KIELCE VOIVODESHIP

'Kielce Voivodeship' () is a former unit of administrative division and local government in Poland.

Contents

1975-1998

1945-1975

1921-1938

References

See also

1975-1998

In years 1975-1998, superseded by Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship.
Capital city: Kielce
Major cities and towns: (population in 1995):

★ Kielce (213,700);

★ Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski (79,200);

★ Starachowice (57,500);

★ Skarżysko-Kamienna (51,400);

★ Konskie (22,300).

1945-1975

Kielce Voivodeship was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1945-1975. It was downsized in 1975, with parts of its territory going to Radom Voivodeship and partly Tarnobrzeg Voivodeship.
Capital city: Kielce

1921-1938

Kielce Voivodeship was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1921-1939. Back then, it covered a large chunk of central part of the country, including such cities as Radom, Częstochowa and Sosnowiec. On April 1, 1938 its borders changed, see: Territorial changes of Polish Voivodeships on April 1, 1938).
After the change, Voivodeship's area was 22 204 square kilometers, with the population of 2 671 000. Between April 1, 1938 - September 1, 1939 it consisted of 18 powiats (counties). These were:
- Bedzin county,
- Częstochowa county,
- city of Częstochowa county (powiat czestochowski grodzki),
- Ilza county,
- Jedrzejow county,
- Kielce county,
- Kozienice county,
- Miechow county,
- Olkusz county,
- Opatow county,
- Pinczow county,
- Radom county,
- city of Radom county (powiat radomski grodzki),
- Sandomierz county,
- city of Sosnowiec county (powiat sosnowiecki grodzki),
- Stopnica county,
- Wloszczowa county,
- Zawiercie county.
Capital city: Kielce. According to the 1931 census, biggest cities in Kielce Voivodeship were:
- Częstochowa (pop. 117 200),
- Sosnowiec (pop. 109 000),
- Radom (pop. 77 900),
- Kielce (pop. 58 200),
- Bedzin (pop. 47 600),
- Dabrowa Gornicza (pop. 36 900),
- Zawiercie (pop. 32 900),
- Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski (pop. 25 900).

References

★ Maly rocznik statystyczny 1939, Nakladem Glownego Urzedu Statystycznego, Warszawa 1939 (Concise Statistical Year-Book of Poland, Warsaw 1939).

See also

★ Voivodeships of Poland