Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship

Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship,[2] or Świętokrzyskie Province,[3] literally in English Holy Cross Voivodeship or Province (Polish: województwo świętokrzyskie [vɔjɛˈvud͡ztvɔ ɕvjɛn̪tɔˈkr̝ɨskʲɛ]) is one of the 16 voivodeships (provinces) into which Poland is divided. It is situated in southeastern Poland, in the historical region of Lesser Poland, and takes its name from the Świętokrzyskie (Holy Cross) mountain range. Its capital and largest city is Kielce.

Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
Województwo świętokrzyskie
Voivodeship
Flag
Coat of arms
Brandmark
Location within Poland
Division into counties
Coordinates (Kielce): 50°53′N 20°37′E
Country Poland
CapitalKielce
Counties
1 city, 13 land counties *
  • Kielce
  • Busko County
  • Jędrzejów County
  • Kazimierza County
  • Kielce County
  • Końskie County
  • Opatów County
  • Ostrowiec County
  • Pińczów County
  • Sandomierz County
  • Skarżysko County
  • Starachowice County
  • Staszów County
  • Włoszczowa County
Government
 • BodyExecutive board
 • VoivodeZbigniew Koniusz (PiS)
 • MarshalAndrzej Bętkowski (PiS)
 • EPLesser Poland and Świętokrzyskie
Area
 • Total11,672 km2 (4,507 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total1,237,369
 • Density110/km2 (270/sq mi)
 • Urban
562,221
 • Rural
675,148
ISO 3166 codePL-26
Vehicle registrationT
HDI (2019)0.866[1]
very high · 12th
Websitehttps://www.kielce.uw.gov.pl/
  • further divided into 102 gminas

Świętokrzyskie Province is bounded by six other voivodeships: Masovian to the north, Lublin to the east, Subcarpathian to the southeast, Lesser Poland to the south, Silesian to the southwest and Łódź to the northwest.

The province was created on 1 January 1999, out of the former Kielce Voivodeship, eastern part of Częstochowa Voivodeship and western part of Tarnobrzeg Voivodeship, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. It covers an area of 11,672 square kilometres (4,507 sq mi), making it the second smallest of the voivodeships (after Opole). As at 2019, the total population of Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship is 1,237,369.

Cities and towns
Kielce is the capital of the voivodeship
Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski is the second most populous city
Sandomierz is one of the main tourist destinations in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
Kurozwęki Palace

The voivodeship contains 4 cities and 39 towns. These are listed below in descending order of population (according to official figures for 2019[4]):

Cities (governed by a city mayor or prezydent miasta):
  1. Kielce (195,266)
  2. Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski (68,641)
  3. Starachowice (48,646)
  4. Skarżysko-Kamienna (45,068)

Towns:

  1. Sandomierz (23,494)
  2. Końskie (19,176)
  3. Busko-Zdrój (15,832)
  4. Jędrzejów (15,076)
  5. Staszów (14,762)
  6. Pińczów (10,774)
  7. Włoszczowa (9,985)
  8. Suchedniów (8,347)
  9. Połaniec (8,098)
  10. Opatów (6,466)
  11. Sędziszów (6,451)
  12. Stąporków (5,639)
  13. Kazimierza Wielka (5,550)
  14. Ożarów (4,569)
  15. Chęciny (4,444)
  16. Małogoszcz (3,748)
  17. Chmielnik (3,681)
  18. Radoszyce (3,135)
  19. Ćmielów (3,012)
  20. Kunów (2,967)
  21. Daleszyce (2,896)
  22. Wąchock (2,766)
  23. Koprzywnica (2,470)
  24. Bodzentyn (2,233)
  25. Osiek (2,007)
  26. Oleśnica (1,849)
  27. Zawichost (1,771)
  28. Morawica (1,711)
  29. Łagów (1,580)
  30. Stopnica (1,420)
  31. Nowa Słupia (1,360)
  32. Skalbmierz (1,285)
  33. Pierzchnica (1,144)
  34. Pacanów (1,108)
  35. Szydłów (1,097)
  36. Nowy Korczyn (942)
  37. Działoszyce (907)
  38. Wiślica (516)
  39. Opatowiec (332)

Administrative division

Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship is divided into 14 counties (powiats): 1 city county and 13 land counties. These are further divided into 102 gminas.

The counties are listed in the following table (ordering within categories is by decreasing population).

English and
Polish names		 Area
(km2)		 Population
(2019)		 Seat Other towns Total
gminas
City counties
Kielce 110 195,266 1
Land counties
Kielce County
powiat kielecki		 2,247 210,940 Kielce * Chęciny, Chmielnik, Daleszyce, Bodzentyn 19
Ostrowiec County
powiat ostrowiecki		 616 109,512 Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski Ćmielów, Kunów 6
Starachowice County
powiat starachowicki		 523 89,925 Starachowice Wąchock 5
Jędrzejów County
powiat jędrzejowski		 1,257 85,757 Jędrzejów Sędziszów, Małogoszcz 9
Końskie County
powiat konecki		 1,140 80,154 Końskie Stąporków, Radoszyce 8
Sandomierz County
powiat sandomierski		 676 77,352 Sandomierz Koprzywnica, Zawichost 9
Skarżysko County
powiat skarżyski		 395 74,343 Skarżysko-Kamienna Suchedniów 5
Staszów County
powiat staszowski		 925 72,000 Staszów Połaniec, Osiek, Szydłów, Oleśnica 8
Busko County
powiat buski		 967 71,807 Busko-Zdrój Pacanów, Nowy Korczyn 8
Opatów County
powiat opatowski		 912 52,336 Opatów Ożarów 8
Włoszczowa County
powiat włoszczowski		 906 45,137 Włoszczowa 6
Pińczów County
powiat pińczowski		 611 39,100 Pińczów Działoszyce 5
Kazimierza County
powiat kazimierski		 422 35,770 Kazimierza Wielka Skalbmierz 5
* seat not part of the county

Economy

The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the province was 11.6 billion € in 2018, accounting for 2.3% of the Polish economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 15,400 € or 51% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was 58% of the EU average. Świętokrzyskie Voivodship is the province with the fifth lowest GDP per capita in Poland.[5]

Protected areas
Świętokrzyski National Park

Protected areas in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship include one National Park and nine Landscape Parks. These are listed below.

  • Świętokrzyski National Park
  • Chęciny-Kielce Landscape Park
  • Cisów-Orłowiny Landscape Park
  • Jeleniowska Landscape Park
  • Kozubów Landscape Park
  • Nida Landscape Park
  • Przedbórz Landscape Park (partly in Łódź Voivodeship)
  • Sieradowice Landscape Park
  • Suchedniów-Oblęgorek Landscape Park
  • Szaniec Landscape Park

See also

References
  1. "Sub-national HDI - Subnational HDI - Global Data Lab". globaldatalab.org. Radboud University Nijmegen. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  2. "Contact". The Marshal Office of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship.
  3. Tłumaczenie polskich nazw geograficznych na język angielski [Translation of Polish Geographical Names into English], Arkadiusz Belczyk, 2002-2006.
  4. GUS. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  5. "Regional GDP per capita ranged from 30% to 263% of the EU average in 2018". Eurostat.
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