Bielsko Voivodeship Explained

Conventional Long Name:Bielsko Voivodeship
Nation:the Polish People's Republic and Third Republic of Poland
Subdivision:Voivodeship
Date Start:1 June
Year Start:1975
Date End:31 December
Year End:1998
P1:Katowice Voivodeship (1950–1975)Katowice Voivodeship
P2:Kraków Voivodeship (1945–1975)Kraków Voivodeship
S1:Lesser Poland Voivodeship
S2:Silesian Voivodeship
Image Map Caption:The administrative subdivisions of Poland from 1975 to 1998, including the Bielsko Voivodeship.
Capital:Bielsko-Biała
Government Type:Voivodeship
Title Leader:Voivode
Leader1:Józef Łabudek
Year Leader1:1975–1981 (first)
Leader2:Andrzej Sikora
Year Leader2:1997–1998 (last)
Political Subdiv:59 gminas (1997)
Membership Title1:Country
Membership1: Polish People's Republic (1975–1989)
Third Republic of Poland (1989–1998)
Stat Year1:1975
Stat Pop1:779,300
Stat Year2:1997
Stat Area2:3704
Stat Pop2:924,000

The Bielsko Voivodeship was a voivodeship (province) of the Polish People's Republic from 1975 to 1989, and the Third Republic of Poland from 1989 to 1998. Its capital was Bielsko-Biała. It was established on 1 June 1975, from the parts of the voivodeships of Katowice, and Kraków,[1] and existed until 31 December 1998, when it was partitioned between then-established Lesser Poland, and Silesian Voivodeships.[2]

History

The Bielsko Voivodeship was established on 1 June 1975, as part of the administrative reform, and was one of the voivodeships (provinces) of the Polish People's Republic. It was formed from the part of the territories of the voivodeships of Katowice, and Kraków. Its capital was located in the city of Bielsko-Biała.[1] In 1975, it had a population of 779,300 people.

On 9 December 1989, the Polish People's Republic was replaced by the Third Republic of Poland.[3] In 1997, the voivodeship had a population of 924,000 people, and had an area of 3,04 km². It existed until 31 December 1998, when it was partitioned between then-established Lesser Poland, and Silesian Voivodeships.[2]

Subdivisions

In 1997, the voivodeship was divided into 59 gminas (municipalities), including 8 urban municipalities, 10 urban-rural municipalities, and 18 rural municipalities. It had 18 cities and towns.[4]

From 1990 to 1998, it was additionally divided into five district offices, each comprising several municipalities.[5] [6]

Demographics

YearPopulation
1975[7] 779,300
1980[8] 829,900
1985[9] 873,600
1990[10] 897,500
1995[11] 916,600
1997924,000

Leaders

The leader of the administrative division was the voivode. Those were:

Citations

References

Notes and References

  1. http://isap.sejm.gov.pl/isap.nsf/DocDetails.xsp?id=WDU19750160091 Ustawa z dnia 28 maja 1975 r. o dwustopniowym podziale administracyjnym Państwa oraz o zmianie ustawy o radach narodowych. In: 1975 Journal of the Laws, no. 16, position, 91.
  2. Ustawa z dnia 24 lipca 1998 r. o wprowadzeniu zasadniczego trójstopniowego podziału terytorialnego państwa (Dz.U. z 1998 r. nr 96, poz. 603).
  3. [Dieter Nohlen]
  4. Rocznik statystyczny województw 1998, Warsaw: Central Statistical Office, 1998, p. 40-41 (p. 41–42 of the PDF document).
  5. Rozporządzenie Ministra - Szefa Urzędu Rady Ministrów z dnia 31 grudnia 1990 r. zmieniające rozporządzenie w sprawie określenia siedzib i terytorialnego zasięgu działania urzędów rejonowych.
  6. Rozporządzenie Ministra Spraw Wewnętrznych i Administracji z dnia 8 czerwca 1998 r. zmieniające rozporządzenie w sprawie określenia siedzib i terytorialnego zasięgu działania urzędów rejonowych.
  7. Rocznik statystyczny 1976, Warsaw: Central Statistical Office, 1976, p. 50.
  8. Rocznik statystyczny województw 1981 , Warsaw: Central Statistical Office, 1982, p. 5 (p. 54 of the PDF document).
  9. Encyklopedia powszechna PWN, vol. 5, Warsaw: Polish Scientific Publishers PWN, 1988, p. 318
  10. Rocznik statystyczny województw 1991 , Warsaw: Central Statistical Office, 1991, p. 15 (p. 76 of the PDF document).
  11. Rocznik statystyczny województw 1996, Warsaw: Central Statistical Office, 1996, p. 25 (p. 94 of the PDF document).
  12. Antoni Urbaniec: Wojewoda Bielski – Józef Łabudek nie żyje, In: Nad Sołą i Koszarawą, no. 6/253, 15 March 2009.
  13. Web site: Dane osoby z katalogu kierowniczych stanowisk partyjnych i państwowych PRL. Stanisław Łuczkiewicz. pl. katalog.bip.ipn.gov.pl.
  14. Web site: Dane osoby z katalogu kierowniczych stanowisk partyjnych i państwowych PRL. Franciszek Strzałka. pl. katalog.bip.ipn.gov.pl.
  15. Web site: Styczeń Mirosław. encysol.pl. pl.
  16. Web site: Marek Trombski. ath.bielsko.pl. pl.
  17. Web site: Sikora Andrzej. pl. encysol.pl.