Administrative division of the Kingdom of Poland
- Administrative division of the Kingdom of Poland
[
thumb|right|250px|Fragmentation_of_Poland_betweens_the_sons_of_Bolesław:legend|lightgreen|Pomeranian vassals of the ruler of the seniorate province] The administrative division of Kingdom of Poland evolved over the several centuries.
The 11th century Testament of Bolesław III Krzywousty split the early Kingdom of Poland into several provinces ("prowincja"). The 14th century Wiślica Statutes and Statues of Casimir the Great also used the term province. Eventually, during the unification of Poland after the fragmentation, the provinces - some of them for a period known as duchies (ex. Duchy of Masovia) - became known as lands ("ziemia").
According to the 15th century "Annales seu cronicae incliti Regni Poloniae" ("Annals or chronicles of the famous Kingdom of Poland" of Jan Długosz, the Kingdom of Poland was divided into following lands:
*ziemia krakowska (latin "Terra Cracoviensis")
*ziemia poznańska (lat. "Terra Posnaniensis")
*ziemia sandomierska (lat. "Terra Sandomiriensis")
*ziemia kaliska (lat. "Terra Calisiensis")
*ziemia lwowska (lat. "Terra Leopoliensis")
*ziemia sieradzka (lat. "Terra Siradiensis")
*ziemia lubelska (lat. "Terra Lubliniensis")
*ziemia łęczycka (lat. "Terra Lanciciensis")
*ziemia przemyska (lat. "Terra Premisliensis")
*ziemia bełska (lat. "Terra Belzensis")
*ziemia kujawska (lat. "Terra Cuyaviensis")
*ziemia chełmska (lat. "Terra Chelmensis")
*ziemia pomorska (lat. "Terra Pomoranie")
*ziemia chełmińska (lat. "Terra Culmensis")
*ziemia michałowska (lat. "Terra Michaloviensis")
*ziemia halicka (lat. "Terra Halicensis")
*ziemia dobrzyńska (lat. "Terra Dobriensis")
*ziemia podolska (lat. "Terra Podolie")
*ziemia wieluńska (lat. "Terra Wyelunensis")
Most of the "ziemia"'s in turn were transformed into voivodeships ("województwo") around the 14th and 15th centuries (see voivodeships of Poland).
The administrative division became more clear in the Crown of the Polish Kingdom (see also Administrative division of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth).
ee also
*Kingdom of Poland (1025–1385)
*Kingdom of Poland (1385–1569)
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