Kijów Voivodship

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Województwo Kijowskie coat of arms

The Kijów (Kiev) Voivodship (Polish: Województwo Kijowskie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania from the 14th century until 1569 and of the Kingdom of Poland from 1569 until 1793/1795. Today the region belongs to Ukraine.

Municipal government

Voivodship Governor (

• Kijów

Regional council (sejmik generalny) for all Ruthenian lands

• Sądowa Wisznia

Regional council (sejmik poselski i deputacki) seats

• Kijów
• Owrócz
• Żytomierz

Administrative division:

• Kijów County (Powiat Kijowski), Kijów
• Owrócz County (Powiat Owrócki), Owrócz
• Żytomierz County (Powiat Żytomierski), Żytomierz

Voivodes

• Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski (since 1559)
• Tomasz Zamoyski (since 1619)
• Janusz Tyszkiewicz Łohojski (1630-1649)
• Adam Kisiel (1649-1653)
• Stanisław "Rewera" Potocki (since 1655)
• Jan "Sobiepan" Zamoyski (since 1658)
• Andrzej Potocki (since 1668)
• Józef Potocki (since 1702)
• Stanisław Lubomirski (since 1772)

Neighbouring Voivodships and regions:

• Bracław Voivodship
• Podole Voivodship
• Brześć Litewski Voivodship
• Mińsk Voivodship
• Czernihów Voivodship
• Muscovy
• Crimean Khanate
• Jedysan

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