Siedlce is a city in eastern Poland with 77,354 inhabitants. Situated in the Masovian Voivodeship, previously the city was the capital of a separate Siedlce Voivodeship (1975–1998). The city is situated between two small rivers, the Muchawka and the Helenka, and lies along the European route E30, around 90 kilometres (56 mi) east of Warsaw. It is the fourth largest city of the Voivodeship, and the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Siedlce. Siedlce is a local educational, cultural and business center.
Podlachia, also known by its Polish name Podlasie, is a historical region in north-eastern Poland. Its largest city is Białystok, whereas the historical capital is Drohiczyn.
Siedlce Department was a unit of administrative division and local government in Polish Duchy of Warsaw in years 1809–1815.
Congress Poland was subdivided several times from its creation in 1815 until its dissolution in 1918. Congress Poland was divided into departments, a relic from the times of the French-dominated Duchy of Warsaw. In 1816 the administrative divisions were changed to forms that were more traditionally Polish: voivodeships, obwóds and powiats. Following the November Uprising, the subdivisions were again changed in 1837 to bring the subdivisions closer to the structure of the Russian Empire when guberniyas (governorates) were introduced. In this way, Congress Poland was gradually transformed into the "Vistulan Country". Over the next several decades, various smaller reforms were carried out, either changing the smaller administrative units or merging/splitting various guberniyas.
Lublin Governorate was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of Congress Poland of the Russian Empire.
Radom Governorate was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of Congress Poland of the Russian Empire.
Kielce Governorate was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of Congress Poland of the Russian Empire.
Piotrków Governorate was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of Congress Poland of the Russian Empire, established in 1867 by splitting some areas of Radom and Warsaw Governorates. Its capital was in Petrokov (Piotrków Trybunalski).
Kholm Governorate was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of the Russian Empire, with its capital in Kholm (Chełm).
Mogilev Governorate was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of the Northwestern Krai of the Russian Empire. The governorate bordered the Vitebsk Governorate to the north, the Smolensk Governorate to the east, the Chernigov Governorate to the south, and the Minsk Governorate to the west. Its capital was Mogilev, also referred to as Mogilev-on-the-Dnieper, or Mogilev Gubernskiy. The area of the Mogilev Governorate covered concomitant Belarus' Vitebsk, Mogilev and Gomel Regions.
Płock Governorate was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of Congress Poland of the Russian Empire.
Warsaw Governorate was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of Congress Poland of the Russian Empire.
Masovia Governorate was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of Congress Poland of the Russian Empire, which existed from 1837 to 1844, with its capital in Warsaw.
Kraków Governorate was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of Congress Poland of the Russian Empire.
Kalisz Governorate was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of Congress Poland of the Russian Empire.
Siedlce Governorate was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of Congress Poland of the Russian Empire.
Volhynia Governorate, also known as Volyn Governorate, was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of the Southwestern Krai of the Russian Empire. It consisted of an area of 71,736 square kilometres (27,697 sq mi) and a population of 2,989,482 inhabitants. The governorate bordered Grodno and Minsk Governorates to the north, Kiev Governorate to the east, Podolia Governorate to the south, Lublin and Siedlce Governorates, and after 1912, Kholm Governorate and Austria to the west. Its capital was in Novograd-Volynsky until 1804, and then Zhitomir. It corresponded to most of modern-day Volyn, Rivne and Zhytomyr Oblasts of Ukraine and some parts of Brest and Gomel Regions of Belarus.
Siedlce is a Polish parliamentary constituency in the Masovian Voivodeship. It elects twelve members of the Sejm.
Oryol Governorate was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of the Russian Empire and the Russian SFSR, which existed from 1796 to 1928. Its seat was in the city of Oryol.
Irkutsk Governorate was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of the Russian Empire, located in Siberia. It existed from 1764 to 1926; its seat was in the city of Irkutsk.
