.sejm.gov.pl. Retrieved 2019-02-14.

Historical administrative divisions of Greater Poland

12–13th century	Duchy of Greater Poland
until 1768	Poznań / Kalisz Voivodeships
until 1793	Poznań / Kalisz / Gniezno Voivodeships Netze District
until 1806	South Prussia
until 1815	Poznań / Kalisz / Bydgoszcz Departments
until 1837 1848	Kalisz Grand Duchy of Posen

until 1918	Province of Posen Kalisz / Warsaw Governorates
until 1939	Poznań / Łódź Voivodeships Posen-West Prussia
until 1945	Reichsgau Wartheland
until 1975	Poznań Voivodeship
until 1998	Poznań / Kalisz / Leszno / Konin / Piła Voivodeships
since 1999	Greater Poland Voivodeship