Kielce Voivodeship

Kielce Voivodeship

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

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:

* Będzin county,
* Częstochowa county,
* city of Częstochowa county (powiat czestochowski grodzki),
* Iłża county,
* Jędrzejów county,
* Kielce county,
* Kozienice county,
* Miechów county,
* Olkusz county,
* Opatów county,
* Pińczów county,
* Radom county,
* city of Radom county (powiat radomski grodzki),
* Sandomierz county,
* city of Sosnowiec county (powiat sosnowiecki grodzki),
* Stopnica county,
* Włoszczowa county,
* Zawiercie county.

Capital city: Kielce. According to the 1931 Polish census, the largest cities in Kielce Voivodeship were:

* Częstochowa (pop. 117 200),
* Sosnowiec (pop. 109 000),
* Radom (pop. 77 900),
* Kielce (pop. 58 200),
* Będzin (pop. 47 600),
* Dąbrowa Górnicza (pop. 36 900),
* Zawiercie (pop. 32 900),
* Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski (pop. 25 900).

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

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In years 1975–1998, superseded by Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship.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);
* Końskie (22,300).

References

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

See also

* Voivodeships of Poland




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