Polish cities are cities that can be founded by the Polish civilization in Civilization V and its expansions. The first city founded is the
Capital, and the names of future cities are chosen in the order they appear on the list below.
The names listed are default names; players can change their cities' names if they choose.
| Founding Order | City Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warsaw | Formerly a |
| 2 | Krakow | Capital from 1039 to 1596 with breaks |
| 3 | Lodz | Major city since 1820 |
| 4 | Wroclaw | Capital of Silesia; previously belonged to Bohemia, Hungary, the Austrian Empire, Prussia, and Germany; known as "Breslau" in German |
| 5 | Poznan | Capital city of the Greater Poland Voivodeship, and former capital from 1290 to 1296 |
| 6 | Gdansk | Founded by Polish Duke Mieszko I of Poland about 980; famous port city, member of Hanseatic League; known as "Danzig" in German |
| 7 | Szczecin | Capital city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship; known as "Stettin" in German |
| 8 | Bydgoszcz | Important city in the river transport, Capital of Kujavia-Pomeranian voivodeship |
| 9 | Lublin | Capital of Lublin Voivodeship |
| 10 | Kaunas | Major Lithuanian city; capital of Lithuania from 1920 to 1939 |
| 11 | Katowice | Central city of the Upper Silesian conurbation |
| 12 | Bialystok | Founded as city in 1692 |
| 13 | Gdynia | Founded in the 1920s |
| 14 | Sweidnitz | |
| 15 | Czestochowa | Known for the famous Pauline monastery of Jasna Góra |
| 16 | Radom | |
| 17 | Torun | Second capital of Kujavian-Pomeranian voivodeship |
| 18 | Kielc | Capital of Holy Cross Voivodeship |
| 19 | Gliwice | Incorporated into Poland in 1945 |
| 20 | Klaipeda | Lithuanian city; known in German as "Memel" |
| 21 | Bytom | |
| 22 | Olsztyn | |
| 23 | Rzeszow | Capital of Subcarpathian Voivodeship |
| 24 | Bielsko-Biala | Formed in 1951 with a merger of the former cities of Bielsko and Biała |
| 25 | Ruda Slaska | Founded in 1959 |
| 26 | Rybnik | Commerce and cultural center of southwestern Silesia |
| 27 | Plock | Capital from 1079 to 1138 |
| 28 | Elblag | Founded by Teutonic Knights, spot of old Prussian settlement |
| 29 | Gorzow Wielkopolski | First (seat of voivode) capital of Lubusz Voivodeship |
| 30 | Opole | Capital of Opole Voivodeship |
| 31 | Siauliai | Lithuanian city |
| 32 | Walbrzych | Former industrial and coal-mining center on Silesia |
| 33 | Zielona Gora | Second (seat of regional assembly) capital of Lubusz Voivodeship |
| 34 | Wloclawek | One of the oldest Polish cities |
See also[]
- Polish cities in other games