Swietokrzyskie Voivodship (original) (raw)

Holy Cross Voivodship or Swietokrzyskie Voivodship (Polish Wojew�dztwo świętokrzyskie) is an administrative region or voivodship in central Poland.

It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Kielce and half of Tarnobrzeg voivodships as a result of Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. The voivodship's name recalls the region's Holy Cross Mountains (G�ry Świętokrzyskie)

The capital is Kielce (213 000 citizens in 2000), the voivodship has 1 328 000 citizens (2001). The area is 11 672 km�

Capital city: Kielce

Major cities and towns: (population in 1995):

Kielce (213,700);
Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski (79,200);
Starachowice (57,500);
Skarzysko-Kamienna (51,400);
Sandomierz (27,000).
Konskie (22,300).

Administrative division

Kielce City County, powiat Kielce (grodzki)
Busko-Zdroj County, powiat buski, Busko-Zdroj
Jedrzejow County, powiat jędrzejowski, Jedrzejow
Kazimierz County, powiat kazimierski, Kazimierz
Kielce County, powiat kielecki, Kielce
Konskie County, powiat konecki, Konskie
Opatow County, powiat opatowski, Opatow
Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski County, powiat ostrowiecki, Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
Pinczow County, powiat pińczowski, Pinczow
Sandomierz County, powiat sandomierski, Sandomierz
Skarzysko-Kamienna County, powiat skarżyski, Skarzysko-Kamienna
Starachowice County, powiat starachowicki, Starachowice
Staszow County, powiat staszowski, Staszow
Wloszczowa County, powiat włoszczowski, Wloszczowa