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A Voivodship (also voivodeship, 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 (voivode). The Voivod was initially the military commander next to the ruler. The Serbian language is one of the standard versions of the Central-South Slavic diasystem, formerly (and still frequently) called Serbo-Croatian. ... Serbia and Montenegro  â€“ Serbia    â€“ Kosovo and Metohia        (UN administration)    â€“ Vojvodina  â€“ Montenegro Official language Serbian1 Capital Belgrade Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % water  88,361 km²  n/a Population  â€“ Total (2002)     (without Kosovo)  â€“ Density  7. ... Serbia and Montenegro  â€“ Serbia    â€“ Kosovo and Metohia        (UN administration)    â€“ Vojvodina  â€“ Montenegro Official languages Serbian, Hungarian, Slovak, Romanian, Croatian, Rusyn1 Capital Novi Sad Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % water  21,500 km²  n/a Population  â€“ Total (2002)  â€“ Density  2,031,992  94. ... Voivod is a Slavic term initially denoting first in command of a military unit. ... Voivod is a Slavic term initially denoting first in command of a military unit. ...


The term voivodship is still used for the 16 administrative regions in Poland (Voivodships of Poland) and for the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina in Serbia. A voivodship (in Polish województwo) has been a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland since the 14th century. ... Serbia and Montenegro  â€“ Serbia    â€“ Kosovo and Metohia        (UN administration)    â€“ Vojvodina  â€“ Montenegro Official languages Serbian, Hungarian, Slovak, Romanian, Croatian, Rusyn1 Capital Novi Sad Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % water  21,500 km²  n/a Population  â€“ Total (2002)  â€“ Density  2,031,992  94. ... Serbia and Montenegro  â€“ Serbia    â€“ Kosovo and Metohia        (UN administration)    â€“ Vojvodina  â€“ Montenegro Official language Serbian1 Capital Belgrade Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % water  88,361 km²  n/a Population  â€“ Total (2002)     (without Kosovo)  â€“ Density  7. ...


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Voivodships of Romania in 1600
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Voivodships of Romania in 1600
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Poland voivodships since 1999
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Poland voivodships since 1999

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The Śląskie Voivodeship (499 words)
The Śląskie Voivodeship is situated in the southern part of Poland – a country located in the centre of Europe that since 2004 has been a member of the European Union.
The major elements of the settlement system in the Śląskie Voivodeship are the municipal agglomerations: the Upper-Silesian – of the European significance and: Bielsko, Czêstochowa and Rybnik – of the national significance.
The Voivodeship is of polycentric nature – there is no one core centre that would fulfil the metropolitan functions (administration, finances, insurance, schools of higher education, culture).
Śląskie Voivodeship (331 words)
Borders of the present Śląskie Voivodeship should not be identified with historical borders of the Silesian region.
There are 166 gminas in the voivodeship: 48 town gminas, 21 town-village gminas, and 97 village gminas.
The voivodeship is divided in 36 poviats, the number includes 17 land poviats and 19 city poviats.
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