1921-1938
For more details on this topic, see Kielce Voivodeship (1919-1939).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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