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Silesian Voivodeship (Polish: województwo śląskie [vɔjɛˈvut͡stfɔ ˈɕlɔ̃skʲɛ] ⓘ) is an administrative province in southern Poland. With over 4.2 million residents and an area of 12,300 square kilometers, it is the second-most populous, and the most-densely populated and most-urbanized region of Poland.
The voivodeship was dissolved on 8 October 1939 following the German invasion of Poland, and its territory was incorporated into the German Province of Silesia. After the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, its territory was incorporated into a new, larger Silesian Voivodeship which existed until 1950.
The Silesian Voivodeship, [a] [1] also known as the Basin–Silesian Voivodeship, [b] [2] and the Silesian–Dąbrowa Voivodeship, [c] [3] was a voivodeship (province) of Poland, with capital in Katowice, that existed from 1945 to 1950. It was located in the Upper Silesia.
Lower Silesian Voivodeship is divided into 30 counties , four of which are city counties. These are further divided into 169 gminy. Cistercian Lubiąż Abbey. Lower Silesia is divided into three additional delegation districts governed by the provincial government, with Wrocław serving as the capital of the administrative region: [24]
Silesian-Dąbrowa Voivodeship from 1946 to 1950. In 1946 territories were incorporated into existing Voivodeships or divided into new ones. In Upper Silesia a Silesian-Dąbrowa Voivodeship was established roughly comprising the pre-war Polish Silesian Voivodeship and the Zagłębie Dąbrowskie in the
Lower Silesian Voivodeship: Lower Silesia 15: Legnica: 93,473: 56 km 2 (22 sq mi) Lower Silesian Voivodeship: Lower Silesia 16: Jastrzębie-Zdrój: 83,477: 85 km 2 (33 sq mi) Silesian Voivodeship: Upper Silesia 17: Jelenia Góra: 76,174: 109 km 2 (42 sq mi) Lower Silesian Voivodeship: Lower Silesia 18: Mysłowice: 71,849: 66 km 2 (25 sq mi ...
Silesian Parliament or Silesian Sejm (Polish: Sejm Śląski) was the governing body of the Silesian Voivodeship (1920–1939), an autonomous voivodeship of the Second Polish Republic between 1920 and 1945. It was elected in democratic elections and had a certain influence over the usage of taxes collected in Silesia.
Pages in category "Silesian Voivodeship" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...