Polotsk Voivodeship
Voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Polotsk or Połock Voivodeship (Latin: Palatinatus Polocensis; Lithuanian: Polocko vaivadija; Polish: Województwo połockie, Belarusian: Полацкае ваяводства) was a unit of administrative division and local government in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (Grand Duchy of Lithuania) since the 15th century until the partitions of Poland in 1793.
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Polotsk Voivodeship Województwo połockie Palatinatus Polocensis | |||||||||
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Voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, later Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth | |||||||||
1504–1793 | |||||||||
Połock Voivodeship in red. Voivodeship's borders did not change since the Union of Lublin. | |||||||||
Połock Voivodeship in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth | |||||||||
Capital | Połock | ||||||||
Area | |||||||||
• | 21,800 km2 (8,400 sq mi) | ||||||||
History | |||||||||
• Established | 1504 | ||||||||
1793 | |||||||||
Political subdivisions | none | ||||||||
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Today part of | Belarus Russia |
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