Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship is bounded by six other voivodeships: Masovian to the north, Lublin to the east, Subcarpathian to the southeast, Lesser Poland to the south, Silesian to the southwest and Łódź to the northwest.
The province was created on 1 January 1999, out of the former Kielce Voivodeship, eastern part of Częstochowa Voivodeship and western part of Tarnobrzeg Voivodeship, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. It covers an area of 11,672 square kilometres (4,507 sq mi), making it the second smallest of the voivodeships (after Opole). As at 2019, the total population of Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship is 1,237,369.
The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the province was 11.6 billion € in 2018, accounting for 2.3% of the Polish economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 15,400 € or 51% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was 58% of the EU average. Świętokrzyskie Voivodship is the province with the fifth lowest GDP per capita in Poland.[5]
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External links
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Świętokrzyskie.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship.
Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship official website (Polish, English, German)
Świętokrzyski Urząd Wojewódzki Official website (Polish, English, Russian, Ukrainian, French)
Regional Tourist Information Center official website (Polish, English, German)
Świętokrzyskie, voivodeship, polish, województwo, świętokrzyskie, vɔjɛˈvut, stfɔ, ɕfjɛntɔˈkʂɨskʲɛ, also, known, Świętokrzyskie, province, holy, cross, voivodeship, voivodeship, province, poland, situated, southeastern, part, country, historical, region, lesser. The Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship Polish wojewodztwo swietokrzyskie vɔjɛˈvut stfɔ ɕfjɛntɔˈkʂɨskʲɛ 2 also known as the Swietokrzyskie Province 3 and the Holy Cross Voivodeship is a voivodeship province of Poland situated in southeastern part of the country in the historical region of Lesser Poland Its capital and largest city is Kielce Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship Wojewodztwo swietokrzyskieVoivodeshipFlagCoat of armsBrandmarkLocation within PolandDivision into countiesCoordinates Kielce 50 53 N 20 37 E 50 883 N 20 617 E 50 883 20 617Country PolandCapitalKielceCounties1 city 13 land counties KielceBusko CountyJedrzejow CountyKazimierza CountyKielce CountyKonskie CountyOpatow CountyOstrowiec CountyPinczow CountySandomierz CountySkarzysko CountyStarachowice CountyStaszow CountyWloszczowa CountyGovernment BodyExecutive board VoivodeZbigniew Koniusz PiS MarshalAndrzej Betkowski PiS EPLesser Poland and SwietokrzyskieArea Total11 672 km2 4 507 sq mi Population 2019 Total1 237 369 Density110 km2 270 sq mi Urban562 221 Rural675 148ISO 3166 codePL 26Vehicle registrationTHDI 2019 0 866 1 very high 12thWebsitehttps www kielce uw gov pl further divided into 102 gminasSwietokrzyskie Voivodeship is bounded by six other voivodeships Masovian to the north Lublin to the east Subcarpathian to the southeast Lesser Poland to the south Silesian to the southwest and Lodz to the northwest The province was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Kielce Voivodeship eastern part of Czestochowa Voivodeship and western part of Tarnobrzeg Voivodeship pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998 It covers an area of 11 672 square kilometres 4 507 sq mi making it the second smallest of the voivodeships after Opole As at 2019 the total population of Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship is 1 237 369 Contents 1 Cities and towns 2 Administrative division 3 Economy 4 Protected areas 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksCities and towns Edit Kielce is the capital of the voivodeship Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski is the second most populous city Sandomierz is one of the main tourist destinations in the Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship Kurozweki PalaceThe voivodeship contains 4 cities and 39 towns These are listed below in descending order of population according to official figures for 2019 4 Cities governed by a city mayor or prezydent miasta Kielce 195 266 Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski 68 641 Starachowice 48 646 Skarzysko Kamienna 45 068 Towns Sandomierz 23 494 Konskie 19 176 Busko Zdroj 15 832 Jedrzejow 15 076 Staszow 14 762 Pinczow 10 774 Wloszczowa 9 985 Suchedniow 8 347 Polaniec 8 098 Opatow 6 466 Sedziszow 6 451 Staporkow 5 639 Kazimierza Wielka 5 550 Ozarow 4 569 Checiny 4 444 Malogoszcz 3 748 Chmielnik 3 681 Radoszyce 3 135 Cmielow 3 012 Kunow 2 967 Daleszyce 2 896 Wachock 2 766 Koprzywnica 2 470 Bodzentyn 2 233 Osiek 2 007 Olesnica 1 849 Zawichost 1 771 Morawica 1 711 Lagow 1 580 Stopnica 1 420 Nowa Slupia 1 360 Skalbmierz 1 285 Pierzchnica 1 144 Pacanow 1 108 Szydlow 1 097 Nowy Korczyn 942 Dzialoszyce 907 Wislica 516 Opatowiec 332 Administrative division EditSwietokrzyskie Voivodeship is divided into 14 counties powiats 1 city county and 13 land counties These are further divided into 102 gminas The counties are listed in the following table ordering within categories is by decreasing population English and Polish names Area km2 Population 2019 Seat Other towns Total gminasCity countiesKielce 110 195 266 1Land countiesKielce County powiat kielecki 2 247 210 940 Kielce Checiny Chmielnik Daleszyce Bodzentyn 19Ostrowiec County powiat ostrowiecki 616 109 512 Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski Cmielow Kunow 6Starachowice County powiat starachowicki 523 89 925 Starachowice Wachock 5Jedrzejow County powiat jedrzejowski 1 257 85 757 Jedrzejow Sedziszow Malogoszcz 9Konskie County powiat konecki 1 140 80 154 Konskie Staporkow Radoszyce 8Sandomierz County powiat sandomierski 676 77 352 Sandomierz Koprzywnica Zawichost 9Skarzysko County powiat skarzyski 395 74 343 Skarzysko Kamienna Suchedniow 5Staszow County powiat staszowski 925 72 000 Staszow Polaniec Osiek Szydlow Olesnica 8Busko County powiat buski 967 71 807 Busko Zdroj Pacanow Nowy Korczyn 8Opatow County powiat opatowski 912 52 336 Opatow Ozarow 8Wloszczowa County powiat wloszczowski 906 45 137 Wloszczowa 6Pinczow County powiat pinczowski 611 39 100 Pinczow Dzialoszyce 5Kazimierza County powiat kazimierski 422 35 770 Kazimierza Wielka Skalbmierz 5 seat not part of the countyEconomy EditThe Gross domestic product GDP of the province was 11 6 billion in 2018 accounting for 2 3 of the Polish economic output GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 15 400 or 51 of the EU27 average in the same year The GDP per employee was 58 of the EU average Swietokrzyskie Voivodship is the province with the fifth lowest GDP per capita in Poland 5 Protected areas Edit Swietokrzyski National ParkProtected areas in Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship include one National Park and nine Landscape Parks These are listed below Swietokrzyski National Park Checiny Kielce Landscape Park Cisow Orlowiny Landscape Park Jeleniowska Landscape Park Kozubow Landscape Park Nida Landscape Park Przedborz Landscape Park partly in Lodz Voivodeship Sieradowice Landscape Park Suchedniow Oblegorek Landscape Park Szaniec Landscape ParkSee also EditSwietokrzyskie cuisine Second Polish Republic s Kielce Voivodeship 1919 1939 Lesser Polish WayReferences Edit Sub national HDI Subnational HDI Global Data Lab globaldatalab org Radboud University Nijmegen Retrieved 13 December 2021 Contact The Marshal Office of the Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship Tlumaczenie polskich nazw geograficznych na jezyk angielski Translation of Polish Geographical Names into English Arkadiusz Belczyk 2002 2006 GUS Population Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019 As of 30th June stat gov pl Retrieved 11 September 2020 Regional GDP per capita ranged from 30 to 263 of the EU average in 2018 Eurostat External links Edit Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Swietokrzyskie Wikimedia Commons has media related to Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship official website Polish English German Swietokrzyski Urzad Wojewodzki Official website Polish English Russian Ukrainian French Regional Tourist Information Center official website Polish English German 50 45 56 N 20 46 25 E 50 76556 N 20 77361 E 50 76556 20 77361 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship amp oldid 1149186864, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
