Białystok Voivodeship (1919-1939)

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Województwo białostockie
Białystok Voivodeship
 Voivodeship of Poland
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Location of Białystok
Map of the Second Polish Republic in 1938 with the Białystok Voivodeship.
Capital Białystok
53°08′N, 23°09′E
History
 - Established 1919
 - Disestablished 1939
Political Subdivisions Counties: (1919-1938) 13, (1938-1939) 10

Białystok Voivodeship (Polish: Województwo białostockie) was an administrative unit of interwar Poland (1918-1939). It ceased to exist in September 1939, following German and Soviet attack on Poland.

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Area and location

In interwar Poland (1918-1939), Bialystok Voivodeship was located in mid-northern part of the country. It bordered Germany (East Prussia) to north-west, Lithuania to north-east, Wilno Voivodeship and Nowogródek Voivodeship to the east, Polesie Voivodeship and Lublin Voivodeship to the south and Warszawa Voivodeship to the west. Its area was 26 036 km². Landscape was flat, with the mighty Bialowieza Forest located right in the middle.

Population

Inhabited mostly by Poles (in 1931 they made 66.9% of the population), it also had significant Belarusian (16.3%) and Jewish (12.1%) minorities. Interesting is the fact that in 1931, 2.8% claimed Russian as their native tongue. Population, according to the 1931 Polish census was 1 263 300.

Administrative Divisions

1919-1938

Counties of the Białystok Voivodeship from 1919-1921 and 1922-1939

The Voivodeship consisted of 13 counties:

1938-1939

Since April 1, 1938 (see: Territorial changes of Polish Voivodeships on April 1, 1938) it consisted of 10 counties:

Cities and Towns

According to the 1931 census, the biggest cities were:

  • Bialystok (pop. 91 100),
  • Grodno (pop. 49 700),
  • Suwalki (pop. 21 800),
  • Wolkowysk (pop. 15 100),
  • Augustow (pop. 12 100).

Railroads and industry

In the interwar period, Bialystok Voivodeship was part of the so-called "Poland B". It meant that it was underdeveloped, with 23.1% of population illiterate. Railroad network was scarce (total length 1 377 km., density - 4.2 per 100 km²), forested areas covered 24.4% of Voivodeship's area. The city of Bialystok (whose population reached 107 000 in 1939), was Voivodeship's lone industrial center. Agriculture was at a low level.

Voivodes

Coat of Arms

References

  • Maly rocznik statystyczny, Warszawa 1939 (Concise Statistical Year-Book of Poland, Warsaw 1939).
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