Polish Historical Regions
Polish historic regions are regions that were related to a former Polish state, or are within present-day Poland without being identified in its administrative division.
There are several historic and cultural regions in Poland that are called ethnographic regions. Their exact borders cannot be drawn, as the regions are not official political or administrative units. They are delimited by culture, such as country traditions, traditional lifestyle, songs, tales, etc. To some extent, the regions correspond to the zones of Polish language dialects. The correspondence, however, is by no means strict.
Read more about Polish Historical Regions: Modern Regions of The Current Polish State, Historic Regions of Former Polish States Outside Current Polish Borders, Historic Regions Inside The Borders of The Current Polish State, Bibliography
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