Częstochowa Voivodeship

Częstochowa Voivodeship (Polish: województwo częstochowskie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland from 1975 to 1998, superseded mainly by Silesian Voivodeship, with a few gminas attached to surrounding voivodeships. Though most of the current territory of the former Częstochowa Voivodeship belongs to the Silesian Voivodeship, it historically is part of Lesser Poland, apart from western areas around Lubliniec and Olesno. The voivodeship's capital and largest city was Częstochowa.

Częstochowa Voivodeship Województwo częstochowskie
Voivodeship of Poland
1975–1998
Location within Poland
Capital	Częstochowa
Area
• 1998	6,182 km2 (2,387 sq mi)
Population
• 1998	779,600
History
• Established	1975
• Disestablished	1998
Succeeded by Silesian Voivodeship Opole Voivodeship Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship Łódź Voivodeship

Major cities and towns: (population in 1995):

• Częstochowa (259,500);
• Myszków (34,000);
• Lubliniec (26,900).

See also

• Voivodeships of Poland
• Voivodeships of Poland (1975–1998)