The Masovian Voivodeship,also known as the Mazovia Province,is a voivodeship (province) in east-central Poland,with its capital located in the city of Warsaw,which also serves as the capital of the country. The voivodeship has an area of 35,579 square kilometres (13,737 sq mi) and,as of 2019,a population of 5,411,446,making it the largest and most populated voivodeship of Poland. Its principal cities are Warsaw in the centre of the Warsaw metropolitan area,Radom (212,230) in the south,Płock (119,709) in the west,Siedlce (77,990) in the east,and Ostrołęka (52,071) in the north.
Białystok is the largest city in northeastern Poland and the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is the tenth-largest city in Poland,second in terms of population density,and thirteenth in area.
Bielsk Podlaski is a town in eastern Poland,within Bielsk County in the Podlaskie Voivodeship. As of December 2021,the town has a population of 24,883.
Sokółka is a town in northeastern Poland,seat of the Sokółka County in Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is a busy rail junction located on the international Warsaw–Białystok–Grodno line,with additional connections which go to Suwałki and the Lithuanian border.
Tykocin is a small town in north-eastern Poland,with 2,010 inhabitants (2012),located on the Narew river,in Białystok County in the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is one of the oldest towns in the region,with its historic center designated a Historic Monument of Poland.
Jagiellonia Białystok is a Polish football club based in Białystok that plays in the Ekstraklasa,the top level of Polish football. The club was founded in 1920 by soldiers in the Reserve Battalion in Białystok. Jagiellonia play their home games at Stadion Miejski.
Szczuczyn is a town in Grajewo County,Podlaskie Voivodeship,Poland. As of 2004,it has a population of 3,602.
Podlaskie Voivodeship or Podlasie Province is a voivodeship (province) in northeastern Poland. The name of the province refers to the historical region of Podlachia,and part of its territory corresponds to this region. The capital and largest city is Białystok.
Zbigniew Grzegorz Hoffmann (Polish pronunciation:Polish pronunciation:[zbʲ'igɲɛfgʐ'ɛgɔʂx'ɔffmann];is a former Polish politician who was a Voivode of Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship and a Vice-Voivode of Greater Poland Voivodeship.
Białystok is one of the largest cultural centers in the Podlaskie Voivodeship. The attractions include performing arts groups,art museums,historical museums,walking tours of architectural / cultural aspects and a wide variety of parks and green spaces. Białystok in 2010 was on the short-list,but ultimately lost the competition,to become a finalist for European Capital of Culture in 2016.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Białystok,Poland.
Zbigniew Rau is a Polish politician and lawyer who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland between 2020 and 2023. He previously served as the voivode and governor of ŁódźVoivodeship from 2015 to 2019.
Władysław Tomasz Lisewski was a Polish politician. He served as the mayor of Szczecin from 1991 to 1994,the voivode of the Szczecin Voivodeship from 1997 to 1999,and the voivode of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship from 1999 to 2001.
Bohdan Paszkowski is a Polish politician and jurist. In 2007 and from 2015 to December 2023 he was the Voivode of Podlaskie Voivodeship.
Stefan Krajewski is a Polish local government official,politician,member of the board of the Podlaskie Voivodeship of the 5th term (2015–2018),member of the Sejm of the 9th term on behalf of the Polish People's Party.
Radosław Król ) is a Polish politician,local government official and ichthyologist,mayor of the Wydminy Commune in 2010–2023 and since December 2023 Voivode of Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship.
Krystyna Łukaszuk is Polish trade union activist,state official,Voivode of Białystok Voivodeship in 1997–1998 and then,following the 1999 administrative reform,as Voivode of Podlaskie Voivodeship from 1999 to 2001.
Jan Dobrzyński is a Polish politician,local government official and engineer,senator of the 7th and 9th terms and from January 2006 to January 2007 Voivode of Podlaskie Voivodeship.
Maciej Zenon Żywno is a Polish politician,educator,academic teacher,social animator and local government official,in 2007-2014 Voivode of Podlaskie Voivodeship,Vice-Marshal of Podlaskie Voivodeship of the 5th term (2014-2018),senator of the 11th term,Vice-Marshal of the Senate of the 11th term.
Andrzej Bronisław Meyer was a Polish economist,entrepreneur and local government official,in 2011-2014 Vice President of Białystok and in 2014-2015 Voivode of Podlaskie Voivodeship.
