The voivodeships of Poland from 1975 to 1998 were created as part of a two-tier method for administering the country and its regions. Between June 1, 1975, and December 31, 1998, pursuant to a law proclaimed on May 28, 1975, Poland was administratively divided into 49 voivodeships, consolidating and eliminating the intermediate administrative level of counties.
The Polish administrative regions from 1975 to 1998
The scheme meant that most voivodeships had fewer than 1,000,000 inhabitants. Each voivodeship took its name from a small- or medium-sized town situated near its centre, which would become its capital.
Through administrative reorganization and the new territorial division, Gierek was able to nominate his supporters to provincial committees and break the hold of older elements of the party.[1]
On the date the system took effect (1 June 1975), the 49 voivodeships were further subdivided into 2,343 municipalities plus 814 cities, including four cities with special status — Warsaw, Łódź, Kraków and Wrocław — for a total of 3,157 municipal governments serving as secondary administrative units.
Warsaw Voivodeship had the status of a metropolitan voivodeship, and the Łódź and Kraków Voivodeships were called urban voivodeships. The appointed mayor of each voivodeship's capital city also served as the provincial governor. Initially, the city of Wrocław was a separate administrative division within the Wrocław Voivodeship.
During 1991 and 1992 the large municipalities were restructured, significantly changing the division of powers between the provincial cities and the surrounding rural communities (Laws of 1991, ch. 2, sec. 9, ch. 3, sec. 12 and ch. 87, sec. 397).
In the Polish administrative reform of 1999 Poland introduced a further reform of local government administration, establishing the present 16 voivodeships with new districts.
CitiesEdit
In 1975 many towns that had previously been large communal villages were incorporated as cities.
^Wojciech Roszkowski, Historia Polski 1914-1998 ("Polish History 1914-1998, 7th Edition"), Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, 1999, p. 330. ISBN83-01-12921-2
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The voivodeships of Poland from 1975 to 1998 were created as part of a two tier method for administering the country and its regions Between June 1 1975 and December 31 1998 pursuant to a law proclaimed on May 28 1975 Poland was administratively divided into 49 voivodeships consolidating and eliminating the intermediate administrative level of counties The Polish administrative regions from 1975 to 1998The scheme meant that most voivodeships had fewer than 1 000 000 inhabitants Each voivodeship took its name from a small or medium sized town situated near its centre which would become its capital Contents 1 History 2 Cities 3 List of voivodeships 4 See also 5 NotesHistory EditAn unstated reason for the reform was the desire of the Polish Central Committee to strengthen control over lower layers of the state apparatus After Edward Gierek replaced Wladyslaw Gomulka as first secretary of the Polish United Workers Party his clique maintained power by dividing the Politburo Through administrative reorganization and the new territorial division Gierek was able to nominate his supporters to provincial committees and break the hold of older elements of the party 1 On the date the system took effect 1 June 1975 the 49 voivodeships were further subdivided into 2 343 municipalities plus 814 cities including four cities with special status Warsaw Lodz Krakow and Wroclaw for a total of 3 157 municipal governments serving as secondary administrative units Warsaw Voivodeship had the status of a metropolitan voivodeship and the Lodz and Krakow Voivodeships were called urban voivodeships The appointed mayor of each voivodeship s capital city also served as the provincial governor Initially the city of Wroclaw was a separate administrative division within the Wroclaw Voivodeship During 1991 and 1992 the large municipalities were restructured significantly changing the division of powers between the provincial cities and the surrounding rural communities Laws of 1991 ch 2 sec 9 ch 3 sec 12 and ch 87 sec 397 In the Polish administrative reform of 1999 Poland introduced a further reform of local government administration establishing the present 16 voivodeships with new districts Cities EditIn 1975 many towns that had previously been large communal villages were incorporated as cities During the second half of the 1970s eight towns lost their civic rights and were merged into neighbouring cities while several cities that had previously lost their identity and absorbed into metropolitan conurbations regained their independence Poreba Slawkow Miedzyzdroje Bierun Ledziny Wojkowice Rydultowy Pszow Miasteczko Slaskie Imielin Radlin Radzionkow and Zagorz List of voivodeships EditFrom 1975 until 1998 Poland was divided into the following voivodeships Maplocation Voivodeship Provincialcapital Area km2 1998 Population 1998 Cities Gmina nbsp Biala PodlaskaVoivodeship Biala Podlaska 5 348 309 900 6 35 nbsp BialystokVoivodeship Bialystok 10 055 701 400 17 49 nbsp Bielsko BialaVoivodeship Bielsko Biala 3 704 927 500 18 59 nbsp BydgoszczVoivodeship Bydgoszcz 10 349 1 136 900 27 55 nbsp ChelmVoivodeship Chelm 3 866 248 800 4 25 nbsp CiechanowVoivodeship Ciechanow 6 362 437 400 9 45 nbsp CzestochowaVoivodeship Czestochowa 6 182 779 600 17 49 nbsp ElblagVoivodeship Elblag 6 103 495 100 15 37 nbsp GdanskVoivodeship Gdansk 7 394 1 469 400 19 43 nbsp Gorzow WielkopolskiVoivodeship Gorzow Wielkopolski 8 484 514 300 21 38 nbsp Jelenia GoraVoivodeship Jelenia Gora 4 379 523 700 24 28 nbsp KaliszVoivodeship Kalisz 6 512 724 800 20 53 nbsp KatowiceVoivodeship Katowice 6 650 3 894 900 43 46 nbsp KielceVoivodeship Kielce 9 211 1 131 700 17 69 nbsp KoninVoivodeship Konin 5 139 480 800 18 45 nbsp KoszalinVoivodeship Koszalin 8 470 527 600 17 35 nbsp KrakowVoivodeship Krakow 3 254 1 245 000 10 38 nbsp KrosnoVoivodeship Krosno 5 702 510 100 12 37 nbsp LegnicaVoivodeship Legnica 4 037 525 600 11 31 nbsp LesznoVoivodeship Leszno 4 154 399 500 19 28 nbsp LublinVoivodeship Lublin 6 792 1 027 300 16 62 nbsp LomzaVoivodeship Lomza 6 684 352 900 12 39 nbsp LodzVoivodeship Lodz 1 524 1 099 700 8 11 nbsp Nowy SaczVoivodeship Nowy Sacz 5 576 747 500 14 41 nbsp OlsztynVoivodeship Olsztyn 12 327 778 200 21 48 nbsp OpoleVoivodeship Opole 8 535 1 022 100 29 61 nbsp OstrolekaVoivodeship Ostroleka 6 498 411 600 9 38 nbsp PilaVoivodeship Pila 8 205 496 900 24 35 nbsp PiotrkowVoivodeship Piotrkow Trybunalski 6 266 642 200 10 51 nbsp PlockVoivodeship Plock 5 117 520 900 9 44 nbsp PoznanVoivodeship Poznan 8 151 1 363 600 33 57 nbsp PrzemyslVoivodeship Przemysl 4 437 415 600 9 35 nbsp RadomVoivodeship Radom 7 294 763 300 15 61 nbsp RzeszowVoivodeship Rzeszow 4 397 648 900 13 41 nbsp SiedlceVoivodeship Siedlce 8 499 661 400 12 66 nbsp SieradzVoivodeship Sieradz 4 868 411 500 9 40 nbsp SkierniewiceVoivodeship Skierniewice 3 960 423 700 8 36 nbsp SlupskVoivodeship Slupsk 7 453 429 700 11 31 nbsp SuwalkiVoivodeship Suwalki 10 490 489 200 14 42 nbsp SzczecinVoivodeship Szczecin 9 982 995 200 29 50 nbsp TarnobrzegVoivodeship Tarnobrzeg 6 283 609 100 14 46 nbsp TarnowVoivodeship Tarnow 4 151 700 800 9 41 nbsp TorunVoivodeship Torun 5 348 674 800 13 41 nbsp WalbrzychVoivodeship Walbrzych 4 168 733 000 31 30 nbsp WarszawaVoivodeship Warsaw 3 788 2 419 800 27 32 nbsp WloclawekVoivodeship Wloclawek 4 402 434 700 14 30 nbsp WroclawVoivodeship Wroclaw 6 287 1 136 700 16 33 nbsp ZamoscVoivodeship Zamosc 6 980 489 300 5 47 nbsp Zielona GoraVoivodeship Zielona Gora 8 868 679 300 26 50See also EditVoivodeships of PolandNotes Edit Wojciech Roszkowski Historia Polski 1914 1998 Polish History 1914 1998 7th Edition Warsaw Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN 1999 p 330 ISBN 83 01 12921 2 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Voivodeships of Poland 1975 1998 amp oldid 1118262281, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
