Bełz Voivodeship

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Bełz Voivodeship (Polish: Województwo Bełskie, Latin: Palatinatus Belzensis) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland from 14th century to the partitions of Poland in 1772-1795. Together with the Ruthenian Voivodeship it was part of Red Ruthenia province.

Contents 1 Municipal government 2 Administrative division: 3 Voivodes 4 Neighbouring Voivodeships and regions:

[edit] Municipal government

Voivodeship Governor (Wojewoda) seat:

• Bełz

Regional council (sejmik generalny) for all Ruthenian lands:

• Sądowa Wisznia

Regional council (sejmik poselski i deputacki) seats:

• Bełz

[edit] Administrative division:

• Belz County, (Powiat Bełzski), Bełz
• Grabowiec County, (Powiat Grabowiecki), Grabowiec
• Horodlo County, (Powiat Horodelski), Horodło
• Lubaczów County, (Powiat Lubaczowski), Lubaczów
• Busk Land, (Ziemia Buska), Busk

[edit] Voivodes

• Rafał Leszczyński (1579-1636) (1619-1636)
• Jakub Sobieski (since 1638)
• Adam Mikołaj Sieniawski (from 1692 to 1710)
• Stanislaw Mateusz Rzewuski (since 1726)

[edit] Neighbouring Voivodeships and regions:

• Ruthenian Voivodeship
• Wolhynian Voivodeship
• Lublin Voivodeship