Szczecin Voivodeship
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Szczecin Voivodeship (1) (Polish: województwo szczecińskie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in the years 1975-1998, superseded by West Pomeranian Voivodeship.
- Area: 10.000 km²
- Population: 972.100 inhabitants
- Population density: 97 inhabitants/km²
- Administrative division: 51 communes
- Number of cities and towns (urban communes): 31
- Capital city: Szczecin
Major cities and towns (population 1995):
- Szczecin (419,300);
- Stargard Szczeciński (73,000);
- Świnoujście (43,200);
- Police (34,500);
- Goleniów (22,200);
- Gryfino (22,100);
Other towns (population 1980):
Szczecin Voivodeship (2) was an administrative unit in Poland in years 1950-1975, superseded by the voivodeships of Szczecin (1) and Gorzow Voivodeship.
Capital city: Szczecin
List of counties in 1950-1975:
English county name, Polish county name, capital city
- Szczecin City, miasto Szczecin
- Chojna County, powiat chojeński, Chojna
- Choszczno County, powiat choszczeński, Choszczno
- Gryfice County, powiat gryficki, Gryfice
- Gryfino County, powiat gryfiński, Gryfino
- Kamień Pomorski County, powiat kamieński, Kamień Pomorski
- Łobez County, powiat łobeski, Łobez
- Myśliborz County, powiat myśliborski, Myślibórz
- Nowogard County, powiat nowogardzki, Nowogard
- Pyrzyce County, powiat pyrzycki, Pyrzyce
- Stargard County, powiat stargardzki, Stargard Szczecinski
- Szczecin County, powiat szczeciński, Szczecin
- Wolin County, powiat woliński, Wolin
New counties established 1950-1975:
- Goleniów County, powiat goleniowski, Świdwin, previously part of Nowogard and Kamień Counties
Szczecin Voivodeship (3) was an administrative unit of Poland in years 1945-1950, created after WWII from the Prussian-German province of Pomerania, which were granted to Poland. In 1950 divided into the Szczecin Voivodeship (2) and Koszalin Voivodeship.
Capital city: Szczecin List of counties in 1946-1950:
English county name, Polish county name, capital city
- Szczecin City, miasto Szczecin
- Slupsk City, Miasto Słupsk
- Białogard County, powiat białogardzki, Białogard
- Bytów County, powiat bytowski, Bytów
- Chojna County, powiat chojeński, Chojna
- Choszczno County, powiat choszczeński, Choszczno
- Człuchow County, powiat człuchowski, Człuchów
- Drawsko Pomorskie County, powiat drawski, Drawsko Pomorskie
- Gryfice County, powiat gryficki, Gryfice
- Gryfino County, powiat gryfiński, Gryfino
- Kamień Pomorski County, powiat kamieński, Kamień Pomorski
- Kołobrzeg County, powiat kołobrzeski, Kołobrzeg
- Koszalin County, powiat koszaliński, Koszalin
- Lobez County, powiat łobeski, Lobez
- Miastko County, powiat miastecki, Miastko
- Mysliborz County, powiat myśliborski, Myślibórz
- Nowogard County, powiat nowogardzki, Nowogard
- Pyrzyce County, powiat pyrzycki, Pyrzyce
- Slawno County, powiat sławieński, Sławno
- Slupsk County, powiat słupski, Słupsk
- Stargard County, powiat stargardzki, Stargard Szczecinski
- Szczecin County, powiat szczeciński, Szczecin
- Szczecinek County, powiat szczecinecki, Szczecinek
- Walcz County, powiat wełecki, Wałcz
- Wolin County, powiat woliński, Wolin
- Złotów County, powiat złotowski, Złotów
New counties established in this period:
- Koszalin City, miasto Koszalin
See also: Voivodeships of Poland
