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Encyclopedia > Swietokrzyskie Voivodship
Swietokrzyskie voivodship since 1999

Holy Cross Voivodship or Swietokrzyskie Voivodship (Polish Województwo świętokrzyskie) is an administrative region or voivodship in central Poland. Świętokrzyskie Voivodship File links The following pages link to this file: Swietokrzyskie Voivodship Categories: GFDL images ... Świętokrzyskie Voivodship File links The following pages link to this file: Swietokrzyskie Voivodship Categories: GFDL images ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Polish (polski, język polski) is the official language of Poland. ... A Voivodship ( Romanian: Voievodat, Polish: Województwo, Serbian: Vojvodstvo or Vojvodina) was a feudal state in medieval Romania, Hungary, Poland, Russia and Serbia (see Vojvodina), ruled by a Voivod. ... The Republic of Poland, a democratic country with a population of 38,626,349 and area of 312,685 km², is located in Central Europe, between Germany to the west, the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south, Ukraine and Belarus to the east, and the Baltic Sea, Lithuania and...


It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Kielce and half of Tarnobrzeg voivodships as a result of Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. The voivodship's name recalls the region's Holy Cross Mountains (Góry Świętokrzyskie) 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Kielce Voivodship (1) (Polish: województwo kieleckie) - a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975-1998, superseded by Swietokrzyskie Voivodship. ... Tarnobrzeg Voivodship (Polish: województwo tarnobrzeskie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975-1998, superseded in parts by Subcarpathian Voivodship, Swietokrzyskie Voivodship and Lublin Voivodship. ... Swietokrzyskie Mountains landscape Świętokrzyskie Mountains (sometimes also Holy Cross Mountains, Polish Góry Świętokrzyskie) are a mountain range in central Poland, surrounding the city of Kielce. ...


The capital is Kielce (213 000 citizens in 2000), the voivodship has 1 328 000 citizens (2001). The area is 11 672 km² Kielce (pronounce: [ˈkjεlʦε]) is a city in central Poland with 210,311 inhabitants (2004). ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...



Capital city: Kielce

Major cities and towns: (population in 1995): Kielce (pronounce: [ˈkjεlʦε]) is a city in central Poland with 210,311 inhabitants (2004). ...

Kielce (pronounce: [ˈkjεlʦε]) is a city in central Poland with 210,311 inhabitants (2004). ... Starachowice is a town in central Poland with 57,500 inhabitants (1995). ... Location of Skarzysko-Kamienna Skarżysko-Kamienna - a town in northern Swietokrzyskie Voivodship (Poland) by Kamienna river, to the north of Swietokrzyskie Mountains; one of the voivodships major towns. ... Sandomierz is a town in south-eastern Poland with 27,000 inhabitants (1995). ... Końskie is a town in central Poland with 22,300 inhabitants (1995). ...

Administrative division

  • Busko-Zdroj County, powiat buski, Busko-Zdroj
  • Jedrzejow County, powiat jędrzejowski, Jedrzejow
  • Kazimierza County, powiat kazimierski, Kazimierza Wielka
  • Kielce County, powiat kielecki, Kielce
  • Konskie County, powiat konecki, Konskie
  • Opatow County, powiat opatowski, Opatow
  • Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski County, powiat ostrowiecki, Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
  • Pinczow County, powiat pińczowski, Pinczow
  • Sandomierz County, powiat sandomierski, Sandomierz
  • Skarzysko-Kamienna County, powiat skarżyski, Skarzysko-Kamienna
  • Starachowice County, powiat starachowicki, Starachowice
  • Staszow County, powiat staszowski, Staszow
  • Wloszczowa County, powiat włoszczowski, Wloszczowa

Kielce (pronounce: [ˈkjεlʦε]) is a city in central Poland with 210,311 inhabitants (2004). ... Kielce (pronounce: [ˈkjεlʦε]) is a city in central Poland with 210,311 inhabitants (2004). ... Końskie is a town in central Poland with 22,300 inhabitants (1995). ... Sandomierz is a town in south-eastern Poland with 27,000 inhabitants (1995). ... Location of Skarzysko-Kamienna Skarżysko-Kamienna - a town in northern Swietokrzyskie Voivodship (Poland) by Kamienna river, to the north of Swietokrzyskie Mountains; one of the voivodships major towns. ... Starachowice is a town in central Poland with 57,500 inhabitants (1995). ...

Most popular surnames in the region



Polish surnames are known from the Middle Ages, but only 200 years ago the inherited surnames become compulsory. ... Nowak (feminine: Nowak/Nowakowa, plural Nowakowie) is the most popular surname in Poland (203,506 people). ... Wieczorek (feminine: Wieczorek/Wieczorkowa, plural Wieczorkowie) is one of the most popular surname in Poland and the 2nd most popular in Opole Silesia (2,654) and Swietokrzyskie (2,654). ... Mazurs are Polish ethnic group from Mazovia (Catholics) or East Prussia (Protestant), the latter often called Masurians in English. ...

 
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Encyclopedia: Swietokrzyskie Voivodship (1788 words)
Holy Cross Voivodship or Swietokrzyskie Voivodship (Polish Województwo świętokrzyskie) is an administrative region or voivodship in central Poland.
Categories: Voivodships of Poland The Republic of Poland, a democratic country with a population of 38,626,349 and area of 312,685 km², is located in Central Europe, between Germany to the west, the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south, Ukraine and Belarus to the east, and the Baltic Sea, Lithuania and...
Lublin (pronounce: [lublin]) is the biggest city in eastern Poland and the capital of Lublin Voivodship with a population of 355,954 (2004).
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