Kraków Voivodeship (14th century-1795)

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Palatinatus Cracoviensis Województwo Krakowskie Kraków Voivodeship Voivodeship of Poland¹ 14th century – 1795 →   →   → Coat of arms Kraków Voivodeship in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1635. Capital Kraków History  - Established 14th century  - First partition August 5, 1772  - Third partition October 24, 1795 Area 17,650 km² (6,815 sq mi) Political Subdivisions Urban counties: 8 Land counties: 4 ¹ Voivodeship of the Kingdom of Poland in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Voivodeship of Grand Duchy of Lithuania before 1569.

Kraków Voivodeship 14th c.-1795 (Latin: Palatinatus Cracoviensis, Polish: Województwo Krakowskie) - a unit of administrative division and local government in the Kingdom of Poland from 14th century to the partitions of Poland in 1772-1795 (see Kingdom of Poland [1320–1385], Kingdom of Poland [1385–1569], and Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth). It was part of Little Poland province.

Voivodeship Governor (Wojewoda) seat:

• Kraków

Regional council (sejmik generalny) seat:

• Nowe Miasto Korczyn

Voivodes:

• Jan Firlej (16th cent.)
• Jan Tęczyński (1581-1637) (1620-1637)
• Stanisław Lubomirski (1583-1649) from 1637

Administrative division:

• Proszowice County (Powiat Proszowicki), Proszowice
• Lelów County (Powiat Lelowski), Lelów
• Szczyrzyc County (Powiat Szczyrzycki), Szczyrzyc
• Książ County (Powiat Ksiązski), Książ
• Sacz County (Powiat Sądecki), Nowy Sącz
• Biecz County (Powiat Biecki), Biecz
• Silesian County (Powiat Śląski)
  • Duchy of Zator (Księstwo Zatorskie), Zator
  • Duchy of Oświęcim (Księstwo Oświęcimskie), Oświęcim
• Duchy of Siewierz, (Księstwo Siewierskie), Siewierz

Neighbouring Voivodeships:

• Sieradz Voivodeship
• Sandomierz Voivodeship
• Ruthenian Voivodeship
• Silesia (foreign)

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