{{cleanup, reason=Polish words should be translated or linked to an explanatory article, or capitalized if they are proper nouns, and linked to the English Wikipedia article about them., date=March 2019 On 1 April 1938, borders of several western and central

Voivodeship A voivodeship is the area administered by a voivode (Governor) in several countries of central and eastern Europe. Voivodeships have existed since medieval times and the area of extent of voivodeship resembles that of a duchy in western medieval ...

s of the

Second Polish Republic The Second Polish Republic, at the time officially known as the Republic of Poland, was a country in Central and Eastern Europe that existed between 1918 and 1939. The state was established on 6 November 1918, before the end of the First World ...

changed considerably. This included such Voivodeships as

Pomerania Pomerania ( pl, Pomorze; german: Pommern; Kashubian: ''Pòmòrskô''; sv, Pommern) is a historical region on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea in Central Europe, split between Poland and Germany. The western part of Pomerania belongs to ...

, Poznan,

Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officiall ...

, Lodz, Bialystok,

Lublin Lublin is the ninth-largest city in Poland and the second-largest city of historical Lesser Poland. It is the capital and the center of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 336,339 (December 2021). Lublin is the largest Polish city east of ...

and

Kielce Kielce (, yi, קעלץ, Keltz) is a city in southern Poland, and the capital of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship. In 2021, it had 192,468 inhabitants. The city is in the middle of the Świętokrzyskie Mountains (Holy Cross Mountains), on the ban ...

. Pomerania gained most, while Bialystok lost most. This is the alphabetical list of powiats (

counties A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...

), which were then moved from one Voivodeship to another: Poland administrative division 1922 literki

* powiat bydgoski -

Bydgoszcz County __NOTOC__ Bydgoszcz County ( pl, powiat bydgoski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( powiat) in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local go ...

(from poznanskie to pomorskie), * powiat dzialdowski -

Działdowo County __NOTOC__ Działdowo County ( pl, powiat działdowski) 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 go ...

(from pomorskie to warszawskie), * powiat garwolinski -

Garwolin County __NOTOC__ Garwolin County ( pl, powiat garwoliński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999, as a result of the Polish local governme ...

(from lubelskie to warszawskie), * powiat inowroclawski -

Inowrocław County __NOTOC__ Inowrocław County ( pl, powiat inowrocławski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Poli ...

(from poznanskie to pomorskie), * powiat kaliski -

Kalisz County __NOTOC__ Kalisz County ( pl, powiat kaliski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local governme ...

(from lodzkie to poznanskie), * powiat kolski -

Koło County __NOTOC__ Koło County ( pl, powiat kolski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government ...

(from lodzkie to poznanskie), * powiat konecki -

Końskie County __NOTOC__ Końskie County ( pl, powiat konecki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government ...

(from kieleckie to lodzkie), * powiat koninski -

Konin County __NOTOC__ Konin County ( pl, powiat koniński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Greater Poland Voivodeship, west-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local governme ...

(from lodzkie to poznanskie), * powiat kutnowski -

Kutno County __NOTOC__ Kutno County ( pl, powiat kutnowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Łódź Voivodeship, central Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms pas ...

(from warszawskie to lodzkie), * powiat lipnowski -

Lipno County __NOTOC__ Lipno County ( pl, powiat lipnowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central Poland. It was formed on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local governm ...

(from warszawskie to pomorskie), * powiat lomzynski -

Łomża County __NOTOC__ Łomża County ( pl, powiat łomżyński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local governm ...

(from bialostockie to warszawskie), * powiat lowicki -

Łowicz County __NOTOC__ Łowicz County ( pl, powiat łowicki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Łódź Voivodeship, central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms ...

(from warszawskie to lodzkie), * powiat nieszawski -

Nieszawa 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 ...

county (from warszawskie to pomorskie), * powiat opoczynski -

Opoczno County __NOTOC__ Opoczno County ( pl, powiat opoczyński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Łódź Voivodeship, south-east Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government re ...

(from kieleckie to lodzkie), * powiat ostrolecki - Ostrołęka county (from bialostockie to warszawskie), * powiat ostrowski -

Ostrów Mazowiecka Ostrów Mazowiecka is a town in eastern Poland with 23,486 inhabitants (2004). Situated in the Masovian Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Ostrołęka Voivodeship (1975–1998). It is the capital of Ostrów Mazowiecka County. History Os ...

county (from bialostockie to warszawskie), * powiat rawski - Rawa Mazowiecka county (from warszawskie to lodzkie), * powiat rypinski -

Rypin Rypin (german: Rippin) is a town in north-central Poland, in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, about 50 km east of Toruń. It is the capital of Rypin County. Population is 16,950 (2009). History Rypin was founded in the Middle Ages, ...

county (from warszawskie to pomorskie), * powiat skierniewicki -

Skierniewice Skierniewice is a city in central Poland with 47,031 inhabitants (2021), situated in the Łódź Voivodeship (since 1999), previously capital of Skierniewice Voivodeship (1975–1998). It is the capital of Skierniewice County. The town is situate ...

county (from warszawskie to lodzkie), * powiat sokolowski -

Sokołów Podlaski Sokołów Podlaski is a town in Poland, in Masovian Voivodeship, about east of Warsaw. The town lies on the Cetynia river, in the historical region of Podlachia and is the capital of Sokołów County. The first settlement was in the 6th centu ...

county (from lubelskie to warszawskie), * powiat szubinski -

Szubin Szubin (german: Schubin) is a town in Nakło County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, located southwest of Bydgoszcz. It has a population of around 9,300. It is located in the ethnocultural region of Pałuki. History The first record ...

county (from poznanskie to pomorskie), * powiat turecki -

Turek County Turek is a town in central Poland with 31,282 inhabitants . It is the capital of Turek County in the Greater Poland Voivodeship. History Turek is first mentioned in the historical record 1136, when it was listed as belonging to the archbisho ...

(from lodzkie to poznanskie), * powiat wegrowski -

Węgrów County __NOTOC__ Węgrów County ( pl, powiat węgrowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Masovian Voivodeship, east-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government ...

(from lubelskie to warszawskie), * powiat wloclawski -

Włocławek Włocławek (Polish pronunciation: ; german: Leslau) is a city located in central Poland along the Vistula (Wisła) River and is bordered by the Gostynin-Włocławek Landscape Park. As of December 2021, the population of the city is 106,928. Lo ...

county (from warszawskie to pomorskie), * powiat wyrzyski -

Wyrzysk Wyrzysk (german: Wirsitz) is a town in Poland with 5,263 (2004) inhabitants, situated in Piła County, Greater Poland Voivodeship. Geographic location Wyrzysk is located in the ethnocultural region of Krajna in northern Greater Poland, admini ...

county (from poznanskie to pomorskie).

References

* Maly rocznik statystyczny 1939, Nakladem Glownego Urzedu Statystycznego, Warszawa 1939 (Concise Statistical Year-Book of Poland, Warsaw 1939). Former voivodeships of the Second Polish Republic 1938 in Poland

Voivodeships A voivodeship is the area administered by a voivode (Governor) in several countries of central and eastern Europe. Voivodeships have existed since medieval times and the area of extent of voivodeship resembles that of a duchy in western medieva ...