Appendix:Polish prepositions used with place names

The prepositions used with place names are somewhat irregular and depend on the type of place.

Going to a place
do group: Buildings, administrative regions, and most countries use the preposition with a genitive.


 * Idziemy do klubu.
 * We're going to the club.
 * Jadę na wycieczkę do Włoch.
 * I'm going on a trip to Italy.
 * Firma przeniosła centrum logistyczne do kujawsko-pomorskiego.
 * The company moved its logistics centre to the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship.

na group: City districts and neighborhoods, islands, historical regions, venues such as stadiums, gyms or swimming pools and some countries close to Poland use the preposition with an accusative.


 * Idę na siłownię.
 * I'm going to the gym.
 * Rok temu pojechałem na Litwę.
 * A year ago I went to Lithuania.
 * Codziennie jeżdżę na Targówek.
 * Every day I go to Targówek.
 * Przeprowadziłem się na Śląsk.
 * I moved to Silesia.

The countries that use include:, , , , ,. Historically, most of these were regions of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Happening at a place
The words in the do group use the preposition with a locative. The words in the na group use with a locative.


 * Moja rodzina mieszka w opolsku.
 * My family lives in the Opole Voivodeship.
 * Urodziłem się na Białorusi.
 * I was born in Belarus.