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Warsaw County (1999–2002)
The Warsaw County was a powiat, county of the Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, consisting of the city of Warsaw, that existed from 1 January 1999 to 27 October 2002. It had an area of 536.5 km2, making it the largest county in Poland. History The county was established on 1 January 1999, in the administrative division reform, that disestablished former voivodeships of Poland, including the Warsaw Voivodeship (1975–1998), Warsaw Voivodeship, that existed in the area. The county was located in the Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, and consisted of the city of Warsaw. Both county and city administrations co-existed as separate entities.Ustawa z dnia 24 lipca 1998 r. o wprowadzeniu zasadniczego trójstopniowego podziału terytorialnego państwa.' (Dz.U. 1998 nr 96 poz. 603) On 1 January 2002, the county incorporated the towns of Sulejówek, and Wesoła, from neighboring Mińsk County. In 2002, it was decided to change the Government, governing system of Warsaw, including the disestablis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masovian Voivodeship
Masovian Voivodeship or Mazowieckie Province (, ) and any variation thereof, is a Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship (province) in east-central Poland, containing Poland's capital Warsaw. Masovian Voivodeship has an area of and had a 2019 population of 5,411,446, making it Poland's largest and most populous province. Its principal cities are Warsaw (1.783 million) in the center of the Warsaw metropolitan area, Radom (212,230) to the south, Płock (119,709) to the west, Siedlce (77,990) to the east, and Ostrołęka (52,071) to the north. It borders six other provinces: Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Warmian-Masurian to the north, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Podlaskie to the northeast, Lublin Voivodeship, Lublin to the southeast, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Świętokrzyskie (Holy Cross) to the south, Łódź Voivodeship, Łódź to the southwest, and Kuyavian–Pomeranian Voivodeship, Kuyavian–Pomeranian to the northwest. The name of the province recalls the region's traditional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
