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Bielsko Voivodeship
Former voivodeship of Poland from 1975 to 1998. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Bielsko Voivodeship[lower-alpha 1] was a voivodeship (province) of the Polish People's Republic from 1975 to 1989, and the Third Republic of Poland from 1989 to 1998. Its capital was Bielsko-Biała. It was established on 1 June 1975, from the parts of the voivodeships of Katowice, and Kraków,[1] and existed until 31 December 1998, when it was partitioned between then-established Lesser Poland, and Silesian Voivodeships.[2]
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Bielsko Voivodeship | |||||||||||||
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Voivodeship of the Polish People's Republic and Third Republic of Poland | |||||||||||||
1975–1998 | |||||||||||||
![]() The administrative subdivisions of Poland from 1975 to 1998, including the Bielsko Voivodeship. | |||||||||||||
Capital | Bielsko-Biała | ||||||||||||
Area | |||||||||||||
• 1997 | 3,704 km2 (1,430 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
Population | |||||||||||||
• 1975 | 779,300 | ||||||||||||
• 1997 | 924,000 | ||||||||||||
Government | |||||||||||||
• Type | Voivodeship | ||||||||||||
Voivode | |||||||||||||
• 1975–1981 (first) | Józef Łabudek | ||||||||||||
• 1997–1998 (last) | Andrzej Sikora | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
• Established | 1 June 1975 | ||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 31 December 1998 | ||||||||||||
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Political subdivisions | 59 gminas (1997) | ||||||||||||
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