Wikipedia:WikiProject Geography of Poland
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[edit] Title
WikiProject Geography of Poland
[edit] Scope
This WikiProject is an attempt to formulate a common template for the Polish administrative districts, as well as obtaining consensus for how the various types of districts should be referred to on the English Wikipedia. The WikiProject suggests a structure for the articles to give them a common look and feel.
[edit] Parentage
The parent of this WikiProject is the WikiProject Countries, and part of the project was originally named WikiProject Voivodships.
[edit] Descendant WikiProjects
None so far, but could one day include Wikipedia:WikiProject Polish Counties
[edit] Similar WikiProjects
Similar WikiProjects are:
- WikiProject U.S. States,
- WikiProject Chinese provinces
- WikiProject Swedish counties
See also: Wikipedia:WikiProject Subnational entities
[edit] Participants
[edit] Coordination
This WikiProject, where possible, should be coordinated with the Polish Wikipedia and particularly with WikiProjekt polskie miejscowości i gminy there.
[edit] Structure
[edit] Voivodship / Voivodeship / Province / Administrative division / Palatinate
Name to use: Voivodeship
An extensive debate about this issue (see the discussion page) determined that consensus is to use the term "Voivodeship" to describe these administrative divisions.
[edit] Guidelines
The article should start with a good introduction, giving the name of the administrative division, its location in Poland, bordering provinces, important landmarks and such. Also give a few geographical and economical facts about the county.
Next, there is a table with quick facts about the area. A template is currently being discussed at the Polish wiki and will be posted here as soon as the work is finished.
After that there should be a Politics part with details on Sejmik Wojewódzki, Voivod and such.
Finally, the last part should be a brief history of both the current area and any predecessors, as appropriate.
[edit] Powiat / County
Name to use: County
The Polish-language term powiat was discussed, and the community consensus was that the English term "county" should be used in this case.
[edit] Gmina / Commune
Name to use: Commune
The Polish-language term gmina was discussed, and the community consensus was that the English term "commune" should be used in this case.
[edit] Cities and towns
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- See: Wikipedia:WikiProject Cities for more details
[edit] Article titles
- If there is a choice between an English or Latinized name, or a Polish name, use the English/Latinized version for article titles
- Between the format "Voivodeship of Lower Silesia" or "Lower Silesian Voivodeship", use the latter form: <name> <division>.
[edit] Examples
- Lower Silesian Voivodeship (not Province of Dolny Śląsk)
- Greater Poland (not Wielkopolska)
[edit] Templates
When creating or updating an article about one of the Polish administrative units, it is recommended to use one of the following templates.
[edit] Cities and towns
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{{Infobox_Poland|
city_name=|
motto=|
voivodship=|
council=|
mayor=|
area=|
population=|
agglomeration=|
density=|
date_founded=|
city_rights=|
latitude=|
longitude=|
area_code=|
car_plates=|
twin_towns=|
website=|
location_pic=|
flag_pic=|
coa_pic=|
colour_scheme=background:#cccccc;|
}}
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- See Template talk:Infobox Poland for details, examples and instructions.
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[edit] Powiat / County
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{{Infobox_Powiat|
powiat_name=|
voivodship_map=|
powiat_map=Dummy flag.png|
voivodship=|
capital=|
area=|
population=|
density=|
communes_number=|
communes=|
website=|
colour_scheme=background:#cccccc;|
}}
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- See Template talk:Infobox Powiat for details, examples and instructions.
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[edit] To be decided
Things to be decided before we prepare a template:
Colours of the contour map- Done!- Info included in the table - Template talk:Infobox Poland
- Powiat pages naming convention (see: Discussion)
[edit] Work in Progress
[edit] Reference links:
[edit] Under progress:
[edit] Not started yet:
[edit] Finished:
[edit] Proposed graphic conventions
