Greater Poland Voivodeship (in
Polish:
Województwo Wielkopolskie ), also known as
Wielkopolska Voivodeship or
Wielkopolska Province, is a
voivodeship, or province, in west-central
Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former
Poznan,
Kalisz,
Konin,
Pila and
Leszno Voivodeships, pursuant to the
Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. The province is named after the region called
Greater Poland or
Wielkopolska . The modern province includes most of this historic region, except for some south-western parts.