page_title: Greater Poland
hierarchical_section_title: Greater Poland
context_page_description: Greater Poland, often known by its Polish name Wielkopolska, is a historical region of west-central Poland. Its chief and largest city is Poznań followed by Kalisz, the oldest city in Poland.
  The boundaries of Greater Poland have varied somewhat throughout history. Since the Middle Ages, the proper Wielkopolska land was split into the Poznań and Kalisz voivodeships. In the wider sense, it encompassed also Sieradz, Łęczyca, Brześć Kujawski and Inowrocław voivodeships which were situated more eastward. After the Partitions of Poland at the end of the 18th century, Greater Poland was incorporated into Prussia as the Grand Duchy of Posen. The region in the proper sense roughly coincides with the present-day Greater Poland Voivodeship.
  Similarly to the historical regions of Pomerania, Silesia, Mazovia or Lesser Poland, the Greater Poland region possesses its own distinctive folk costumes, architecture, cuisine, dialect and other traditions that differ from other parts of Poland.
context_section_description: Greater Poland, often known by its Polish name Wielkopolska ([vʲɛlkɔˈpɔlska] (listen); German: Großpolen, Latin: Polonia Maior), is a historical region of west-central Poland. Its chief and largest city is Poznań followed by Kalisz, the oldest city in Poland.
  The boundaries of Greater Poland have varied somewhat throughout history. Since the Middle Ages, the proper Wielkopolska land was split into the Poznań and Kalisz voivodeships. In the wider sense, it encompassed also Sieradz, Łęczyca, Brześć Kujawski and Inowrocław voivodeships which were situated more eastward. After the Partitions of Poland at the end of the 18th century, Greater Poland was incorporated into Prussia as the Grand Duchy of Posen. The region in the proper sense roughly coincides with the present-day Greater Poland Voivodeship (Polish: województwo wielkopolskie).
  Similarly to the historical regions of Pomerania, Silesia, Mazovia or Lesser Poland, the Greater Poland region possesses its own distinctive folk costumes, architecture, cuisine, dialect and other traditions that differ from other parts of Poland.
caption: Sanctuary of saint Joseph in Kalisz
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