Augustów Voivodeship Explained

Native Name:Województwo augustowskie
Conventional Long Name:Augustów Voivodeship
Subdivision:Voivodeship
Nation:the Kingdom of Poland
(Congress Poland)
Year Start:1816
Year End:1837
P1:Łomża Department
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S1:Augustów Governorate
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Capital:Łomża (1816-1818), Suwałki (1818-1837)
Today:Poland
Lithuania
Belarus¹
Footnotes:¹ Sopoćkinie area

Augustów Voivodeship was created in 1816 from the Łomża Department. Its capital was in Łomża until 1818, when it was transferred to Suwałki. In 1837 it was transformed into Augustów Governorate.

Administrative divisions

It was divided into 7 counties:

Transportation

The Augustów Canal was built between 1823 and 1837 in the Augustów Voivodeship of the Kingdom of Poland. From the time it was first built, the canal was described by experts as a technological marvel, with 22 sluices and 18 locks contributing to its aesthetic appeal. It was the first summit level canal in Central Europe to provide a direct link between the two major rivers, Vistula River through the Biebrza River – a tributary of the Narew River, and the Neman River through its tributary – the Czarna Hancza River.