Former voivodeship of Poland from 1944 to 1975.
The Warsaw Voivodeship was a voivodeship (province) of the Polish People's Republic, with capital in Warsaw, that was located in Masovia. It was established on 22 August 1944, and until 28 June 1945, it remained under the administration of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Poland, which then was replaced by the Provisional Government of National Unity. On, 19 February 1947, the provisional government was replaced by the Polish People's Republic. It existed until 31 May 1975, when it was partitioned into the voivodeships of Biała Podlaska, Białystok, Ciechanów, Lublin, Łomża, Ostrołęka, Płock, Radom, Siedlce, Skierniewice, and Warsaw Capital.
History.
The Warsaw Voivodeship was established on 22 August 1944, by the Provisional Government of the Republic of Poland, within the borders of the Warsaw Voivodeship of the Second Polish Republic, that existed from 1919 to 1939. It replaced the subdivisions of the General Government. Its capital was located in the city of Warsaw, which itself, functioned as the separate city voivodeship. On 28 June 1945 the Provisional Government of the Republic of Poland had been replaced by the Provisional Government of National Unity, and on the 19 February 1947, the provisional government was replaced by the Polish People's Republic.
On 18 August 1945, the Łomża County, was ceded to the Białystok Voivodeship. In 1946 it had a population of 2 114 415 people, and in 1947, it had an area of 28 999 km2. On 12 March 1948, the Błonie County was replaced by the Grodzisk Mazowiecki County. On 1 January 1949, the city of Siedlce, and the Siedlce County, were incorporated into the voivodeship, from the Lublin Voivodeship. On 1 July 1952, the Warsaw County, was partitioned into the counties of Piaseczno, Pruszków, Nowy Dwór, and the Otwock Urban-Spa County. The Radzymin County was replaced by the Wołomin County. On 1 January 1956 were created the counties of Łosice, Ryki, Wyszków, and Żuromin. In 1956, it had an area of 29 421 km2. On 1 January 1958, the Otwock Urban-Spa County had been partitioned into the city county of Otwock and the Otwock County. In 1970, it had an area of 29 410 km2, and in 1974, it had a population of 2 558 000 people.
The voivodeship existed until 31 May 1975, when it was partitioned into the voivodeships of Biała Podlaska, Białystok, Ciechanów, Lublin, Łomża, Ostrołęka, Płock, Radom, Siedlce, Skierniewice, and Warsaw Capital.
Subdivisions.
The voivodeship was divided into counties. Over the years, those were:
Leaders.
From 1944 to 1950, the leader of the voivodeship was the voivode. In 1950, the office of the voivode, together with several others, had been disestablished. As such, from 1950, to 1973, the leader was the chairperson of the Voivodeship National Council. The office of the voivode was reestablished in 1973, however it remained vacant until the disestablishment of the voivodeship in 1975.
The people in the office of the voivode, from 1944 to 1950 were:
The people in the office of the chairperson of the Voivodeship National Council, from 1950 to 1973, were:
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