Kielce Voivodeship

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Kielce Voivodship 1975

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

1 1975-1998
2 1945-1975
3 1921-1938
4 References
5 See also

[edit] 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In years 1975-1998, superseded by Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship.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);
Konskie (22,300).

[edit] 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

[edit] 1921-1938

For more details on this topic, see Kielce Voivodeship (1919-1939).

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, Czestochowa 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:

- Bedzin county,

- Czestochowa county,

- city of Czestochowa county (powiat czestochowski grodzki),

- Ilza county,

- Jedrzejow county,

- Kielce county,

- Kozienice county,

- Miechow county,

- Olkusz county,

- Opatow county,

- Pinczow county,

- Radom county,