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Different counties sometimes have the same name in Polish, since the names of different towns may have the same derived adjective. For example, the counties with their seats at
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The history of Polish powiats goes back to the second half of the 14th century. They remained the basic unit of territorial organization in Poland, then in the
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level. Some of the main areas in which the powiat authorities have decision-making powers and competences include:
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In the 19th century, the powiats continued to function in the part of Poland that had been incorporated into the
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Powiats have relatively limited powers since many local and regional matters are dealt with either at
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Has part of its territory outside Europe. Partially or entirely in Asia, depending on the
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but were reintroduced on 1 January 1999. This reform also created 16 larger voivodeships.
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Maków"). In that case, the adjective will generally be formed from the noun only (
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Used by ten or more countries or having derived terms. Historical derivations in
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education at the high-school level (the gminas run primary and middle schools)
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the name of a county, in the administrative sense, consists of the word
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Legislative power within a powiat is vested in an elected council (
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Powiats were abolished in 1975 in favour of a larger number of
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Patterns of decentralization across European health systems
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oblast / oblast' / oblasti / oblys / obwód / voblasts'
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There is more than one way to render such names into
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Contour map of Poland indicating modern voivodeships
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For example, 546:; however, names of powiats in the 279:(in English, often referred to as " 195: 3342:Administrative divisions of Poland 434:), and the city office/town hall ( 371:, as the Polish equivalent of the 49:it lacks sufficient corresponding 25: 361:")—the equivalent of the Russian 3327:Former subdivisions of Lithuania 3322:Types of administrative division 2308:Organized incorporated territory 672:Bankauskaite, V. et al. (2007), 475:healthcare (at the county level) 228:) in other countries. The term " 190: 34: 3296:Slavic administrative divisions 3337:Former subdivisions of Belarus 2845:Non-English terms or loanwords 2049:Direct-controlled municipality 1207:Crown of the Kingdom of Poland 570:powiat czarnkowsko-trzcianecki 344:Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 315:s are termed "land counties" ( 251:is part of a larger unit, the 204:) is the second-level unit of 1: 2174:Special administrative region 499:Names and English equivalents 385:regained independence in 1918 367:–and, in the German-governed 2074:Mountain resort municipality 1951:Intermediate school district 1934:Educational service district 1790:Regional county municipality 644:Grodzisk Wielkopolski County 441:Sometimes, a powiat has its 2405:Autonomous territorial unit 322:As of 2018, there were 380 273:is usually subdivided into 3358: 2286:National capital territory 2007:Indian reserve/reservation 1874:Indian government district 1528:Designations for types of 648:Grodzisk Mazowiecki County 620:, and those with seats at 490:vehicle registration (see 332:Greater Poland Voivodeship 3276:Autonomous administration 3263: 2850: 2839: 2502: 2491: 2281:Federal capital territory 1894:Non-metropolitan district 1884:Local government district 1564: 1553: 1549: 1536: 952: 710:Articles on second-level 574:Czarnków-Trzcianka County 301:miasta na prawach powiatu 27:Provincial unit in Poland 2086:Specialized municipality 1763:Consolidated city-county 1253:administrative divisions 1012:administrative divisions 957:definition of the border 712:administrative divisions 584:), or a mountain range ( 492:Polish car number plates 422:), the directly elected 2448:Military exclusion zone 2426:Exclusive economic zone 2191:National capital region 1783:Non-metropolitan county 1530:administrative division 1372:voivodeship / vojvodina 662:, equivalent in Ukraine 328:List of Polish counties 64:more precise citations. 2465:Self-administered zone 2303:Incorporated territory 2170:Administrative region 1939:Local service district 1859:Congressional district 752:Bosnia and Herzegovina 578:powiat łódzki wschodni 208:and administration in 109: 97: 2436:Special economic zone 2120:Praetorian prefecture 2104:Autonomous prefecture 2064:Regional municipality 2054:District municipality 1889:Metropolitan district 1753:Administrative county 1735:Residential community 1581:Local government area 1458:starostwo / starostva 714:of European countries 608:Grodzisk Wielkopolski 548:Grand Duchy of Poznań 453:) has its offices in 369:Grand Duchy of Poznań 346:, until the latter's 311:. The other type of 107: 95: 3027:Njësi administrative 2059:Neutral municipality 1998:Subdivision of India 1730:Autonomous community 1619:Metropolitan borough 1559:Common English terms 1403:guberniya / gubernia 291:s. They are termed " 2670:Autonomous republic 2598:Enclave and exclave 2497:Other English terms 2293:Dependent territory 2139:Autonomous province 2069:Resort municipality 2044:County municipality 1831:Overseas department 1778:Metropolitan county 1591:Unincorporated area 1357:selsoviet / silrada 1292:krajina / pokrajina 612:Grodzisk Mazowiecki 299:or, more formally, 118:divisions of Poland 3317:Counties of Poland 3286:Electoral district 2603:Federal dependency 2431:Free economic zone 2315:Overseas territory 2198:Development region 2081:Rural municipality 2014:Indian reservation 1906:Municipal district 1864:Electoral district 1704:Free imperial city 212:, equivalent to a 110: 98: 18:Counties of Poland 3304: 3303: 3259: 3258: 3255: 3254: 2835: 2834: 2831: 2830: 2827: 2826: 2823: 2822: 2487: 2486: 2483: 2482: 2401:Territorial unit 2298:Federal territory 2276:Capital territory 2181:Autonomous region 2145:Overseas province 2039:City municipality 1930:Service district 1926:Sanitary district 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2242: 2239: 2237: 2234: 2233: 2231: 2229: 2225: 2219: 2216: 2214: 2211: 2209: 2206: 2204: 2201: 2199: 2196: 2192: 2189: 2188: 2187: 2184: 2182: 2179: 2175: 2172: 2171: 2169: 2168: 2166: 2164: 2160: 2154: 2153: 2149: 2147: 2146: 2142: 2140: 2137: 2136: 2134: 2132: 2128: 2122: 2121: 2117: 2115: 2112: 2110: 2109:Subprefecture 2107: 2105: 2102: 2101: 2099: 2097: 2093: 2087: 2084: 2082: 2079: 2075: 2072: 2071: 2070: 2067: 2065: 2062: 2060: 2057: 2055: 2052: 2050: 2047: 2045: 2042: 2040: 2037: 2036: 2034: 2032: 2028: 2021: 2018: 2015: 2012: 2011: 2009: 2005: 1999: 1996: 1994: 1991: 1989: 1986: 1985: 1983: 1981: 1977: 1971: 1968: 1964: 1961: 1960: 1959: 1956: 1952: 1949: 1948: 1947: 1944: 1940: 1937: 1935: 1932: 1931: 1929: 1927: 1924: 1922: 1919: 1917: 1914: 1912: 1909: 1907: 1904: 1902: 1899: 1895: 1892: 1891: 1890: 1887: 1885: 1882: 1880: 1879:Land district 1877: 1875: 1872: 1870: 1867: 1865: 1862: 1860: 1857: 1855: 1854:City district 1852: 1850: 1847: 1846: 1844: 1842: 1838: 1832: 1829: 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