Flags and coats of arms of the Voivodeships of Poland
This list shows the coats of arms , flags and logos of the 16 Polish voivodships .
These voivodships are mostly historical areas.
Flags
Both the 16 voivodships and the districts and municipalities of Poland have their own flags, some of which are based on historical models. The red and white flag of Gdańsk dates back to the Hanseatic League , while the Opole Voivodeship adopted the coat of arms and flag from Upper Silesia as a model. The Greater Poland Voivodeship uses the coat of arms and flag of King Przemysław II.
coat of arms
The Polish coat of arms , which appears in the coats of arms of some voivodships, is a crowned white eagle on a red background and dates from the time of the Kingdom of Poland. Legend has it that the legendary first ruler of Poland, Lech , decided to use this image as his emblem when he saw an eagle nesting in its eyrie at sunset.
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Voivodeship German name |
location | logo | coat of arms | flag | Remarks |
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Dolnośląskie Lower Silesia |
The flag and coat of arms bear the black Silesian eagle. The coat of arms of Silesia shows a yellow-armored, black eagle on a gold background. The eagle has a white crescent with a cross on its chest. The logo shows a two-tone, written "d" over a wave. |
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Kujawsko-Pomorskie Kujawian-Pomerania |
The coat of arms carries the Kuyavian hybrid (Hybryda kujawska). The flag takes on the colors of the double figure of eagle and lion from the coat of arms. | ||||
Lubelskie Lublin |
The coat of arms and flag show a soaring white stag with a gold crown around its neck. The voivodeship's logo shows the word “Lubelskie” in white on a red background next to the stylized coat of arms. | ||||
Lubuskie Lebus |
The coat of arms shows the Polish eagle, which is supposed to symbolize the connection between the Lubusz region and Poland that existed in the Middle Ages (10th to 13th centuries). The two stars are officially interpreted as symbols of the two voivodeship capitals Gorzów Wielkopolski (Landsberg) and Zielona Góra (Grünberg), the green color as an expression of the forest wealth. | ||||
Łódzkie Lodsch |
The coat of arms shows the coats of arms of the former Sieradz , Łęczyca and Rawa Voivodeships . The flag takes on the background colors of the coat of arms. | ||||
Małopolskie Lesser Poland |
The coat of arms of this (after the "Wielkopolska") second medieval "nucleus" of Poland shows a similar design to the Polish national coat of arms. The color scheme is repeated in the flag. The logo shows a blue drawn crown with a stylized river in it. |
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Mazowieckie Mazovia |
The coat of arms also shows a similar design to the Polish national coat of arms and can be found identically on the leech of the flag. The logo shows the written word “Mazowsze”, with the “M” resembling a heart. Below that, in printed letters, is “serce Polski” (Heart of Poland). |
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Opolskie Opole |
The halved golden eagle from the coat of arms of the city of Opole on a blue background is shown in full here. The voivodeship's logo shows the stylized Piast tower over two waves. To the right of it is "OPOLSKIE". |
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Podkarpackie Subcarpathian |
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Podlaskie Podlaskie |
The coat of arms of the voivodship bordering Lithuania and Belarus shows the Polish white eagle at the top and the symbol "Pogoń" (Lithuanian " Vytis ", Belarusian " Pahonia "), the traditional coat of arms of Lithuania and the historical (currently not officially used) coat of arms of Belarus. Except for the coloring of the lower field and the design of the eagle in the upper field, the coat of arms of the voivodship resembles that of its capital, Białystok . The logo shows a bison, which consists of many colored squares. It was designed by Leon Tarasewicz. |
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Pomorskie Pomerania |
The coat of arms of Pomerania is dominated by the griffin as heraldic animal . The Pomeranian Griffin remained even after the extinction of grasping the Dukes , the symbol of the country Pomerania . | ||||
Śląskie Silesia |
The Silesian coat of arms goes back to the Dukes of Opole and shows a yellow-armored, yellow eagle on a blue background. The coat of arms has been in this color scheme since the 14th century. | ||||
Świętokrzyskie Holy Cross |
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Warmińsko-Mazurskie Warmian-Masurian |
In the lower half of the coat of arms there are symbols of Warmia (Aries) and the former Duchy of Prussia (black eagle with the letter S on the chest, which is supposed to stand for the Polish King Sigismund I, who in 1525 took over the newly founded duchy took over). In the upper field is the Polish eagle: a reminder that Warmia and Masuria / Prussia were under Polish rule (Warmia) or fiefdom from the 15th to the 18th century. | ||||
Wielkopolskie Greater Poland |
As the medieval “nucleus” of Poland, the “Wielkopolska” region has the Polish white eagle in its coat of arms. | ||||
Zachodniopomorskie West Pomerania |
The coat of arms of West Pomerania is dominated by a red griffin as a heraldic animal. |