Kielce Voivodeship - 1921-1938

1921-1938

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Kielce Voivodeship was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1921-1939. Back then, it covered a large chunk of central part of the country, including such cities as Radom, Częstochowa and Sosnowiec. On April 1, 1938 its borders changed, see: Territorial changes of Polish Voivodeships on April 1, 1938).

After the change, Voivodeship's area was 22,204 square kilometers, with the population of 2,671,000. Between April 1, 1938 - September 1, 1939 it consisted of 18 powiats (counties). These were:

  • Będzin county,
  • Częstochowa county,
  • city of Częstochowa county (powiat czestochowski grodzki),
  • Iłża county,
  • Jędrzejów county,
  • Kielce county,
  • Kozienice county,
  • Miechów county,
  • Olkusz county,
  • Opatów county,
  • Pińczów county,
  • Radom county,
  • city of Radom county (powiat radomski grodzki),
  • Sandomierz county,
  • city of Sosnowiec county (powiat sosnowiecki grodzki),
  • Stopnica county,
  • Włoszczowa county,
  • Zawiercie county.

Capital city: Kielce. According to the 1931 Polish census, the largest cities in Kielce Voivodeship were:

  • Częstochowa (pop. 117 200),
  • Sosnowiec (pop. 109 000),
  • Radom (pop. 77 900),
  • Kielce (pop. 58 200),
  • Będzin (pop. 47 600),
  • Dąbrowa Górnicza (pop. 36 900),
  • Zawiercie (pop. 32 900),
  • Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski (pop. 25 900).

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