The Republic of Poland is divided into a number of Provinces or Woiwodeships. They have as far as I know all got Arms many with roots going back many Centuries. A presentation of these with Pictures form Flags of the World http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/
Dolnoslaskie (Niederschlesien or Lower Silesia) Uses the Historical Arms of Silesia.
Kujawsko-Pomorskie.
Lubuskie.
Where Eagles fly - Arms of Polish Woiwodeships
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Where Eagles fly - Arms of Polish Woiwodeships
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Re: Where Eagles flies - Arms of Polish Woiwodeships
Lódzkie.
Mazowieckie (Mazowien).
Malopolskie (Lesser Poland).
Opolskie.
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Podlaskie. Lies along the Border to Lithuania and combindes the Eagle of Poland and the Vytis Knight of Lithuania.
Podkarpackie.
Pomorskie (Pommerania). These Arms historicaly are those of Kasjubia. This Woiwodeship cowers the Arean surrounding Gdansk which includes the historical Area of Kasjubia. The Pommeranian Arms are Argent a Giffin Gules, which have not been chosen.
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Lubelskie, the Area surrounding the City of Lublin.
Slaskie, uses the traditional Arms of Upper Silesia.
Swietokrzyskie, the Area surrounding the City of Kielce.
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Some more Arms this time from Wikimedia Commons:
Torunskie. This is an "polonised" version of the Arms of West Prussia. The Black Prussian Eagle replaced by the White Polish Eagle.
Historical Arms of West Prussia.
Zielonogórskie.
Warminsko-Mazurskie.
Torunskie. This is an "polonised" version of the Arms of West Prussia. The Black Prussian Eagle replaced by the White Polish Eagle.
Historical Arms of West Prussia.
Zielonogórskie.
Warminsko-Mazurskie.
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Re: Where Eagles fly - Arms of Polish Woiwodeships
Wielkopolskie (Greater Poland).
Zachodniopomorskie (Western Pommerania). I did mention that the Pommeranian Woiwodeship didn't use the historical Pommeranian Arms, which in stead is used by the Western Pommeranian Woiwodeship.
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