voivodeship

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Meaning

(countable, uncountable) The office, position, rank, or title of a voivode (“a local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe; an administrative chief in modern Poland”).

(countable, uncountable) The jurisdiction of a voivode, comparable to a countship or a county.

(countable) The highest-level administrative subdivision of Poland, comparable to a province or state.

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Administrative division Silesian Voivodeship is divided into 36 counties ( powiats ). Source: Internet

After the War during 1945 - 1950 there existed a Silesian Voivodeship, commonly known as Śląsko-Dąbrowskie Voivodeship, which included a major part of today's Silesian Voivodeship. Source: Internet

Both duchies merged into a Silesian County of the Kraków Voivodeship, and shared the fate of Lesser Poland. Source: Internet

Cities and towns Katowice is the capital of the Silesian Voivodeship Jasna Góra in Częstochowa is the holiest catholic shrine in Poland Gliwice - Town Hall Due to its industrial and urban nature, the voivodeship has many cities and large towns. Source: Internet

Demography Silesian Voivodeship has the highest population density in the country (379 people per square kilometre, compared to the national average of 124). Source: Internet

Greater Poland Voivodeship is second in area and third in population among Poland's sixteen voivodeships, with an area of convert and a population of close to 3.4 million. Source: Internet

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