Warsaw County (1999–2002)

The Warsaw County[lower-alpha 1] was the county of the Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, consisting of the city of Warsaw, that existed from 1 January 1999 to 27 October 2002. It had an area of 536.5 km2.

Warsaw County
County of the Masovian Voivodeship
1999–2002
CapitalWarsaw
History
Government
 • TypeCounty
Starosta 
• 1999–2002
Edmund Ambroziak
History 
• Established
1 January 1999
• Incorporation of Sulejówek and Wesoła
1 January 2002
• Disestablished
27 October 2002
Contained within
 • Country Poland
 • VoivodeshipMasovian
Political subdivisions11 municipalities (1999–2002)
13 municipalities (2002)
Preceded by		Succeeded by
Warsaw Voivodeship
Warsaw
Mińsk County

History

The county was established on 1 January 1999, in the administrative division reform, that disestablished former voivodeships of Poland, including the Warsaw Voivodeship, that existed in the area. The county was located in the Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, and consisted of the city of Warsaw. Both county and city administrations co-existed as separate entities.[1]

On 1 January 2002, the county incorporated the towns of Sulejówek, and Wesoła, from neighboring Mińsk County. In 2002, it was decided to change the governing system of Warsaw, including the disestablishment of the county. As such, inhabitants of Sulejówek and Wesoła, were asked to vote on whether they wanted their towns to become part of Warsaw, or re-join the Mińsk County. As such, Wesoła become the district of Warsaw, while Sulejówek re-joined the Mińsk County.[2]

The county was disestablished on 27 October 2002, with Warsaw becoming city county.[3]

Subdivisions

The county was divided into 11 urban gminas (municipalities).[1] Those were:

  • Warsaw-Bemowo;
  • Warsaw-Białołęka;
  • Warsaw-Bielany;
  • Warsaw-Centre;
  • Warsaw-Rembertów;
  • Warsaw-Targówek;
  • Warsaw-Ursus;
  • Warsaw-Ursynów;
  • Warsaw-Wawer;
  • Warsaw-Wilanów;
  • Warsaw-Włochy.

From to 1 January 2002, to 27 October 2002, it also included two independent towns, which were Sulejówek, and Wesoła.[2]

Additionally, Warsaw-Centre municipality was divided into 7 quarters.[4]

Leaders

The leader of the county was starosta. The only person in that office was Edmund Ambroziak, who served from 1999 to 2002.[5]

Citations

Notes
  1. Polish: Powiat warszawski

References
  1. Ustawa z dnia 24 lipca 1998 r. o wprowadzeniu zasadniczego trójstopniowego podziału terytorialnego państwa. (Dz.U. 1998 nr 96 poz. 603)
  2. Ustawa z dnia 19 lipca 2002 r. o zmianie ustawy o ustroju miasta stołecznego Warszawy (Dz.U. 2002 nr 127 poz. 1087)
  3. Ustawa z dnia 15 marca 2002 r. o ustroju miasta stołecznego Warszawy. (Dz.U. 2002 nr 41 poz. 361)
  4. A. Gawryszewski: Ludność Warszawy w XX wieku, Warsaw: Instytut Geografii i Przestrzennego Zagospodarowania PAN im. Stanisława Leszczyckiego, 2009, ISBN 978-83-61590-96-5, Monografie Instytutu Geografii i Przestrzennego Zagospodarowania PAN 10.
  5. "Edmund Ambroziak". nekrologi.wyborcza.pl (in Polish).

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