Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship (Województwo Świętokrzyskie)
Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship is bounded by six other voivodeships: Masovian to the north, Lublin to the east, Subcarpathian to the southeast, Lesser Poland to the south, Silesian to the southwest and Łódź to the northwest.
The province was created on 1 January 1999, out of the former Kielce Voivodeship, eastern part of Częstochowa Voivodeship and western part of Tarnobrzeg Voivodeship, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. It covers an area of 11672 km2, making it the second smallest of the voivodeships (after Opole). As at 2019, the total population of Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship is 1,237,369.
The voivodeship contains 4 cities and 39 towns. These are listed below in descending order of population (according to official figures for 2019 ): • Cities (governed by a city mayor or prezydent miasta):
• # Kielce (195,266)
• # Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski (68,641)
• # Starachowice (48,646)
• # Skarżysko-Kamienna (45,068)
• Towns:
• # Sandomierz (23,494)
Map - Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship (Województwo Świętokrzyskie)
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Country - Poland
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Poland has a temperate transitional climate and its territory traverses the Central European Plain, extending from Baltic Sea in the north to Sudeten and Carpathian Mountains in the south. The longest Polish river is the Vistula, and Poland's highest point is Mount Rysy, situated in the Tatra mountain range of the Carpathians. The country is bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukraine to the east, Slovakia and the Czech Republic to the south, and Germany to the west. It also shares maritime boundaries with Denmark and Sweden.
Currency / Language
ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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PLN | Polish złoty | zÅ‚ | 2 |
ISO | Language |
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PL | Polish language |