Inowrocław Voivodeship () was a unit of administrative division and local government in

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 ...

from the 14th century to the

First Partition of Poland The First Partition of Poland took place in 1772 as the first of three partitions that eventually ended the existence of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth by 1795. The growth of power in the Russian Empire threatened the Kingdom of Prussia an ...

in 1772. Together with the neighbouring

Brześć Kujawski Voivodeship The Brześć Kujawski Voivodeship (, ) was a unit of administrative division and local government in the Kingdom of Poland (later Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth), from the 14th century to the Second Partition of Poland in 1793. It was part of th ...

it was part of the

Kuyavia Kuyavia (; ), 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 traditional parts: north-western (with th ...

region and the Greater Poland Province. With size of some 2,900 km² (together with Dobrzyn Land, its area was 5,877 km².), it was one of the smallest voivodeships of the

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. In early years after its creation (14th century), it was called ''Gniewkowo Voivodeship'' (''Województwo gniewkowskie''), from the town of Gniewkowo, the seat of local

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princes. Last mention of Gniewkowo Voivodeship was in 1420. Even though the capital of the voivodeship was in Inowrocław, its biggest urban center was

Bydgoszcz Bydgoszcz is a city in northern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Kuyavia. Straddling the confluence of the Vistula River and its bank (geography), left-bank tributary, the Brda (river), Brda, the strategic location of Byd ...

. Local

sejmik A sejmik (, diminutive of ''sejm'', occasionally translated as a ''dietine''; ) 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 Poland (before ...

s, together with Brzesc Kujawski Voivodeship, took place in

Radziejów Radziejów (Polish pronunciation: ) is a town in Poland, in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, about south of Toruń. It is the capital of Radziejów County. It is located in the historic region of Kuyavia. Its population is 5,696 (2010). History ...

. The Inowroclaw Voivodeship with Dobrzyn Land had six senators (

Voivode Voivode ( ), also spelled voivod, voievod or voevod and also known as vaivode ( ), voivoda, vojvoda, vaivada or wojewoda, is a title denoting a military leader or warlord in Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe in use since the Early Mid ...

and

Castellan A castellan, or constable, was the governor of a castle in medieval Europe. Its surrounding territory was referred to as the castellany. The word stems from . A castellan was almost always male, but could occasionally be female, as when, in 1 ...

of Inowrocław, Castellan of Bydgoszcz, and Castellans of Dobrzyń, Rypin and Słońsk Dolny). Apart from the original two Kuyavian counties of the Voivodeship, it also included the Dobrzyn Land, located on eastern bank of the

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which became part of the

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in 1466. The Dobrzyn Land was divided into three counties ( Dobrzyń,

Rypin Rypin 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 16,528 (2010). History Rypin was founded in the Middle Ages, and was part of Poland ...

, Lipno), and had its own

s at Lipno.

Administration

Governor seat: *

Inowrocław Inowrocław (; , ) is a city in central Poland with a total population of 68,101 (as of December 2022). It is situated in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship. It is one of the largest and most historically significant cities within the historic re ...

Voivodes: Hieronim Radomicki (1630–1651) Regional council (

) seats: * Radziejow * Lipno Administrative division: * County of Inowrocław * County of Bydgoszcz * Land of Dobrzyń (ziemia dobrzyńska), divided into the counties of Dobrzyń,

, and Lipno. Neighbouring Voivodeships: *

Pomeranian Voivodeship Pomeranian Voivodeship ( ; ) is a Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship, or province, in northwestern Poland. The provincial capital is Gdańsk. The voivodeship was established on January 1, 1999, out of the former voivodeships of Gdańsk Voivo ...

Chełmno Voivodeship The Chełmno Voivodeship () was a unit of administrative division and local government in the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, Kingdom of Poland since 1454/1466 until the Partitions of Poland in 1772/1793. Its capital was at Chełmno. Together wi ...

Płock Voivodeship Płock (pronounced ), officially the Ducal Capital City of Płock, is a city in central Poland, on the Vistula river, in the Masovian Voivodeship. According to the data provided by Central Statistical Office (Poland), GUS on 31 December 2021, the ...

* Kalisz Voivodeship * Gniezno Voivodeship (since 1768)

Cities and towns

Source:

Bydgoszcz County

* Fordon *

Koronowo Koronowo (Polish pronunciation: ; , archaic ''Polnisch Krone'') is a town on the Brda River in Poland, located in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, 25 km from Bydgoszcz, with 11,029 inhabitants (2010). It is located in the historic region ...

* Solec

Dobrzyń County

* Dobrzyń nad Wisłą

Inowrocław County

* Gniewkowo *

Pakość Pakość is a town in Inowrocław County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in central Poland, with 5,774 inhabitants (2010). It is located within the historic region of Kuyavia. The town is the main hub of trade and services in the neighbourhoo ...

* Podgórz *

Raciążek Raciążek is a village in Aleksandrów County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Raciążek. It lies east of Aleksandrów Kujawski and south-east of Toru ...

* Służewo

Lipno County

* Bobrowniki *

Kikół Kikół is a town in Lipno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Kikół. It lies approximately north-west of Lipno, Poland, Lipno and east of Toruń. ...

* Lipno * Skępe

Rypin County

* Dobrzyń nad Drwęcą * Górzno *

Sources

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