Kraków Voivodeship (1945–1975)

Former voivodeship of Poland from 1945 to 1975.

Kraków Voivodeship

1946–1975

The Kraków Voivodeship within Poland in 1950.

Capital

Area

• 1974

15,355 km (5,929 sq mi)

Population

• 1946

2 133 389

• 1974

2 213 000

History

• Established

28 June 1946

• Disestablished

31 May 1975

Contained within

• Country

Preceded by

Succeeded by

	General Government
	Province of Upper Silesia

Kraków Metropolitan Voivodeship
Nowy Sącz Voivodeship
Tarnów Voivodeship
Biała Voivodeship
Katowice Voivodeship
Kielce Voivodeships

The Kraków Voivodeship was a voivodeship (province) with capital in Kraków, that was located in the southern Lesser Poland. It existed from 1945 to 1975. Until 19 February 1947, it was part of the Republic of Poland, which then was replaced by the Polish People's Republic. It was established on 28 June 1945, from the occupied territories of the Kraków District, General Government, and the Province of Upper Silesia, Germany. In 1957, the city of Kraków separated from the voivodeship, forming a separate administrative division. It ceased to exist on 31 May 1975, when it was partitioned into then-established Kraków Metropolitan, Nowy Sącz, Tarnów, Biała, Katowice, and Kielce Voivodeships.

Subdivisions

v t e Subdivisions of Poland (1944–1975)
Polish Committee of National Liberation (1944) · Provisional Government of the Republic of Poland (1944–1945) · Provisional Government of National Unity (1945–1947) · Polish People's Republic (1947–1975)
Independent cities	Kraków (1957–1975) Łódź Poznań (1957–1975) Warsaw Wrocław (1957–1975)
Voivodeships	Białystok Bydgoszcz (1950–1975) Gdańsk Katowice (1950–1975) Kielce Koszalin (1950–1975) Kraków Łódź Lublin Lwów (1944–1945) Olsztyn Opole (1950–1975) Pomeranian Poznań Rzeszów Silesian (1945–1950) Szczecin Warsaw Wrocław Zielona Góra (1950–1975)
Districts (1945–1946)	Lower Silesian Opolian Silesia West Pomeranian Masurian