Sandomierz Voivodeship
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Sandomierz Voivodeship was a unit of administration and local government in Poland
from the 14th century to the partitions of Poland
in 1772–1795. It was part of the Little Poland
region. Originally Sandomierz Voivodeship also covered the area around Lublin
, but in 1474 its three eastern counties were organized into Lublin Voivodeship
. The voivodeship was based on earlier Duchy of Sandomierz, and in the 16th century, it had 374 parishes, 100 towns and 2586 villages.
Sandomierz Voivodeship was also one of the voivodeships of Congress Poland
. Created in 1816 from the Radom Department
, in 1837 it was transformed into the Sandomierz Governorate
.
Regional council (sejmik generalny) seats:
, was divided into three counties:
Later on, in the 15th century, additional powiat
s were added:
In the early 16th century, two counties - Tarnow and Szydlowiec, were liquidated, and their lands were taken over by the Pilzno, Wislica and Sandomierz counties.
, which never was created because of the Nazi and Soviet invasion of Poland in September 1939. The idea of creation of this unit was the brainchild of Minister of Industry and Trade Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski
, and it was directly linked with creation of one of the biggest economic projects of interbellum Poland, Central Industrial Region. It was to cover south-central Poland, and most probably, it was to be created in late 1939. Its projected size was 24.500 square kilometers, and it was to incorporate 20 or 21 powiat
s.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
from the 14th century to the partitions of Poland
Partitions of Poland
The Partitions of Poland or Partitions of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth took place in the second half of the 18th century and ended the existence of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, resulting in the elimination of sovereign Poland for 123 years...
in 1772–1795. It was part of the Little Poland
Lesser Poland
Lesser Poland is one of the historical regions of Poland, with its capital in the city of Kraków. It forms the southeastern corner of the country, and should not be confused with the modern Lesser Poland Voivodeship, which covers only a small, southern part of Lesser Poland...
region. Originally Sandomierz Voivodeship also covered the area around Lublin
Lublin
Lublin is the ninth largest city in Poland. It is the capital of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 350,392 . Lublin is also the largest Polish city east of the Vistula river...
, but in 1474 its three eastern counties were organized into Lublin Voivodeship
Lublin Voivodeship (1474–1795)
Lublin Voivodeship 15th century – 1795 was an administrative region of the Kingdom of Poland created in 1474 out of parts of Sandomierz Voivodeship and lasting till the Partitions of Poland in 1795...
. The voivodeship was based on earlier Duchy of Sandomierz, and in the 16th century, it had 374 parishes, 100 towns and 2586 villages.
Sandomierz Voivodeship was also one of the voivodeships of Congress Poland
Administrative division of Congress Poland
The administrative division of Congress Poland changed several times. Immediately after its creation, 1815-1816, the Congress Kingdom of Poland was divided into departments, a relic from the times of the French-dominated Duchy of Warsaw. In 1816 the administrative divisions were reformed into the...
. Created in 1816 from the Radom Department
Radom Department
Radom Department was a unit of administrative division and local government in Polish Duchy of Warsaw in years 1809-1815.Its capital city was Radom, and it was further divided onto 10 powiats....
, in 1837 it was transformed into the Sandomierz Governorate
Sandomierz Governorate
Sandomierz Governorate was an administrative unit of the Congress Poland.-History:It was created in 1837 from the Sandomierz Voivodship, and had the same borders and capital as the voivodship....
.
Municipal government
Voivodeship Governor (Wojewoda) seat:- SandomierzSandomierzSandomierz is a city in south-eastern Poland with 25,714 inhabitants . Situated in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship , previously in Tarnobrzeg Voivodeship . It is the capital of Sandomierz County . Sandomierz is known for its Old Town, a major tourist attraction...
Regional council (sejmik generalny) seats:
- Nowe Miasto Korczyn
Administrative division
In 1397, part of the Sandomierz Voivodeship which was located on the western bank of the VistulaVistula
The Vistula is the longest and the most important river in Poland, at 1,047 km in length. The watershed area of the Vistula is , of which lies within Poland ....
, was divided into three counties:
- Sandomierz CountySandomierz CountySandomierz County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, south-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Sandomierz,...
(Powiat Sandomierski), SandomierzSandomierzSandomierz is a city in south-eastern Poland with 25,714 inhabitants . Situated in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship , previously in Tarnobrzeg Voivodeship . It is the capital of Sandomierz County . Sandomierz is known for its Old Town, a major tourist attraction... - Radom CountyRadom CountyRadom County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Radom, although the city is not...
(Powiat Radomski), RadomRadomRadom is a city in central Poland with 223,397 inhabitants . It is located on the Mleczna River in the Masovian Voivodeship , having previously been the capital of Radom Voivodeship ; 100 km south of Poland's capital, Warsaw.It is home to the biennial Radom Air Show, the largest and...
, which was traditionally called Radom Land (Ziemia radomska) - Chęciny CountyCheciny CountyChęciny County was an administrative unit of the Kingdom of Poland and later the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. It is unknown when it was established, probably some time in the 14th century...
(Powiat Chęciński), ChęcinyChecinyChęciny is a town in Kielce County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland, with 4,252 inhabitants .The town is first mentioned in historical documents from 1275. It obtained its city charter in 1325. The most important sight in the town is the royal castle built in the late 13th or early 14th century...
Later on, in the 15th century, additional powiat
Powiat
A powiat is the second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture in other countries. The term powiat is most often translated into English as "county", although other terms are also sometimes used...
s were added:
- Pilzno CountyPilzno CountyPilzno County was an administrative unit of the Kingdom of Poland and later Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. It is unknown when it was established, probably some time in the 15th century...
(Powiat Pilznenski), PilznoPilznoPilzno is a town in Poland, in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in Dębica County. It has 4,484 inhabitants . It is located at the junction of important roads - West-East European E40 Highway, and National Road 73 Pilzno is a town in Poland, in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in Dębica County. It has... - Wislica CountyWislica CountyWiślica County was an administrative unit of the Kingdom of Poland and later Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. It is unknown when it was established, probably some time in the 15th century. It was located in the central part of the Sandomierz Voivodeship, with the capital in the historic town of...
(Powiat Wiślicki), WiślicaWislicaWiślica is a village in Busko County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Wiślica. It lies on the Nida River, approximately south of Busko-Zdrój and south of the regional capital Kielce... - Opoczno CountyOpoczno CountyOpoczno County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Łódź Voivodeship, south-east Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Opoczno, which lies south-east...
(Powiat Opoczynski), OpocznoOpocznoOpoczno is a town in south-central Poland, within the eastern part of Łódź Voivodeship , previously in Piotrków Trybunalski Voivodeship . Important communication routes run through the town, namely the central railway line, which connects Silesia with Warsaw, and road 12, which creates a... - Stężyca County (Powiat Stężycki), StężycaStezycaStężyca may refer to the following places:*Stężyca, Greater Poland Voivodeship *Stężyca, Lublin Voivodeship *Stężyca, Pomeranian Voivodeship...
- Tarnow CountyTarnów CountyTarnów County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Tarnów, although the city is...
(Powiat Tarnowski), TarnowTarnówTarnów is a city in southeastern Poland with 115,341 inhabitants as of June 2009. The city has been situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship since 1999, but from 1975 to 1998 it was the capital of the Tarnów Voivodeship. It is a major rail junction, located on the strategic east-west connection... - Szydlowiec CountySzydlowiec CountySzydłowiec County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and only town is Szydłowiec, which lies ...
(Powiat Szydlowiecki), SzydlowiecSzydlowiecSzydłowiec is a town in Szydłowiec County, Mazovian Voivodeship, Poland, with 15,243 inhabitants . It is the seat of Szydłowiec Commune...
In the early 16th century, two counties - Tarnow and Szydlowiec, were liquidated, and their lands were taken over by the Pilzno, Wislica and Sandomierz counties.
Voivodes
- Jan z MelsztynaJan z MelsztynaJan of Melsztyn was a Polish nobleman .Jan was owner of Melsztyn and Książ estates. He served as Łowczy of Kraków since 1339, castellan of Wojnice since 1345, voivode of the Sandomierz Voivodeship since 1361 and castellan of Kraków since 1360 or 1366....
(since 1361) - Jan z TarnowaJan z TarnowaJan of Tarnów was a Polish nobleman .Jan was owner of Tarnów, Wielowieś and Jarosław estates. He was Podkomorzy of Sandomierz before 1368, Court Marshal before 1370, Marshal of the Kingdom of Poland before 1373, starost of Radom before 1376, castellan of Sandomierz before 1377, voivode of...
(before 1385) - Spytek z Tarnowa i Jarosławia (since 1433)
- Jan Feliks "Szram" Tarnowski (since 1501)
- Mikołaj Firlej (since 1514)
- Jan KostkaJan KostkaJan Kostka was a Polish noble and a candidate in elections for the new King of Poland in 1572. He was also an advisor to Kings Henry of Valois and Stefan Batory....
(since 1574) - Jerzy MniszechJerzy MniszechJerzy Mniszech was a nobleman in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Member of the Mniszchowie family. Krajczy koronny in 1574, castellan of Radom in 1583, voivode of Sandomierz Voivodship in 1590, żupnik ruski, starost of Lwów in 1593, starost of Sambor, Sokal, Sanock, Rohatyn.Father of Marina...
(since 1590) - Jan Zbigniew OssolińskiJan Zbigniew OssolinskiJan Zbigniew Ossoliński was a Polish-Lithuanian nobleman, or szlachcic.He held the following offices:*Secretary to the King from 1578*Chamberlain or podkomorzy of Sandomierz from 1593*Castellan of Małogoszcz and Żarnów from 1603...
(since 1613) - Stanisław Koniecpolski (since 1625 to 1633),
- Mikołaj Firlej (1633–1635)
- Jerzy OssolińskiJerzy OssolinskiPrince Jerzy Ossoliński was a Polish szlachcic, Crown Court Treasurer from 1632, voivode of Sandomierz from 1636, Reichsfürst since 1634, Crown Deputy Chancellor from 1639, Great Crown Chancellor from 1643, starost of Bydgoszcz , Lubomel , Puck and Bolim , magnate, politician and diplomat...
(XI 1636-III 1638) - Krzysztof OssolińskiKrzysztof OssolinskiKrzysztof Ossoliński was a Polish-Lithuanian szlachcic .He was Podstoli of Sandomierz since 1618, Podkomorzy of Sandomierz since 1619, Castellan sadecki in 1633, wojnicki in 1636, voivode of Sandomierz Voivodeship in 1638, Starost stobnicki, ropczycki and wolbromski.Brother of Kanclerz Jerzy...
(since IV 1638 to 1645) - Władysław Dominik Zasławski (since 1649)
- Aleksander Koniecpolski (since 1656)
- Jan "Sobiepan" Zamoyski (since 1659)
- Jerzy Aleksander LubomirskiJerzy Aleksander LubomirskiPrince Jerzy Aleksander Lubomirski was a Polish noble .Jerzy was Camp Leader of the Crown since 1703, voivode of Sandomierz Voivodship since 1729 and starost of Nowy Sącz.- Famous descendants :...
(since 1729) - Jan Tarło (since 1736)
Neighbouring Voivodeships
- Rawa VoivodeshipRawa VoivodeshipRawa Voivodeship was a unit of administrative division and local government in the Kingdom of Poland since 15th century till the partitions of Poland in 1795. It was part of the Greater Polish prowincja...
- Mazovian Voivodeship
- Lublin VoivodeshipLublin Voivodeship- Administrative division :Lublin Voivodeship is divided into 24 counties : 4 city counties and 20 land counties. These are further divided into 213 gminas....
- Ruthenian VoivodeshipRuthenian VoivodeshipRuthenia Voivodeship was an administrative division of the Kingdom of Poland . Together with Bełz Voivodeship, it formed Lesser Poland Province with its capital city in Kraków. Part of Lesser Poland region...
- Kraków VoivodeshipKraków VoivodeshipKraków Voivodeship, refers to several historical Voivodeships of Poland in the surrounding regions, with the city of Kraków as its capital.- Kraków Voivodeship 1975-1998 :...
- Sieradz VoivodeshipSieradz VoivodeshipSieradz Voivodeship was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in the years 1975–1998, superseded by Łódź Voivodeship.-1975-1998:Capital city: SieradzMajor cities and towns: :* Zduńska Wola ;...
- Łęczyca VoivodeshipŁęczyca VoivodeshipŁęczyca Voivodeship was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland from the 14th century until the partitions of Poland in 1772-1795...
1939
Sandomierz Voivodeship was also a proposed voivodeship of Second Polish RepublicSecond Polish Republic
The Second Polish Republic, Second Commonwealth of Poland or interwar Poland refers to Poland between the two world wars; a period in Polish history in which Poland was restored as an independent state. Officially known as the Republic of Poland or the Commonwealth of Poland , the Polish state was...
, which never was created because of the Nazi and Soviet invasion of Poland in September 1939. The idea of creation of this unit was the brainchild of Minister of Industry and Trade Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski
Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski
Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski was a Polish politician and economist, Deputy Prime Minister of Poland, government minister and manager of the Second Polish Republic....
, and it was directly linked with creation of one of the biggest economic projects of interbellum Poland, Central Industrial Region. It was to cover south-central Poland, and most probably, it was to be created in late 1939. Its projected size was 24.500 square kilometers, and it was to incorporate 20 or 21 powiat
Powiat
A powiat is the second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture in other countries. The term powiat is most often translated into English as "county", although other terms are also sometimes used...
s.