Historical
Polish territory has been subject to significant changes over the course of Polish history. Therefore the modern Polish administrative division, while on some levels similar to some historical ones, is quite different from others. Historical Polish administrative divisions can be divided into the following periods:
- before 1569: Administrative division of Kingdom of Poland
- 1569-1795: Administrative division of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
- 1795-1807: Administrative division of Polish territories after partitions
- 1807-1815: Administrative division of Duchy of Warsaw
- 1815-1914: Administrative division of Congress Poland
- 1914-1918: Administrative division of Polish territories during WWI
- 1918-1939: Administrative division of Second Polish Republic
- 1939-1945: Administrative division of Polish territories during WWII
- 1945-1999: Administrative division of People's Republic of Poland
- since 1999: see main article above
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