Inowrocław Voivodeship
| Inowrocław Voivodeship | |||||||||||
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| Voivodeship ofPoland | |||||||||||
| 1364–1772 | |||||||||||
 Inowrocław Voivodeship in thePolish–Lithuanian Commonwealthin 1635. | |||||||||||
| Capital | Inowrocław | ||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||
• | 5,877 km2(2,269 sq mi) | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Established | 1364 | ||||||||||
| 25 September 1772 | |||||||||||
| Political subdivisions | Twocountiesof Inowrocław Voivodeship proper, plus three counties ofDobrzyń Land | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | Poland | ||||||||||
Inowrocław Voivodeship(Polish:województwo inowrocławskie) was a unit of administrative division and local government inPolandfrom the 14th century to theFirst Partition of Polandin 1772. Together with the neighbouringBrześć Kujawski Voivodeshipit was part of theKuyaviaregion and theGreater Poland Province.
With size of some 2,900 km2(together withDobrzyn Land,its area was 5,877 km2.), it was one of the smallest voivodeships of thePolish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.In early years after its creation (14th century), it was calledGniewkowo Voivodeship(Województwo gniewkowskie), from the town ofGniewkowo,the seat of localPiastprinces. Last mention of Gniewkowo Voivodeship was in 1420. Even though the capital of the voivodeship was in Inowrocław, its biggest urban center wasBydgoszcz.Localsejmiks,together with Brzesc Kujawski Voivodeship, took place inRadziejów.The Inowroclaw Voivodeship with Dobrzyn Land had six senators (VoivodeandCastellanof Inowrocław, Castellan of Bydgoszcz, and Castellans of Dobrzyń, Rypin andSłońsk Dolny).
Apart from the original two Kuyavian counties of the Voivodeship, it also included the Dobrzyn Land, located on eastern bank of theVistula[1]which became part of theKingdom of Polandin 1466. The Dobrzyn Land was divided into three counties (Dobrzyń,Rypin,Lipno), and had its ownsejmiksat Lipno.
Administration[edit]
Governor seat:
Voivodes:Hieronim Radomicki(1630–1651)
Regional council (sejmik) seats:
Administrative division:
- County of Inowrocław
- County of Bydgoszcz
- Land of Dobrzyń (ziemia dobrzyńska), divided into the counties ofDobrzyń,Rypin,andLipno.
Neighbouring Voivodeships:
- Pomeranian Voivodeship
- Chełmno Voivodeship
- Płock Voivodeship
- Brześć Kujawski Voivodeship
- Kalisz Voivodeship
- Gniezno Voivodeship(since 1768)
Cities and towns[edit]
Source:[2]
Bydgoszcz County[edit]
Dobrzyń County[edit]
Inowrocław County[edit]
Lipno County[edit]
Rypin County[edit]
Sources[edit]
- ^"Premium.pl - międzynarodowa giełda domen".
- ^Atlas historyczny Polski. Kujawy i ziemia dobrzyńska w drugiej połowie XVI wieku. Część I. Mapy, plany(in Polish). Warszawa: Instytut HistoriiPolskiej Akademii Nauk.2021. p. 1.
