Sandomierz Voivodeship

Coordinates: 50°40′52″N 21°44′40″E / 50.681049°N 21.744507°E / 50.681049; 21.744507
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Sandomierz Voivodeship
Palatinatus Sandomirensis
Województwo Sandomierskie
Voivodeship of Poland
14th century–1795
Coat of arms of Sandomierz Voivodeship
Coat of arms

Sandomierz Voivodeship in
the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1635.
CapitalSandomierz
Area 
• 
23,860 km2 (9,210 sq mi)
History 
• Established
14th century
August 5, 1772
October 24 1795
Political subdivisionscounties: 7 (as for 1662)
Preceded by		 Succeeded by
Crown of the Kingdom of Poland
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria
New Galicia

Sandomierz Voivodeship (

testament divided Poland into five principalities. One of them, with the capital at Sandomierz, was assigned to Krzywousty's son, Henry of Sandomierz. Later on, with southern part of the Seniorate Province (which emerged into the Duchy of Kraków), the Duchy of Sandomierz created Lesser Poland
, divided into Kraków and Sandomierz Voivodeships.

Sandomierz Voivodeship was also one of

the voivodeships of Congress Poland. Created in 1816 from the Radom Department, in 1837 it was transformed into the Sandomierz Governorate
.

14th century – 1795

Boundaries

Sandomierz Voivodeship in its original shape was one of the largest provinces of the

Kingdom of Poland. After Lublin Voivodeship was created out of its eastern territories, the province stretched from Białobrzegi in the north, to the area north of Krosno in the south (the town of Krosno itself belonged to Red Ruthenia). It included such cities and towns of contemporary Poland, as Dębica, Dęblin, Iłża, Kielce, Kolbuszowa, Końskie, Kozienice, Lipsko, Mielec, Nisko, Opoczno, Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Pińczów, Pionki, Radom, Ropczyce, Ryki, Stalowa Wola, Starachowice, Staszów, Szydłowiec, Tarnów, Tarnobrzeg and Włoszczowa. The shape of the voivodeship remained unchanged from 1474 to the first partition of Poland (1772), when the Habsburg monarchy annexed the area south of the Vistula
, with Dębica, Kolbuszowa, Mielec, Nisko and Tarnów.

Zygmunt Gloger in his monumental book Historical Geography of the Lands of Old Poland gives a detailed description of Sandomierz Voivodeship:

“Duke

Boleslaw Krzywousty, before his death in 1138, divided Poland between his four sons, giving Henryk the Land of Sandomierz together with the Land of Lublin
. The Duchy of Sandomierz was thus created (...)

During the reign of

Wislica, Checiny, Opoczno, Radom, Szydłów, Stezyca, Pilzno and Tarnów
. By late 16th century, Tarnow county was annexed by Pilzno county, while Szydlow county was divided between Wislica and Sandomierz (...)

Sandomierz Voivodeship had nine senators: the voivode and the castellan of Sandomierz, and castellans of Wislica, Radom,

Opatow, at which seven deputies to the Sejm
were elected, as well as two deputies to the Lesser Poland Tribunal in Lublin (...)

The soil in the northern part of the voivodeship was sandy, while in its center and south it was very rich. In the area of Opatow, famous wheat was produced, called sandomierka or opatowka. There also were large forests, as well as deposits of marble, copper, iron and lime (...) Among oldest urban centers of Sandomierz Voivodeship were Sandomierz,

Checiny
, Janowiec nad Wisla. Most important monasteries were at Lysa Gora, Sieciechow, Opatow, Wachock and Koprzywnica".

Municipal government

Sandomierz, capital of the voivodeship, in the 17th century

Voivodeship Governor (

Wojewoda
) seat:

Regional council (sejmik generalny) seats:

  • Nowe Miasto Korczyn

Administrative division

In 1397, part of the Sandomierz Voivodeship which was located on the western bank of the Vistula, was divided into three counties:

In 1662, Sandomierz Voivodeship consisted of the following counties:

Voivodes

Cities and towns of Sandomierz Voivodeship (1662)

Cities and towns of Sandomierz County

Cities and towns of Chęciny County

Cities and towns of Wiślica County

Cities and towns of
Stężyca County

Cities and towns of Radom County

Cities and towns of Opoczno County

Cities and towns of Pilzno County

Neighbouring Voivodeships

1939

Main article: Sandomierz Voivodeship (1939)

Sandomierz Voivodeship was also a proposed voivodeship of

Nazi and Soviet invasion of Poland in September 1939. The idea of creation of this unit was the brainchild of Minister of Industry and Trade Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski, and it was directly linked with creation of one of the biggest economic projects of interbellum Poland, Central Industrial Region. It was to cover south-central Poland, and most probably, it was to be created in late 1939. Its projected size was 24.500 square kilometers, and it was to incorporate 20 or 21 powiats
.

References

50°40′52″N 21°44′40″E / 50.681049°N 21.744507°E / 50.681049; 21.744507

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