after poland regained independence in 1918, the county again became the basic territorial unit throughout poland. "powiat"s (counties) were abolished in 1975 in favor of a larger number of voivodships, but were reintroduced in 1999. there are now 314 "land counties" ("powiat ziemski") and 65 "urban counties" ("powiat grodzki"), more formally "municipalities with county status" ("miasto na prawach powiatu").