Bydgoszcz Voivodeship
Bydgoszcz Voivodeship (Polish: województwo bydgoskie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in the years 1975–1998, superseded by Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship.
| Bydgoszcz Voivodeship Województwo Bydgoskie | |||||||||
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| Voivodeship of Poland | |||||||||
| 1975–1998 | |||||||||
The Gdańsk Voivodeship within Poland during 1975. | |||||||||
| Capital | Bydgoszcz | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• 1998 | 10,349 km2 (3,996 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1998 | 1,135,200 | ||||||||
| • Type | Voivodeship | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1975 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1998 | ||||||||
| Contained within | |||||||||
| • Country | Polish People's Republic (1975-1989) Republic of Poland (1989–1998) | ||||||||
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Statistics
Capital city: Bydgoszcz
Area: 10,359
Statistics (1998):[1]
Population: 1,135,200 inhabitants
Population density: 110 inhabitants/km2
Administrative division: communes
Number of cities and towns (urban communes):
Major cities and towns (population 1995):
- Bydgoszcz (385,800)
- Inowrocław (79,400)
- Chojnice (39,800)
- Świecie (27,000)
- Nakło nad Notecią (20,100)
- Mogilno (13,000)
Bydgoszcz Voivodeship 1946–1975
Bydgoszcz Voivodeship 1946–1975 was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in the years 1946–1975. Initially called the Pomeranian Voivodeship, it was created from the southern part of the pre-war Pomeranian Voivodeship and superseded by the voivodeships of Bydgoszcz, Toruń and Włocławek.
Capital city: Bydgoszcz
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List of counties in 1946
English county name, Polish county name, capital city
- Bydgoszcz City, miasto Bydgoszcz
- Toruń City, miasto Toruń
- Brodnica County, powiat brodnicki, Brodnica
- Bydgoszcz County, powiat bydgoski, Bydgoszcz
- Chełmno County, powiat chełmiński, Chełmno
- Chojnice County, powiat chojnicki, Chojnice
- Grudziądz County, powiat grudziądzki, Grudziądz
- Inowrocław County, powiat inowroclawski, Inowrocław
- Lipno County, powiat lipnowski, Lipno
- Lubawa County, powiat lubawski, Lubawa
- Nieszawa County, powiat nieszawski, Nieszawa
- Rypin County, powiat rypiński, Rypin
- Sepolno County, powiat sępoleński, Sepolno Krajenskie
- Świecie County, powiat świecki, Świecie
- Szubin County, powiat szubiński, Szubin
- Toruń County, powiat toruński, Toruń
- Tuchola County, powiat tucholski, Tuchola
- Wąbrzeźno County, powiat wąbrzeski, Wąbrzeźno
- Włocławek County, powiat włocławski, Włocławek
- Wyrzysk County, powiat wyrzyski, Wyrzysk
New counties established 1946–1975:
- Mogilno County, powiat mogileński, Mogilno, transferred from Poznań Voivodeship
- Żnin County, powiat żniński, Żnin, transferred from Poznań Voivodeship
- Inowrocław City, miasto Inowrocław, previously part of Inowrocław County
- Włocławek City, miasto Włoclawek, previously part of Włoclawek County
- Aleksandrów County, powiat aleksandrowski, Aleksandrów Kujawski, previously part of Nieszawa County
- Radziejów County, powiat radziejowski, Radziejów, previously part of Aleksandrów County
- Golub-Dobrzyń County, powiat golubsko-dobrzyński, Golub-Dobrzyń, previously part of Rypin County
Abolished counties:
- Lubawa County, powiat lubawski, Lubawa, transferred to Olsztyn Voivodeship
- Nieszawa County, powiat nieszawski, Nieszawa, renamed Aleksandrów County
References
- Rocznik Statystyczny Wojewodztw (PDF). Warsaw: Glowny Urzad Statystyczny. 1998. pp. 41–42. Retrieved 8 March 2024.