Kraków Voivodeship
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Kraków Voivodeship refers to several historical Voivodeships of Poland.
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[edit] Kraków Voivodeship 1975-1998
Kraków Voivodeship 1975-1998 (Polish: województwo krakowskie) also named (1975-84) Kraków Metropolitan Voivodeship (województwo miejskie krakowskie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975-1998, superseded by Lesser Poland Voivodeship. President of the Kraków City was also the voivodeship governor.
Capital city: Krakow
Major cities and towns: (population in 1995):
- Kraków (745,400);
- Skawina (24,100);
- Alwernia,
- Dobczyce,
- Krzeszowice,
- Myslenice,
- Niepolomice,
- Proszowice,
- Skała,
- Slomniki,
- Sulkowice,
- Swiatniki Gorne,
- Wieliczka
[edit] Kraków Voivodeship 1945-1975
Kraków Voivodeship 1945-1975 (Polish: województwo krakowskie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1945-1975, superseded by Kraków (1), Tarnow Voivodeship, Nowy Sacz Voivodeship and partly Bielsko-Biala Voivodeship, Katowice Voivodeship and Kielce Voivodeship.
Capital city: Kraków
[edit] Kraków Voivodeship 1921-1939
- For more details on this topic, see Kraków Voivodeship (1919-1939).
Kraków Voivodeship 1921-1939 (Polish: Województwo Krakowskie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1921-1939. Its total area was 17 560 km² and population - 2 300 100 (as for 1931). Population density was 131 persons per sq. km.
Capital city: Kraków
In 1938, it consisted of 18 powiats (counties). These were as follows:
- Biala Krakowska county (area 635 km², population 139 100),
- Bochnia county (area 877 km², population 113 800),
- Brzesko county (area 849 km², population 102 200),
- Chrzanow county (area 722 km², population 138 100),
- Dabrowa Tarnowska county (area 650 km², population 66 700),
- Debica county (area 1 141 km², population 110 900),
- Gorlice county (area 1 082 km², population 104 800),
- Jaslo county (area 1 055 km², population 116 100),
- city of Krakow county (powiat krakowski grodzki), (area 48 km², population 219 300),
- Krakow county (area 884 km², population 187 500),
- Limanowa county (area 944 km², population 87 300),
- Mielec county (area 901 km², population 77 500),
- Myslenice county (area 988 km², population 102 700),
- Nowy Sacz county (area 1 572 km², population 183 900),
- Nowy Targ county (area 2 069 km², population 131 800),
- Tarnow county (area 881 km², population 142 400),
- Wadowice county (area 1 109 km², population 145 100),
- Zywiec county (area 1 337 km², population 130 900).
According to the 1931 census, biggest cities within the Voivodeship's boundaries were:
- Krakow (pop. 219 300),
- Tarnow (pop. 44 900),
- Nowy Sacz (pop. 30 300),
- Biala Krakowska (pop. 22 700),
- Jaworzno (pop. 19 100),
- Chrzanow (pop. 17 900),
- Zakopane (pop. 16 300),
- Bochnia (pop. 12 100),
- Oswiecim (pop. 12 000).
[edit] Kraków Voivodeship 14th c.-1795
Kraków Voivodeship 14th c.-1795 (Latin: Palatinatus Cracoviensis, Polish: Województwo Krakowskie) - a unit of administrative division and local government in the Kingdom of Poland from 14th century to the partitions of Poland in 1772-1795 (see Kingdom of Poland [1320–1385], Kingdom of Poland [1385–1569], and Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth). It was part of Little Poland province.
Voivodeship Governor (Wojewoda) seat:
Regional council (sejmik generalny) seat:
Voivodes:
- Jan Firlej (16th cent.)
- Jan Tęczyński (1581-1637) (1620-1637)
- Stanisław Lubomirski (1583-1649) from 1637
Administrative division:
- Proszowice County (Powiat Proszowicki), Proszowice
- Lelów County (Powiat Lelowski), Lelów
- Szczyrzyc County (Powiat Szczyrzycki), Szczyrzyc
- Książ County (Powiat Ksiązski), Książ
- Sacz County (Powiat Sądecki), Nowy Sącz
- Biecz County (Powiat Biecki), Biecz
- Silesian County (Powiat Śląski)
- Duchy of Zator (Księstwo Zatorskie), Zator
- Duchy of Oświęcim (Księstwo Oświęcimskie), Oświęcim
- Duchy of Siewierz, (Księstwo Siewierskie), Siewerz
Neighbouring Voivodeships:
