Conventional Long Name: | Kraków Voivodeship |
Nation: | the Republic of Poland, and the Polish People's Republic |
Subdivision: | Voivodeship |
Date Start: | 28 June |
Year Start: | 1946 |
Date End: | 31 May |
Year End: | 1975 |
P1: | General Government |
Flag P1: | Flag of Germany (1935–1945).svg |
P2: | Province of Upper Silesia |
Flag P2: | Flagge Preußen - Provinz Oberschlesien.svg |
S1: | Kraków Voivodeship (1975–1998)Kraków Metropolitan Voivodeship |
S2: | Nowy Sącz Voivodeship |
S3: | Tarnów Voivodeship |
S4: | Biała Voivodeship |
S5: | Katowice Voivodeship (1975–1998)Katowice Voivodeship |
Flag S5: | POL województwo katowickie COA.svg |
Border S5: | no |
S6: | Kielce Voivodeship (1975–1998)Kielce Voivodeships |
Flag S6: | Wojewodztwo swietokrzyskie herb.svg |
Border S6: | no |
Image Map Caption: | The Kraków Voivodeship within Poland in 1950. |
Capital: | Kraków |
Membership Title1: | Country |
Membership1: | Republic of Poland (1946–1947) Polish People's Republic (1947–1975) |
Stat Year1: | 1946 |
Stat Pop1: | 2 133 389 |
Stat Year2: | 1974 |
Stat Area2: | 15355 |
Stat Pop2: | 2 213 000 |
The Kraków Voivodeship was a voivodeship (province) with capital in Kraków, that was located in the southern Lesser Poland. It existed from 1945 to 1975. Until 19 February 1947, it was part of the Republic of Poland, which then was replaced by the Polish People's Republic. It was established on 28 June 1945, from the occupied territories of the Kraków District, General Government, and the Province of Upper Silesia, Germany.[1] In 1957, the city of Kraków separated from the voivodeship, forming a separate administrative division. It ceased to exist on 31 May 1975, when it was partitioned into then-established Kraków Metropolitan, Nowy Sącz, Tarnów, Biała, Katowice, and Kielce Voivodeships.[2]