Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
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| Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship Województwo świętokrzyskie |
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| Coordinates (Kielce): | |||
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Capital | Kielce | ||
| Counties |
1 city, 13 land counties *
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| Area | |||
| - Total | 11,672 km² (4,506.6 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 1,281,796 | ||
| - Density | 109.8/km² (284.4/sq mi) | ||
| - Urban | 581,322 | ||
| - Rural | 700,474 | ||
| Car plates | T | ||
| * further divided into 102 gminas | |||
| Website: http://www.kielce.uw.gov.pl/ | |||
Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship (Polish: województwo świętokrzyskie [vɔjɛˈvut͡stfɔ ɕfjɛntɔˈkʂɨskjɛ] or simply Świętokrzyskie) is one of the 16 voivodeships (provinces) into which Poland is presently divided. It is situated in south-central Poland, in the historical province of Lesser Poland, and takes its name from the Świętokrzyskie (Holy Cross) mountain range. Its capital and largest city is Kielce.
It is bounded by six other voivodeships: Masovian to the north, Lublin to the east, Subcarpathian to the south-east, Lesser Poland to the south, Silesian to the south-west, and Łódź to the north-west.
The province was created on January 1, 1999, out of the former Kielce Voivodeship and western part of Tarnobrzeg Voivodeship, pursuant to the 1998 Local Government Reorganization Act. 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 2006, the total population of Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship is 1,281,796.
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[edit] Cities and towns
The voivodeship contains 31 cities and towns. These are listed below in descending order of population (according to official figures for 2006 [1]):
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1. Kielce (207,718) |
17. Kazimierza Wielka (5,730) |
[edit] Administrative division
Świętokrzyskie 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).
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Area (km²) |
Population (2006) |
Seat | Other towns | Total gminas |
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| Kielce | 110 | 207,718 | 1 | ||
| Land counties | |||||
| Kielce County powiat kielecki |
2,247 | 198,581 | Kielce * | Chęciny, Chmielnik, Daleszyce, Bodzentyn | 19 |
| Ostrowiec County powiat ostrowiecki |
616 | 116,179 | Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski | Ćmielów, Kunów | 6 |
| Starachowice County powiat starachowicki |
523 | 94,395 | Starachowice | Wąchock | 5 |
| Jędrzejów County powiat jędrzejowski |
1,257 | 89,304 | Jędrzejów | Sędziszów, Małogoszcz | 9 |
| Końskie County powiat konecki |
1,140 | 84,239 | Końskie | Stąporków | 8 |
| Sandomierz County powiat sandomierski |
676 | 81,733 | Sandomierz | Koprzywnica, Zawichost | 9 |
| Skarżysko County powiat skarżyski |
395 | 80,024 | Skarżysko-Kamienna | Suchedniów | 5 |
| Staszów County powiat staszowski |
925 | 74,004 | Staszów | Połaniec, Osiek | 8 |
| Busko County powiat buski |
967 | 73,940 | Busko-Zdrój | 8 | |
| Opatów County powiat opatowski |
912 | 56,645 | Opatów | Ożarów | 8 |
| Włoszczowa County powiat włoszczowski |
906 | 47,137 | Włoszczowa | 6 | |
| Pińczów County powiat pińczowski |
611 | 42,127 | Pińczów | Działoszyce | 5 |
| Kazimierza County powiat kazimierski |
422 | 35,770 | Kazimierza Wielka | Skalbmierz | 5 |
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[edit] Protected areas
Protected areas in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship include one National Park and nine Landscape Parks. These are listed below.
- Świętokrzyski National Park
- Chęciny-Kielce Landscape Park
- Cisów-Orłowiny Landscape Park
- Jeleniowska Landscape Park
- Kozubów Landscape Park
- Nida Landscape Park
- Przedbórz Landscape Park (partly in Łódź Voivodeship)
- Sieradowice Landscape Park
- Suchedniów-Oblęgorek Landscape Park
- Szaniec Landscape Park
[edit] Most popular surnames in the region
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
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