Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship

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Województwo świętokrzyskie


Flag	Coat of arms

Capital city

Kielce

Area

11,672 km²

Population (2006)
- Density

1,283,500
110/km²

Powiats
- Urban counties
- Land counties

1
13

Communes

102

Administrative divisions:

Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship (Polish: Województwo świętokrzyskie) is an administrative region, or voivodeship, of central Poland. In Polish Święty Krzyż means Holy Cross.

It was created January 1, 1999, out of the former Kielce and half of Tarnobrzeg voivodeships, pursuant to the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. The voivodeship's name recalls the region's Holy Cross Mountains (Góry Świętokrzyskie).

The capital is Kielce (population 213,000 in 2000).

1 Major cities and towns
2 Administrative division
3 Most popular surnames in the region
4 External link

[edit] Major cities and towns

(populations as of 1995)

Kielce (213,700);
Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski (79,200);
Starachowice (57,500);
Skarżysko-Kamienna (51,400);
Sandomierz (27,000).
Końskie (22,300).

[edit] Administrative division

Kielce City County, powiat Kielce (grodzki)

Busko County, powiat buski, Busko-Zdrój
Jędrzejów County, powiat jędrzejowski, Jędrzejów
Kazimierza County, powiat kazimierski, Kazimierza Wielka
Kielce County, powiat kielecki, Kielce
Końskie County, powiat konecki, Końskie
Opatów County, powiat opatowski, Opatów
Ostrowiec County, powiat ostrowiecki, Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski
Pińczów County, powiat pińczowski, Pińczów
Sandomierz County, powiat sandomierski, Sandomierz
Skarżysko County, powiat skarżyski, Skarżysko-Kamienna
Starachowice County, powiat starachowicki, Starachowice
Staszów County, powiat staszowski, Staszów
Włoszczowa County, powiat włoszczowski, Włoszczowa

[edit] Most popular surnames in the region

Nowak : 5,538
Wieczorek : 2,654
Mazur : 2,512

[edit] External link

Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship official website

Counties of Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
City counties: Kielce Land counties: Busko • Jędrzejów • Kazimierza • Kielce • Końskie • Opatów • Ostrowiec • Pińczów • Sandomierz • Skarżysko • Starachowice • Staszów • Włoszczowa