Volhynian Voivodship
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Volhynian Voivodship (województwo wołyńskie) was one of the 16 voivodships of Poland prior to 1939 in Second Polish Republic and Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Its capital was Łuck (currently Lutsk). The total area of the voivodship is 35,754 km².
| Województwo wołyńskie | |||
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| Historical region | Volhynia | ||
| Capital | Łuck | ||
| Population (1931) Density | 2 085 600 58 per km 2 | ||
| Area | 35 754 km² | ||
| Ethnical composition (1931) - Ukrainians - Poles - Jews - others | 1 418 300 (68,0%) 346 600 (16,6%) (9,9%) | ||
| Administrative division - towns - powiats - communes - smaller entities | 22 11 103 2743 | ||
| Major towns | Łuck, Dubno, Kowel, Krzemeniec, Ostróg, Równe, Sarny, Włodzimierz | ||
| Administrative units - preceding - following | Halich ruthenia Volyn Oblast | ||
Population: the majority were Ukrainians (68%), with a minority of Poles (16,6%) and Jews (9,9%). German (2,3%) and Czech (1,5%) settlers also arrived in the 19th century. The religion practiced in the area was primarily Eastern Orthodox Christian. There were also Roman and Eastern Rite Catholics as well as adherents of Judiasm and a few Tatars of the Islamic faith.
Volhynian Voivodship (Polish: Województwo Wołyńskie, Latin: Palatinatus Volhynensis) was a unit of administrative division and local government in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania from 14th century till 1569 and in the Kingdom of Poland (the Crown) since 1569 till the partitions of Poland in 1795. It was part of Little Poland province and belonged to its Ruthenian (or Ukrainian regions).
Voivodship Governor (Wojewoda) seat:
Regional council (sejmik generalny) for all Ruthenian lands- Sądowa Wisznia
- Luck County (Powiat Łucki), Łuck
- Wlodzimierz County (Powiat Włodzimirski), Włodzimierz
- Krzemieniec County (Powiat Krzemieniecki), Krzemieniec
- Janusz Ostrogski (since 1558)
- Aleksander Ostrogski (since 1593)
- Adam Aleksander Sanguszko (1630-1653)
- Mikołaj Hieronim Sieniawski (since 1679)
- Franciszek Salezy Potocki (in 1755 only)
- Józef Kanty Ossoliński (1757-1775 (resigned))
See also
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