Kraków Voivodeship

Kraków Voivodeship refers to several historical Voivodeships of Poland.

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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miejskie krakowskie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975-1998, superseded by Lesser Poland Voivodeship.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):
* Kraków (745,400);
* Skawina (24,100);
* Alwernia,
* Dobczyce,
* Krzeszowice,
* Myslenice,
* Niepolomice,
* Proszowice,
* Skała,
* Slomniki,
* Sulkowice,
* Swiatniki Gorne,
* Wieliczka

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województwo krakowskie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1945-1975, superseded by Kraków (1), Tarnow Voivodeship, Nowy Sacz Voivodeship and partly Bielsko-Biala Voivodeship, Katowice Voivodeship and Kielce Voivodeship.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

Kraków Voivodeship 1921-1939

Kraków Voivodeship 1921-1939 (Polish: Województwo Krakowskie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1921-1939.

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Capital city: Kraków

Kraków Voivodeship 14th c.-1795

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 [1320â€"1385], Kingdom of Poland [1385â€"1569], and Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth). It was part of Little Poland province.

Voivodeship Governor (Wojewoda) seat:
* Kraków

Regional council (sejmik generalny) seat:
* Nowe Miasto Korczyn

Voivodes:
* Jan Firlej (16th cent.)
* Jan Tęczyński (1581-1637) (1620-1637)
* Stanisław Lubomirski (1583-1649) from 1637

Administrative division:
* Proszowice County (Powiat Proszowicki), Proszowice
* Lelów County (Powiat Lelowski), Lelów
* Szczyrzyc County (Powiat Szczyrzycki), Szczyrzyc
* Książ County (Powiat Ksiązski), Książ
* Sacz County (Powiat SÄ…decki), Nowy SÄ…cz
* Biecz County (Powiat Biecki), Biecz
* Silesian County (Powiat ÅšlÄ…ski)
** Duchy of Zator (Księstwo Zatorskie), Zator
** Duchy of Oświęcim (Księstwo Oświęcimskie), Oświęcim
* Duchy of Siewierz, (Księstwo Siewierskie), Siewerz

Neighbouring Voivodeships:
* Sieradz Voivodeship
* Sandomierz Voivodeship
* Ruthenian Voivodeship
* Silesia (foreign)

See also

* Voivodeships of Poland