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Nowogródek Voivodeship (1507–1795)

Coordinates:53°36′06″N25°49′38″E/ 53.601723°N 25.827310°E/53.601723; 25.827310
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Nowogródek Voivodeship
Polish:Województwo nowogródzkie
Latin:Palatinatus Novogrodensis
Voivodeshipof theGrand Duchy of Lithuania
1507–1795
Coat of arms of
Coat of arms

The Nowogródek Voivodeship within thePolish–Lithuanian Commonwealthin 1619
CapitalNowogródek
Area
•
33,200 km2(12,800 sq mi)
History
• Established
1507
1795
Contained within
• CountryGrand Duchy of Lithuania(1507–1569)
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth(1569–1795)
•Member stateGrand Duchy of Lithuania(1569–1795)
Political subdivisionscounties:three, and the Duchy of Sluck and Kopyl
Preceded by		 Succeeded by
Trakai Voivodeship
Russian Empire

Nowogródek Voivodeship(Polish:województwo nowogródzkie;Latin:Palatinatus Novogrodensis;Lithuanian:Naugarduko vaivadija;Belarusian:Наваградзкае ваяводзтва) was avoivodeshipof theGrand Duchy of Lithuaniafrom 1507 to 1795, with the capital in the town ofNowogródek(nowNovogrudok,Belarus). Since 1569 it was located in thePolish–Lithuanian Commonwealth,as part of Lithuania.

History[edit]

The Voivodeship was composed of threecounties,Novogrudok,Vawkavysk,Slonim,as well as the Duchy ofSlutsk.It had two senators, two deputies for theSejm,and two deputies for theLithuanian Tribunal.Its capital was the town ofNyazvizhwith theRadziwiłł family's castle and treasury.[1]NovogrudokVoivodeship ceased to exist along with the Polish-Lithuanian state when it waspartitionedout of existence.[2]

Zygmunt Glogerin his monumental book Historical Geography of the Lands of Old Poland provides this description of the Nowogródek Voivodeship:

“Slavic lands along the upperNeman,after collapse of theKievan Rus’were in 1241 ransacked by the forces of theMongol Empire,underBatu Khan.After the Mongol raid, it turned into a desert, and was annexed by theGrand Duchy of Lithuania.In c. 1500, local Lithuanian dukes were named voivodes, thus Nowogródek Voivodeship was created. Like the neighbouringBrest Litovsk Voivodeship,Nowogródek Voivodeship was rather narrow but very long, stretching from the upperNarewandBiałowieża Forest,to the spot where thePtsichflows into thePripyat(...)

Nowogródek Voivodeship was divided into three counties: those of Nowogródek, Wolkowysk, and Slonim. Furthermore, it included the Duchy of Sluck andKapyl.Each county had its ownsejmik,with each electing two deputies to theSejm,and two to the Lithuanian Tribunal. It had only two senators, who were the Voivode and theCastellanof Nowogródek (...) Northern part of the voivodeship, mainly the County of Nowogródek and the Duchy of Sluck were among most fertile lands in Lithuania, with hilly landscape and several beautiful towns, such as Tuhanowicze, Switez and Woroncza ".

Gallery[edit]

  • The coat of arms and flag of Navahrudak Voivodeship
  • The Voivodeship's coat of arms in 1712
    The Voivodeship's coat of arms in 1712
  • The Voivodeship's coat of arms in 1720
    The Voivodeship's coat of arms in 1720
  • The Voivodeship's coat of arms in 1794
    The Voivodeship's coat of arms in 1794
  • The Voivodeship's coat of arms in the 19th century (reconstruction)
    The Voivodeship's coat of arms in the 19th century (reconstruction)

Voivodes[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^Nowogrodek Voivodeship, description by Zygmunt Gloger.Geografia historyczna ziem dawnej Polski.
  2. ^Żmigrodzki, Józef."Nowogródek i okolice".Nowogródek, 1931.Nakładem Nowogródzkiego Oddziału Polsk. Tow. Krajoznawczego z zasiłkiem Ministerstwa Robót Publicznych.Archivedfrom the original on 15 May 2011.RetrievedAugust 5,2011.

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