Piotrków Governorate (russian: Петроковская губерния; pl, Gubernia piotrkowska) was one of the administrative divisions (
; ) in the
Kingdom of Poland
The Kingdom of Poland ( pl, Królestwo Polskie; Latin: ''Regnum Poloniae'') was a state in Central Europe. It may refer to:
Historical political entities
* Kingdom of Poland, a kingdom existing from 1025 to 1031
* Kingdom of Poland, a kingdom exi ...
, established in 1867 by splitting some areas of the
Radom
Radom is a city in east-central Poland, located approximately south of the capital, Warsaw. It is situated on the Mleczna River in the Masovian Voivodeship (since 1999), having previously been the seat of a separate Radom Voivodeship (1975 ...
and
Warsaw Governorates. Its capital was in Petrokov ( rus, Петроко́в) in modern day
Piotrków Trybunalski.
History
It was created in 1867, split off from parts of
Radom
Radom is a city in east-central Poland, located approximately south of the capital, Warsaw. It is situated on the Mleczna River in the Masovian Voivodeship (since 1999), having previously been the seat of a separate Radom Voivodeship (1975 ...
and
Warsaw Governorate
Warsaw Governorate ( pl, Gubernia warszawska; russian: Варшавская губерния) was an administrative unit ( governorate) of Congress Poland.
It was created in 1844 from the Masovia and Kalisz Governorates, and had the capital in ...
s. It consisted of uzeyds of
Będzin
Będzin (; also ''Bendzin'' in English; german: Bendzin; yi, בענדין, Bendin) is a city in the Dąbrowa Basin, in southern Poland. It lies in the Silesian Highlands, on the Czarna Przemsza River (a tributary of the Vistula). Even though pa ...
,
Częstochowa,
Radomsko
Radomsko is a city in southern Poland with 44,700 inhabitants (2021). It is situated on the Radomka river in the Łódź Voivodeship (since 1999), having previously been in Piotrków Voivodeship, Piotrków Trybunalski Voivodeship (1975–1998). ...
and
Łódź
Łódź, also rendered in English as Lodz, is a city in central Poland and a former industrial centre. It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and is located approximately south-west of Warsaw. The city's coat of arms is an example of cant ...
.
Language
*By the Imperial census of 1897.
Language Statistics of 1897
In bold are languages spoken by more people than the state language.
References and notes
Further reading
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Governorates of Congress Poland
States and territories established in 1867
1860s establishments in Poland