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Warmian–Masurian Voivodeship
Warmian–Masurian Voivodeship is a voivodeship (province) in northeastern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Olsztyn. The voivodeship has an area of and in 2019 had a population of 1,425,967. Warmian–Masurian Voivodeship was created on 1 January 1999 from the entire Olsztyn Voivodeship, the western half of Suwałki Voivodeship, and part of Elbląg Voivodeship, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. The province's name derives from two historic regions, Warmia and Masuria, although also parts of other regions are located within the province, i.e. of Chełmno Land, Powiśle, Mazovia, Bartia and Natangia. The province borders Podlaskie Voivodeship to the east, Masovian Voivodeship to the south, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship to the southwest, Pomeranian Voivodeship to the west, the Vistula Lagoon to the northwest, and the Kaliningrad Oblast (an exclave of Russia) to the north. History The region was originally inhabited by several pagan O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voivodeships Of Poland
A voivodeship ( ; ; plural: ) is the highest-level Administrative divisions of Poland, administrative division of Poland, corresponding to a province in many other countries. The term has been in use since the 14th century and is commonly translated into English as "province". The administrative divisions of Poland, Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998, which went into effect on 1 January 1999, reduced the number of voivodeships to sixteen. These 16 replaced the 49 subdivisions of the Polish People's Republic, former voivodeships that had existed from 1 July 1975, and bear a greater resemblance (in territory, but not in name) to the voivodeships that existed between 1950 and 1975. Today's voivodeships are mostly named after historical and geographical regions, while those prior to 1998 generally took their names from the cities on which they were centered. The new units range in area from under (Opole Voivodeship) to over (Masovian Voivodeship), and in population ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nidzica County
__NOTOC__ Nidzica County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and only town is Nidzica, which lies south of the regional capital Olsztyn. The county covers an area of . As of 2006, its total population is 33,955, out of which the population of Nidzica is 14,761 and the rural population is 19,194. Population The county's population has stagnated and remained the same for the past four decades, never surpassing the 35,300 mark. Historical population In 1825, Nidzica County (Kreis Neidenburg) had 29,617 inhabitants, including by mother tongue: 27,467 (~93%) Polish and 2,149 (~7%) German. Neighbouring counties Nidzica County is bordered by Olsztyn County to the north, Szczytno County to the east, Przasnysz County to the south-east, Mława County to the south, Dział ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcin Kuchciński
Marcin Andrzej Kuchciński (born December 31, 1976, in Olsztyn) is a Polish local government official, manager and volleyball player, since 2015 member of the Voivodeship executive board of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in the years 2018–2023 and served as vice-marshal, and from 2023 Marshal of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. Biography Son of Andrzej and Emilia. He was raised in Olsztyn, where he graduated from Primary School No. 2 and the 4th Maria Skłodowska-Curie General Secondary School. In 2000, he graduated from the University of Warmia and Mazury with a degree in environmental protection and inland fishing. He played in the AZS Olsztyn volleyball club. He worked for a dozen or so years in private companies. He was the director of the Investor Acquisition Department in the Warmia-Masuria Special Economic Zone and vice-president of the management board for investment implementation in the joint-stock company Metromex. He also sat on the supervisory board of the TBS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voivodeship Marshal
A voivodeship marshal (, ) is the head of the provincial-level government for each of the sixteen voivodeships of Poland. Elected by councillors from the provincial assembly, the marshal is the head of the collective voivodeship executive board, which acts as the ''de facto'' cabinet for the region.Council of Europe, p. 17 The current competences and traditions of the contemporary voivodeship marshal stem from the Public Administrative Reform Act of 1998, which went into effect in January 1999. Election A voivodeship marshal is elected by an absolute majority from the voivodeship sejmik in the presence of at least half of all assembly members. Prokop, p. 144 The marshal must be elected from among the councillors of the assembly. At most, two other vice-marshals are additionally elected to sit with the marshal on the executive board by the assembly. To dismiss the marshal, three-fifths of the sejmik must agree to his or her vote of no confidence, which will also result in the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish People's Party
The Polish People's Party (, PSL) is a conservative political party in Poland. It is currently led by Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz. Its history traces back to 1895, when it held the name People's Party, although its name was changed to the present one in 1903. During the Second Polish Republic, the Polish People's Party was represented by a number of parties that held its name. They were all supportive of agrarian policies, although they spanned from the left-wing to the centre-right on the political spectrum. It was reformed to the People's Party shortly after the Sanacja regime took power. It took part into the formation of Polish government-in-exile during the World War II, and after the war it was again reformed into the Polish People's Party, and soon after into the United People's Party. During the existence of the Polish People's Republic, it was seen as a satellite party of the ruling Polish United Workers' Party that promoted rural interests. After the fall of co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radosław Król
Radosław Król (born November 6, 1975, in Giżycko) 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. Biography He graduated in Ichthyology from the University of Warmia and Mazury and also completed postgraduate studies in space and environmental management. He worked as an office manager in a commercial law company and also ran his own business. He was active in the Young People's Forum and also joined the Polish People's Party. He worked as director of the office of the provincial board of PSL and as director of the office of the Provincial Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management in Olsztyn. In the PSL structure, he held the positions of vice-president of the voivodeship executive board and vice-chairman of the party's general council In the 2006 local elections, he ran for the office of mayor of the Wydminy Commune, but lost to Toma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voivodes Of Poland (since 1999)
A list of politicians occupying the seat of voivodes in the Third Republic of Poland from the introduction of a new territorial division of Poland into Voivodeships of Poland, 16 provinces in 1999 in connection with the administrative reform prepared by the government of Jerzy Buzek. Voivodes are appointed and dismissed by the Prime Minister of Poland, Prime Minister and Council of Ministers (Poland), Council of Ministers. Current voivodes Masovian Voivodeship Lower Silesian Voivodeship References {{reflist See also * Voivodeship marshal * Voivodeship executive board Lists of Polish politicians Voivodes of Poland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voivodeship Executive Board
The voivodeship executive board () is the regional executive body of a province in Poland. An executive board consists of five members elected by provincial assemblies and chaired by a marshal.''Ustawa z dnia 5 czerwca 1998 r. o samorządzie województwa'' (Dz.U. z 2022 r. poz. 547) See also * regional assemblies * Voivodeships of Poland * Voivode * Local self-government References Government of Poland Politics of Poland Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ... Executive board {{poland-gov-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Węgorzewo County
__NOTOC__ Węgorzewo County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland, on the border with Russia. It was created in 2002 out of the northern part of Giżycko County. Its administrative seat and only town is Węgorzewo, which lies north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn. The county covers an area of . As of 2006 its total population is 23,641, out of which the population of Węgorzewo is 11,638 and the rural population is 12,003. Neighbouring counties Węgorzewo County is bordered by Gołdap County to the east, Giżycko County to the south and Kętrzyn County to the west. It also borders Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast) to the north. Administrative division The county is subdivided into three gmina The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' ) is the basic unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. , there were 2,479 gminy throughout the country, encompassing over 43,000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Szczytno County
__NOTOC__ Szczytno County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Szczytno, which lies south-east of the regional capital Olsztyn. The only other town in the county is Pasym, lying north-west of Szczytno. The county covers an area of . As of 2006 its total population is 69,289, out of which the population of Szczytno is 25,680, that of Pasym is 2,550, and the rural population is 41,059. Neighbouring counties Szczytno County is bordered by Mrągowo County to the north, Pisz County to the east, Ostrołęka County to the south-east, Przasnysz County to the south, Nidzica County to the west and Olsztyn County to the north-west. Administrative division The county is subdivided into eight gmina The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' ) is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pisz County
__NOTOC__ Pisz County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Pisz, which lies east of the regional capital Olsztyn. The county contains three other towns: Orzysz, north-east of Pisz, Ruciane-Nida, west of Pisz, and Biała Piska, east of Pisz. The county covers an area of . As of 2006 its total population is 57,553, out of which the population of Pisz is 19,332, that of Orzysz is 5,804, that of Ruciane-Nida is 4,894, that of Biała Piska is 4,006, and the rural population is 23,517. Neighbouring counties Pisz County is bordered by Giżycko County to the north, Ełk County and Grajewo County to the east, Kolno County and Ostrołęka County to the south, Szczytno County to the west, and Mrągowo County to the north-west. Administrative div ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ostróda County
__NOTOC__ Ostróda County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Ostróda, which lies west of the regional capital Olsztyn. The county contains three other towns: Morąg, north of Ostróda, Miłakowo, north of Ostróda, and Miłomłyn, north-west of Ostróda. The county covers an area of . As of 2006 its total population is 105,286, out of which the population of Ostróda is 33,419, that of Morąg is 14,497, that of Miłakowo is 2,665, that of Miłomłyn is 2,305, and the rural population is 52,400. Neighbouring counties Ostróda County is bordered by Lidzbark County to the north-east, Olsztyn County to the east, Nidzica County to the south-east, Działdowo County to the south, Iława County and Sztum County to the west, and Elbląg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
