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miejskie krakowskie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975-1998, superseded by Lesser Poland Voivodeship.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):

[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województwo krakowskie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1945-1975, superseded by Kraków (1), Tarnow Voivodeship, Nowy Sacz Voivodeship and partly Bielsko-Biala Voivodeship, Katowice Voivodeship and Kielce Voivodeship.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

Map showing voivodeships of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Map showing voivodeships of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

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:

Administrative division:

Neighbouring Voivodeships:

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