Bydgoszcz Voivodeship
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Bydgoszcz Voivodeship was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

 in the years 1975–1998, superseded by Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
-Transportation:Transportation infrastructure is of critical importance to the voivodeship's economy. Kuyavia-Pomerania is a major node point in the Polish transportation system. Railway lines from the South and East pass through Bydgoszcz in order to reach the major ports on the Baltic Sea...

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Capital city: Bydgoszcz

Area:

Statistics (1 January 1992):

Population: inhabitants

Population density: inhabitants/km2

Administrative division: communes

Number of cities and towns (urban communes):



Major cities and towns (population 1995):
  • Bydgoszcz (385,800)
  • Inowrocław (79,400)
  • Chojnice
    Chojnice
    Chojnice is a town in northern Poland with 39 670 inhabitants , near famous Tuchola Forest, Lake Charzykowskie and many other water reservoirs. It is the capital of the Chojnice County....

     (39,800)
  • Świecie
    Swiecie
    Świecie is a town in northern Poland with 25,968 inhabitants , situated in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship ; it was previously in Bydgoszcz Voivodeship . It is the capital of Świecie County.-History:...

     (27,000)
  • Naklo nad Notecia
    Naklo nad Notecia
    Nakło nad Notecią is a town in northern Poland on the river Noteć with 23,687 inhabitants . It is situated in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship , and was previously in Bydgoszcz Voivodeship...

     (20,100)
  • Mogilno
    Mogilno
    Mogilno is a town in central Poland, situated in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship , previously in Bydgoszcz Voivodeship .-History:...

     (13,000)

Bydgoszcz Voivodeship 1946-1975

Bydgoszcz Voivodeship 1946-1975 was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

 in the years 1946–1975. Initially called the Pomeranian Voivodeship, it was created from the southern part of the pre-war Pomeranian Voivodeship
Pomeranian Voivodeship
Pomeranian Voivodeship, or Pomerania Province , is a voivodeship, or province, in north-central Poland. It comprises most of Pomerelia , as well as an area east of the Vistula River...

 and superseded by the voivodeships of Bydgoszcz, Toruń
Torun Voivodeship
Toruń Voivodeship was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in the years 1975–1998, superseded by the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship. Its capital city was Toruń.-Major cities and towns :...

 and Włocławek.

Capital city: Bydgoszcz

Area: ?

Population: ?

Urban population: ?

Population density: ?
List of counties in 1946:

English county name, Polish county name, capital city
  • Bydgoszcz City, miasto Bydgoszcz
  • Toruń City
    Torun
    Toruń is an ancient city in northern Poland, on the Vistula River. Its population is more than 205,934 as of June 2009. Toruń is one of the oldest cities in Poland. The medieval old town of Toruń is the birthplace of the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus....

    , miasto Toruń
  • Brodnica County
    Brodnica County
    Brodnica County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Brodnica,...

    , powiat brodnicki, Brodnica
    Brodnica
    Brodnica is a town in northern Poland with 27,400 inhabitants . Previously part of Toruń Voivodeship [a province], from 1975 to 1998, Brodnica has been situated in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999...

  • Bydgoszcz County
    Bydgoszcz County
    Bydgoszcz County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Bydgoszcz, although...

    , powiat bydgoski, Bydgoszcz
  • Chełmno County, powiat chełmiński, Chełmno
  • Chojnice County
    Chojnice County
    Chojnice County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Chojnice, which lies ...

    , powiat chojnicki, Chojnice
    Chojnice
    Chojnice is a town in northern Poland with 39 670 inhabitants , near famous Tuchola Forest, Lake Charzykowskie and many other water reservoirs. It is the capital of the Chojnice County....

  • Grudziądz County
    Grudziadz County
    Grudziądz County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Grudziądz,...

    , powiat grudziądzki, Grudziądz
    Grudziadz
    Grudziądz is a city in northern Poland on the Vistula River, with 96 042 inhabitants . Situated in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship , the city was previously in the Toruń Voivodeship .- History :-Early history:...

  • Inowrocław County, powiat inowroclawski, Inowrocław
  • Lipno County
    Lipno County
    Lipno County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Lipno, which...

    , powiat lipnowski/lipieński?, Lipno
    Lipno
    Lipno may refer to:* Lipno, Poland, a town in north-central Poland, seat of Lipno County*Lipno, Gmina Lipno in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship *Lipno, Świecie County in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship...

  • Lubawa County
    Lubawa County
    Lubawa County was once a county in what is presently Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with its capital in Lubawa....

    , powiat lubawski, Lubawa
    Lubawa
    Lubawa is a town in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland. It is located in Iława County on the Sandela River, some 18 km southeast of Iława.-History:...

  • Nieszawa County, powiat nieszawski, Nieszawa
    Nieszawa
    Nieszawa is a town and a commune in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. As of June 30, 2004, the town has a population of 2,047 people....

  • Rypin County
    Rypin County
    Rypin County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and only town is Rypin, which lies ...

    , powiat rypiński, Rypin
    Rypin
    Rypin is a town in Poland, in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, about 50 km east of Toruń. It is the capital of Rypin County. Population is 16,558 .-External links:**...

  • Sepolno County
    Sepólno County
    Sępólno County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Sępólno...

    , powiat sępoleński, Sepolno Krajenskie
    Sepólno Krajenskie
    Sępólno Krajeńskie is a town in Poland, in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, about 63 km northwest of Bydgoszcz. It is the capital of Sępólno County and has a population of 9,174 .-History:...

  • Świecie County
    Swiecie County
    Świecie County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Świecie,...

    , powiat świecki, Świecie
    Swiecie
    Świecie is a town in northern Poland with 25,968 inhabitants , situated in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship ; it was previously in Bydgoszcz Voivodeship . It is the capital of Świecie County.-History:...

  • Szubin County, powiat szubiński, Szubin
    Szubin
    Szubin is a town in Nakło County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, located southwest of Bydgoszcz. As of 12 December 2004 it had a population of 9354.-History:...

  • Toruń County
    Torun County
    Toruń County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Toruń, although the city...

    , powiat toruński, Toruń
    Torun
    Toruń is an ancient city in northern Poland, on the Vistula River. Its population is more than 205,934 as of June 2009. Toruń is one of the oldest cities in Poland. The medieval old town of Toruń is the birthplace of the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus....

  • Tuchola County
    Tuchola County
    Tuchola County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and only town is Tuchola, which...

    , powiat tucholski, Tuchola
    Tuchola
    Tuchola is a town in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship in northern Poland. The Pomeranian town, which had a population of 13,976 as of 2004, is located close to the Tuchola Forests about 7t0 km north of Bydgoszcz, and is the seat of Tuchola County...

  • Wąbrzeźno County
    Wabrzezno County
    Wąbrzeźno County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and only town is Wąbrzeźno,...

    , powiat wąbrzeski, Wąbrzeźno
    Wabrzezno
    Wąbrzeźno is a town in Poland, in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, about 35 km northeast of Toruń. It is the capital of the Wąbrzeźno County...

  • Włocławek County, powiat włocławski, Włocławek
  • Wyrzysk County, powiat wyrzyski, Wyrzysk
    Wyrzysk
    Wyrzysk is a town in Poland with 5,263 inhabitants, situated in Piła County, Greater Poland Voivodeship.- Geographic location of municipal-rural community of Wyrzysk:...


New counties established 1946–1975:
  • Mogilno County
    Mogilno County
    Mogilno County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Mogilno,...

    , powiat mogileński, Mogilno
    Mogilno
    Mogilno is a town in central Poland, situated in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship , previously in Bydgoszcz Voivodeship .-History:...

    , transferred from Poznań Voivodeship
    Poznan Voivodeship
    -1975 to 1998:From 1975 to 1998, Poznań Voivodeship was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland, superseded by Greater Poland Voivodeship.Capital city: Poznań.Major cities and towns :...

  • Żnin County
    Znin County
    Żnin County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Żnin, which lies...

    , powiat żniński, Żnin
    Żnin
    Żnin is a small town in Poland with a population of 14,558 . It is in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship and is the capital of Żnin County. The town is situated in the historic land of Pałuki and the Gniezno Lake Area on the river Gąsawka.-Etymology:The name originates from the Polish word...

    , transferred from Poznań Voivodeship
    Poznan Voivodeship
    -1975 to 1998:From 1975 to 1998, Poznań Voivodeship was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland, superseded by Greater Poland Voivodeship.Capital city: Poznań.Major cities and towns :...

  • Inowrocław City, miasto Inowrocław, previously part of Inowrocław County
  • Włocławek City, miasto Włoclawek, previously part of Włoclawek County
  • Aleksandrów County
    Aleksandrów County
    Aleksandrów County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is...

    , powiat aleksandrowski, Aleksandrów Kujawski
    Aleksandrów Kujawski
    Aleksandrów Kujawski is a small town in Poland, in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship.It is situated about 18 km south-east of Toruń...

    , previously part of Nieszawa County
  • Radziejów County
    Radziejów County
    Radziejów County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Radziejów,...

    , powiat radziejowski, Radziejów
    Radziejów
    Radziejów is a town in Poland, in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, about 45 km south of Toruń. It is the capital of Radziejów County. Its population is 5,804 .-History:...

    , previously part of Aleksandrów County
  • Golub-Dobrzyń County
    Golub-Dobrzyn County
    Golub-Dobrzyń County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is the...

    , powiat golubsko-dobrzyński, Golub-Dobrzyń County
    Golub-Dobrzyn County
    Golub-Dobrzyń County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is the...

    , previously part of Rypin County

Abolished counties:
  • Lubawa County
    Lubawa County
    Lubawa County was once a county in what is presently Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with its capital in Lubawa....

    , powiat lubawski, Lubawa
    Lubawa
    Lubawa is a town in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland. It is located in Iława County on the Sandela River, some 18 km southeast of Iława.-History:...

    , transferred to Olsztyn Voivodeship
    Olsztyn Voivodeship
    Olsztyn Voivodeship was an administrative division and unit of local government in Poland in the years 1745-75, and a new territorial division between 1975–1998, superseded by Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship...

  • Nieszawa County, powiat nieszawski, Nieszawa
    Nieszawa
    Nieszawa is a town and a commune in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. As of June 30, 2004, the town has a population of 2,047 people....

    , renamed Aleksandrów County

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