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The voivodeships are subdivided into powiats (often referred to in English as counties), and these are further divided into gminas (also known as communes or municipalities). Major cities normally have the status of both gmina and powiat. Poland has 16 voivodeships, 379 powiats (including 65 cities with powiat status), and 2,478 gminas.

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0366, 0367 Poland - Gaski

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Since the end of World War II in 1945, the coast of Poland has stretched from Świnoujście in the west to the Gulf of Gdańsk in the east. Poland has at least 26 lighthouses on its Baltic coast and also many lighthouses on the inland waterway that extends from Świnoujście to Szczecin.

0342 Poland - On the Plum Trail

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In 2008, the Na Śliwkowym Szlaku (On the Plum Trail) association was established and it includes representatives of the 7 communes of Małopolska region: Czchów, Gnojnik, Iwkowa (Brzeski district), Łososina Dolna, and Gródek on the Dunajec river (Nowosądecki district), Lipnica Murowana (Bocheński district), and Laskowa (Limanowski district). 

If there is anything you wish to know about plums, visit Małopolska. Suski Sechlońskie produced in Laskowa commune are a true delicacy. These are purple plums or similar plums which, after segregation, are placed on wooden grates and smoked. This is when the process of drying with hot smoke of deciduous wood begins and it lasts for 4 to 6 days. Slightly sweet with characteristic aroma, they are an ideal snack or an ingredient of compote. Their name comes from the local dialect. Suska means a prune, and sechlońska comes from the name of Sechna, a village in Laskowa commune. On 28 November 2006, the Suska Sechlońska was placed on the List of Traditional Products and on 8 October 2010, it was registered as a product with Protected Geographical Indication.

0314, 0315 Poland - Gaski

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Gąski is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mielno, within Koszalin County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.

0306 Poland - Jaroslawiec

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The lighthouse is the most characteristic feature of the landscape around Jaroslawiec and is the most popular tourist attraction of the town. At the top of the 30m high tower is an observation deck which is reached by stone steps. Here visitors can admire panoramic views of the surrounding area.

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0012 Poland panoramic map Tatry-mountains

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