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The Lesser Poland Voivodship or Little Poland Voivodship (in Polish województwo malopolskie) is an administrative region or voivodship in the south of Poland that contains core areas of the historical and geographical region of Lesser Poland (Malopolska).
It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Kraków, Tarnów, Nowy Sacz and parly Bielsko-Biala and Katowice voivodships as a result of Local Government Reogranization Act of 1998. The voivodship's name recalls the region's traditional name of Lesser Poland (Malopolska).
It bounded by the Góry Swietokrzyskie ( Holy Cross Mountains) on the north, the broad range of hills stretching down from Czestochowa to Cracow ( Jura Krakowsko-Czestochowska ) on the west, and the Tatra,
Pieniny Mountains and Beskidy MountainsBeskidy Mountains (Beskid Mountains, Beskidy, Beskydy, Beskids) is a series of mountain ranges in the eastern Czech Republic, northwestern Slovakia, and southern Poland, along the border between Poland and the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Beskids may be s on the south.It is an ancient region forming, together with Greater PolandGreater Poland (sometimes Great Poland Polish: Wielkopolska German: Grosspolen Latin: Polonia Maior is one of the historical regions of Poland. It is located in western-central Poland, encompassing much of the area drained by the Warta River) and its trib (Wielkopolska) and SilesiaPlease be advised that the factual accuracy of Wikipedia articles dealing with topics related to the Oder-Neisse Line is often disputed. Silesia ( Polish Slask German Schlesien Czech Slezsko is a historical region in central Europe. Most of it is now with (Slask), the early medieval Polish state. Almost all of Lesser Poland lies in the VistulaVistula ( Polish Wisla is the longest river in Poland. It is 1,047 kilometers (678 miles) long and drains about 192,000 square kilometers (74,000 sq. miles), or almost two thirds of Poland's surface. The Vistula has its source in the south of the country, river catchment area. The structure of the Tatra Euroregion allows border co-operation between areas of Poland and Slovakia. The Lesser Poland voivodship features diversified industries, a developing advanced technology sector, great scientific and cultural potential, diversified tourist and sports areas, an active population and a business-friendly environment. The city of Cracow, the ancient capital of Poland and for centuries the residence of Polish kings, is a convenient place for meetings, conferences, as well as for trade and cultural exchanges. It is a city where two Nobel Prize winners in the field of literature, Wislawa Szymborska and Czeslaw Milosz, lived. Following the decision of the European Unions Ministers of Culture, Cracow was one of the European Cities of Culture of the year 2000.
Cracow has convenient railway and road connections with Katowice (expressway), Warsaw, Wroclaw and Rzeszow. It lies at the crossroads of major international routes linking Dresden with Kyiv, and Gdansk with Budapest. The second (after Warsaw) largest international airport in Poland - the John Paul II International Airport - is located here.