Geography
Its area was 3,276 sq. kilometers, divided into five“East of the land of thePolans Polans may refer to two Slavic tribes: * Polans (eastern) The Polans (, ''Poliany'', ''Polyane'', pl, Polanie), also Polianians, were an East Slavic tribe between the 6th and the 9th century, which inhabited both sides of the Dnieper river ...lies the region ofKujawy Kuyavia ( pl, Kujawy; german: Kujawien; la, Cuiavia), also referred to as Cuyavia, is a historical region in north-central Poland, situated on the left bank of Vistula, as well as east from Noteć River and Lake Gopło. It is divided into three t ..., most of which stretches along left bank of theVistula The Vistula (; pl, Wisła, ) is the longest river in Poland and the ninth-longest river in Europe, at in length. The drainage basin, reaching into three other nations, covers , of which is in Poland. The Vistula rises at Barania Góra in .... The region was divided into two voivodeships: those of Brześć Kujawski, and Inowrocław. Third part of historic Kujawy, the Dobrzyn Land, lies on the right bank of the Vistula. Duke Boleslaw Krzywousty, while writing his testament in 1138, united Kujawy andMazovia Mazovia or Masovia ( pl, Mazowsze) is a historical region in mid-north-eastern Poland. It spans the North European Plain, roughly between Łódź and Białystok, with Warsaw being the unofficial capital and largest city. Throughout the centurie ..., giving it to his son Boleslaw IV the Curly (...) The dynasty of MazovianPiasts The House of Piast was the first historical ruling dynasty of Poland. The first documented Polish monarch was Duke Mieszko I (c. 930–992). The Piasts' royal rule in Poland ended in 1370 with the death of king Casimir III the Great. Branche ...lasted until the 16th century, while the Kujawian Piasts died out in the 14th century. As a result, Kujawy returned to theCrown of the Kingdom of Poland The Crown of the Kingdom of Poland ( pl, Korona Królestwa Polskiego; Latin: ''Corona Regni Poloniae''), known also as the Polish Crown, is the common name for the historic Late Middle Ages territorial possessions of the King of Poland, includ ...in 1434, two hundred years before Mazovia. It is not known when the province was divided into two voivodeships, but in Horodlo in 1413 (seeUnion of Horodlo Union commonly refers to: * Trade union, an organization of workers * Union (set theory), in mathematics, a fundamental operation on sets Union may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * Union (band), an American rock group ** ''Un ...), two Kujawianvoivode Voivode (, also spelled ''voievod'', ''voevod'', ''voivoda'', ''vojvoda'' or ''wojewoda'') is a title denoting a military leader or warlord in Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe since the Early Middle Ages. It primarily referred to the me ...s were already present: Maciej of Labiszyn was the voivode of Brześć, and Janusz of Koscieliska was the voivode ofGniewkowo Gniewkowo (Polish pronunciation: ; german: Argenau) is a town in Inowrocław County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland with a population of 7,301 (2005). It is located within the historic region of Kuyavia. Location Gniewkowo is located ..., later Inowrocław (...)
The area of Brześć Kujawski Voivodeship was almost 60 sq. miles, with 67 Roman-Catholic parishes, 13 towns and 567 villages. It was divided into five counties: Brześć Kujawski, Radziejow, Przedecz, Kowal and Kruszwica. All counties were among the smallest in the Province ofGreater Poland Greater Poland, often known by its Polish name Wielkopolska (; german: Großpolen, sv, Storpolen, la, Polonia Maior), is a Polish historical regions, historical region of west-central Poland. Its chief and largest city is Poznań followed ..., as Przedecz County had the area of 9 sq. miles, while Kruszwica County was even smaller, with 6 sq. miles. At the same time, however, Brześć Kujawski Voivodeship (together withŁęczyca Voivodeship Łęczyca Voivodeship ( pl, Województwo łęczyckie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland from the 14th century until the partitions of Poland in 1772–1795. It was part of Province of Greater Poland, and its capit ...) was most densely populated of all voivodeships of thePolish–Lithuanian Commonwealth The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, formally known as the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and, after 1791, as the Commonwealth of Poland, was a bi-confederal state, sometimes called a federation, of Crown of the Kingdom of .... Its population density in the 16th century reached 1,200, even 1,300 people per sq. mile (...)
Brześć Kujawski Voivodeship had six senators. These were: The Bishop of Kujawy, the Voivode and the Castellan of Brześć Kujawski, as well as Castellans ofKruszwica Kruszwica (german: Kruschwitz) is a town in central Poland and is situated in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Bydgoszcz Voivodeship (1975–1998). It has a population of 9,412 (2004). Initially founded in the 6th c ...,Kowal Kowal may refer to: *Kowal (surname) Kowal is a Polish surname meaning "wikt:smith, smith". It may refer to: * Andrzej Kowal (born 1971), Polish volleyball coach * Aneta Kowal (born 1991), American model * Austin Kowal (born 1985), American artis ...and Konary.Starosta The starosta or starost (Cyrillic: ''старост/а'', Latin: ''capitaneus'', german: link=no, Starost, Hauptmann) is a term of Slavic origin denoting a community elder whose role was to administer the assets of a clan or family estates. Th ...s resided in capitals of the five counties, plus atNieszawa Nieszawa (Polish pronunciation: ; german: Nessau) is a town and a commune in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. As of June 30, 2014, the town has a population of 1,985 people. It is located in the historic region of Ku ...and Dunikow. Since both Brześć Kujawski and Inowrocław voivodeships were part of Kujawy, localsejmik A sejmik (, diminutive of ''sejm'', occasionally translated as a ''dietine''; lt, seimelis) was one of various local parliaments in the history of Poland and history of Lithuania. The first sejmiks were regional assemblies in the Kingdom of Pol ...s for them took place at Radziejow. Here, four deputies to theSejm The Sejm (English: , Polish: ), officially known as the Sejm of the Republic of Poland (Polish: ''Sejm Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej''), is the lower house of the bicameral parliament of Poland. The Sejm has been the highest governing body of t ...were elected, and two deputies to the Greater Poland Tribunal. Both voivodeships shared one coat of arms”.
Administration
Governor seat: *Voivodes
* Arnold (1228) * Krzesław (1231–1233) * Bronisz ze Służewa (1294–1305) * Stanisław z Kruszyna (died 1308/13) * Mikuł (died 1317/19) * Jan z Płonkowa (1328–1343) * Wojciech z Pakości (1325 – c. 1345) * Wojciech z Kościelca (1358–1386) * Krzesław z Kościoła (1391–1412) * Maciej z Łabiszyna (1412–1430) * Jan z Lichenia (1430–1448) * Jan Kretkowski (1449–1452) * Mikołaj Szarlejski ze Ściborza (1453–1457) * Mikołaj Kościelecki (1457–1479) * Andrzej Kretkowski (1480) * Piotr Donin (1480–1484) * Jan z Oporowa (1484–1494) * Maciej ze Służewa (1494–1496) * Andrzej z Pierowej Woli i Lubienia (1496–1498) * Mikołaj Kościelecki (1500–1510)Błażejewski Stanisław, Kutta Janusz, Romaniuk Marek: Bydgoski Słownik Biograficzny. Tom VI. Bydgoszcz 2000. , str. 49-57 * Stanisław Kościelecki (1520–1522) * Mikołaj Kościelecki (1523–1525) * Jan Janusz Kościelecki (1540–1542) * Rafał Leszczyński (1545–1550) * Jan Janusz II Kościelecki (1550–1552) * Łukasz III Górka (1554–1563) * Jan Służewski (1563–1580) * Piotr Potulicki (1580–1582) * Grzegorz Kretkowski (1582–1590) * Andrzej Leszczyński (1591–1606) * Michał Działyński (1609–1617) * Jan Gostomski (1620) * Jakub Szczawiński (1620–1637) * Andrzej Kretkowski (1637–1643) * Jan Szymon Szczawiński (1643–1655) * Władysław Wierzbowski (1656–1657) * Hieronim Wierzbowski (1657–1661) * Zygmunt Działyński (1661–1678) * Jan Opaliński (1678–1684) * Zygmunt Dąmbski (1684–1704) *References
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