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voivodeship of Poland

vr.tr.voivodeship-of-poland · PHY.PLC

Let an agent explain the voivodeships of Poland, their governance and history, relay the current list and official sources, and route to entries for specific voivodeships.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent explain the voivodeships of Poland, their governance and history, relay the current list and official sources, and route to entries for specific voivodeships.

The highest-level administrative division of Poland, of which there are 16 since the 1999 reform, each governed by an elected regional assembly and marshal alongside a centrally appointed voivode, corresponding to NUTS 2 regions for EU statistics, with a history going back to the voivodeships of the Kingdom of Poland and the Crown, and periodic proposals for new voivodeships; voivodeships are subdivided into counties and communes.

What it is for: Not applicable; an administrative unit type.

It can be explain the current system; relay governance; relay history and proposals; route to specific voivodeships.

Distinguishing features

Dual governance: assembly and voivode

NUTS 2 correspondence

Historical continuity of the name

Regional development role

What it looks like

Not a visible object; regions on administrative maps.

Physical character

voivodeships: 16 count - since 1999

reform year: 1999 year

How it is recognised

First-level division of Poland

16 units since 1999

Counties and communes are lower levels; historical voivodeships differ in number and borders

Related models

is a kind of - in registry terms

first-level administrative division

is a kind of - in registry terms

NUTS 2 statistical territorial entity

is a kind of - the generic unit

voivodeship

is subdivided into - counties

powiat

In practice

Families and kinds

the 16 current voivodeships

the 49 voivodeships of 1975-1998

interwar and earlier voivodeships

voivodeships of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland

proposed voivodeships such as Central Pomeranian

Identifiers

ISO 3166-2 PL-02 to PL-32

TERYT two-digit code

Standards and regulation

Act on Voivodeship Self-Government 1998

Act on the Three-Tier Territorial Division 1998

EU NUTS regulation

Failure modes and hazards

Confusing eras and counts

Presenting proposals as enacted

Confusing voivode and marshal roles

Also called

former voivodeship of the Crown of the Kingdom of Polandproposed voivodeship of Poland

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Structure Current voivodeships.

Reference.

List

The 16 voivodeships.

List

List.

  1. What are the current voivodeships, and where are they? definition
  2. Is the question about the current system or a historical one? boundary

Specific

Specific voivodeship.

Specific

Specific.

  1. Which voivodeship is meant, and what are its details? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the specific voivodeship? action
Govern Governance.

Regulation.

Roles

Assembly, marshal and voivode.

Roles

Roles.

  1. How do the regional assembly, marshal and voivode share power? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Functions

Functions.

Functions

Functions.

  1. What functions do voivodeships perform, including EU funds management? provenance
  2. Which entry fits regional policy in Poland? action
History History.

Context.

Origins

Origins.

Origins

Origins.

  1. How did voivodeships develop from the medieval Kingdom and the Crown to the partitions? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance

Reforms

Twentieth century reforms.

Reforms

Reforms.

  1. How did the 1975 and 1999 reforms reshape the map, and what proposals exist? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the specific proposal? action
Data Data and comparison.

Sources.

Statistics

Statistics.

Statistics

Statistics.

  1. What population and economic data exist by voivodeship, from Statistics Poland? measurement
  2. Which entry fits Statistics Poland? action

Comparison

Comparison.

Comparison

Comparison.

  1. How do voivodeships compare with regions in other EU countries? provenance
  2. Which entry fits NUTS? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should each voivodeship be a separate entry?
  • How should official registers be linked?
  • The registry entry has merged aliases naming historical and proposed units; should they be split off?
Draft as JSON