Szczecin Voivodeship (1975–1998)

Szczecin Voivodeship
Szczecin Voivodeship
Voivodeship of the Polish People's Republic and Third Polish Republic
1975–1998
	; The administrative subdivisions of Poland from 1975 to 1998, including the Szczecin Voivodeship.
Capital	Szczecin
Area
• 1997	9,982 km2 (3,854 sq mi)
Population
• 1975	853 700
• 1997	972 100
Government
• Type	Voivodeship
Voivode
• 1975–1980 (first)	Jerzy Kuczyński
• 1997–1998 (last)	Władysław Lisewski
History
• Established	1 June 1975
• Disestablished	31 December 1998
Contained within
• Country	Polish People's Republic (1975–1989); Third Polish Republic (1989–1998)
Political subdivisions	54 gminas (1997)
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Szczecin Voivodeship
West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Last updated March 22, 2024

The Szczecin Voivodeship^{[lower-alpha 1]} was a voivodeship (province) of the Polish People's Republic from 1975 to 1989, and the Third Polish Republic from 1989 to 1998. Its capital was Szczecin, and it was centered on the western Farther Pomerania. It was established on 1 June 1975, from the part of the Szczecin Voivodeship,^[1] and existed until 31 December 1998, when it was incorporated into then-established West Pomeranian Voivodeship.^[2]

History

The Szczecin Voivodeship was established on 1 June 1975, as part of the administrative reform, and was one of the voivodeships (provinces) of the Polish People's Republic. It was formed from the part of the territory of the Szczecin Voivodeship. Its capital was located in the city of Szczecin.^[1] In 1975, it was inhabited by 853 700 people.^[3] It bordered the Koszalin Voivodeship to the east, the Gorzów Voivodeship to the south, the East Germany to the west,^[1] which in 1990, was replaced by Germany,^[4] and the Baltic Sea to the north.^[1]

On 9 December 1989, the Polish People's Republic was replaced by the Third Polish Republic.^[5] In 1997, the voivodeship had a population of 995 100,^[6] and in 1998, it had an area of 9982 km². It existed until 31 December 1998, when it was incorporated into then-established West Pomeranian Voivodeship.^[2]

Subdivisions

The district offices and gminas (municipalities) of Poland in 1998, including the Szczecin Voivodeship. Woj49rejony.png — The district offices and gminas (municipalities) of Poland in 1998, including the Szczecin Voivodeship.

In 1997, the voivodeship was divided into 54 gminas (municipalities), including 3 urban municipalities, 28 urban-rural municipalities, and 31 rural municipalities. It had 31 towns and cities.^[6]

From 1990 to 1998, it was additionally divided into seven district offices, each comprising several municipalities.^[7]^[8]

Demographics

Population

Year	Population
1975^[3]	853 700
1980^[9]	897 900
1985^[10]	942 600
1990^[11]	972 100
1995^[12]	990 500
1997^[6]	995 100

Settlements

In 1997, the voivodeship had 31 cities and towns.^[6] In 1998, the biggest cities and towns by population were:

Szczecin (416 988);
Stargard Szczeciński (73 753);
Świnoujście (43 570);
Police (35 100);
Goleniów (22 621);
Gryfino (22 435);
Gryfice (18 037);
Nowogard (17 309);
Pyrzyce (13 247);
Łobez (10 961);
Trzebiatów (10 316).

Leaders

The leader of the administrative division was the voivode. Those were:

1975–1980: Jerzy Kuczyński
1980: Henryk Kanicki
1980–1982: Tadeusz Waluszkiewicz
1982–1990: Stanisław Malec
1990–1997: Marek Tałasiewicz
1997–1998: Władysław Lisewski

Citations

Notes

↑ Polish: Województwo szczecińskie

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References

1 2 3 4 Ustawa z dnia 28 maja 1975 r. o dwustopniowym podziale administracyjnym Państwa oraz o zmianie ustawy o radach narodowych. In: 1975 Journal of the Laws, no. 16, position, 91..
1 2 Ustawa z dnia 24 lipca 1998 r. o wprowadzeniu zasadniczego trójstopniowego podziału terytorialnego państwa (Dz.U. z 1998 r. nr 96, poz. 603).
1 2 Rocznik statystyczny 1976, Warsaw: Central Statistical Office, 1976, p. 50.
↑ Jarausch, Konrad H., and Volker Gransow. Uniting Germany: Documents and Debates, 1944–1993 (1994).
↑ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1491 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
1 2 3 4 Rocznik statystyczny województw 1998 , Warsaw: Central Statistical Office, 1998, p. 40-41 (p. 41–42 of the PDF document).
↑ Rozporządzenie Ministra - Szefa Urzędu Rady Ministrów z dnia 31 grudnia 1990 r. zmieniające rozporządzenie w sprawie określenia siedzib i terytorialnego zasięgu działania urzędów rejonowych.
↑ Rozporządzenie Ministra Spraw Wewnętrznych i Administracji z dnia 8 czerwca 1998 r. zmieniające rozporządzenie w sprawie określenia siedzib i terytorialnego zasięgu działania urzędów rejonowych.
↑ Rocznik statystyczny województw 1981 , Warsaw: Central Statistical Office, 1982, p. 5 (p. 54 of the PDF document).
↑ Encyklopedia powszechna PWN , vol. 5, Warsaw: Polish Scientific Publishers PWN, 1988, p. 318
↑ Rocznik statystyczny województw 1991 , Warsaw: Central Statistical Office, 1991, p. 15 (p. 76 of the PDF document).
↑ Rocznik statystyczny województw 1996 , Warsaw: Central Statistical Office, 1996, p. 25 (p. 94 of the PDF document).

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[1] Polish: Województwo szczecińskie

[start-2] 1 2 3 4 Ustawa z dnia 28 maja 1975 r. o dwustopniowym podziale administracyjnym Państwa oraz o zmianie ustawy o radach narodowych. In: 1975 Journal of the Laws, no. 16, position, 91..

[end-3] 1 2 Ustawa z dnia 24 lipca 1998 r. o wprowadzeniu zasadniczego trójstopniowego podziału terytorialnego państwa (Dz.U. z 1998 r. nr 96, poz. 603).

[r75-4] 1 2 Rocznik statystyczny 1976, Warsaw: Central Statistical Office, 1976, p. 50.

[5] Jarausch, Konrad H., and Volker Gransow. Uniting Germany: Documents and Debates, 1944–1993 (1994).

[NS-6] Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1491 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7

[r1997-7] 1 2 3 4 Rocznik statystyczny województw 1998 , Warsaw: Central Statistical Office, 1998, p. 40-41 (p. 41–42 of the PDF document).

[8] Rozporządzenie Ministra - Szefa Urzędu Rady Ministrów z dnia 31 grudnia 1990 r. zmieniające rozporządzenie w sprawie określenia siedzib i terytorialnego zasięgu działania urzędów rejonowych.

[9] Rozporządzenie Ministra Spraw Wewnętrznych i Administracji z dnia 8 czerwca 1998 r. zmieniające rozporządzenie w sprawie określenia siedzib i terytorialnego zasięgu działania urzędów rejonowych.

[10] Rocznik statystyczny województw 1981 , Warsaw: Central Statistical Office, 1982, p. 5 (p. 54 of the PDF document).

[11] Encyklopedia powszechna PWN , vol. 5, Warsaw: Polish Scientific Publishers PWN, 1988, p. 318

[12] Rocznik statystyczny województw 1991 , Warsaw: Central Statistical Office, 1991, p. 15 (p. 76 of the PDF document).

[13] Rocznik statystyczny województw 1996 , Warsaw: Central Statistical Office, 1996, p. 25 (p. 94 of the PDF document).

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