Szczecin Voivodeship (1946–1975)

Szczecin Voivodeship
Voivodeship of Poland
1946–1975

The Szczecin Voivodeship within Poland, between 1950 and 1975.
CapitalSzczecin
Area 
• 1946
30,251 km2 (11,680 sq mi)
• 1950
12,744 km2 (4,920 sq mi)
Population 
• 1946
892 600
• 1974
955 000
 • TypeVoivodeship
History 
• Established
28 June 1946
• Disestablished
31 May 1975
Contained within
 • Country Provisional Government of National Unity (1946–1947)
Polish People's Republic (1947–1975)
Preceded by		 Succeeded by
District of the Western Pomerania
Gdańsk Voivodeship
Pomeranian Voivodeship
Koszalin Voivodeship
Szczecin Voivodeship
Gorzów Voivodeship

The Szczecin Voivodeship[a] was a voivodeship (province) with its capital in Szczecin, that was centered on the Farther Pomerania. It existed from 1946 to 1975.[1][2] Until 19 February 1947 it was under the administration of Provisional Government of National Unity, which then was replaced by the Polish People's Republic.[3] It was established on 28 June 1946, when it was carved out of the territory of the District of the Western Pomerania, and parts of the Gdańsk, and Pomeranian Voivodeships.[1] On 6 July 1950, its eastern half was incorporated into then-established Koszalin Voivodeship,[4] and the voivodeship ceased to exist on 31 May 1975, when it was replaced by then-established Szczecin and Gorzów Voivodeships.[2]

History

The Szczecin Voivodeship within Poland, from 1946 to 1950.

The Szczecin Voivodeship was established on 28 June 1946, as one of the voivodeships (provinces) of Poland, under the administration of the Provisional Government of National Unity. It was formed within the borders of then-disestablished District of the Western Pomerania, additionally including a few counties from Gdańsk, and Pomeranian Voivodeships. Its capital was located in Szczecin. From the District of the Western Pomerania it incorporated the city county of Szczecin, and 25 land counties, that were: Białogard, Chojna, Choszczno, Drawsko, Gryfice, Gryfino, Kamień, Kołobrzeg, Koszalin, Łobez, Myślibórz, Nowogard, Pyrzyce, Stargard, Szczecin, Szczecinek, Wałcz, Wolin. From the Gdańsk Voivodeship, it incorporated the counties of Bytów, Miastko, Sławno, and Słupsk, and from the Pomeranian Voivodeship, it incorporated the counties of Człuchów, and Złotów.[1] In 1946 it had an area of 30 251 km², being the second biggest voivodeship of Poland, only behind the Poznań Voivodeship,[5] and was inhabited by 892 600 people.[6] The German population of the region had been subjected to the expulsion, with the area being resettled with Polish population.[7]

On 18 June 1946, the government branch office had been opened in Szczecinek, to help administer the counties of Białogard, Bytów, Człuchów, Drawsko, Koszalin, Miastko, Sławno, Słupsk, Szczecinek, Wałcz, and Złotów.[8]

Until 25 September 1946, within the voivodeship functioned the Enclave of Police, a zone around the city of Police, that was under the military occupation of the Soviet Union, excluded from Polish administration.[9]

On, 19 February 1947, the Provisional Government of National Unity was replaced by the Polish People's Republic.[3]

On 2 February 1948, the mayor of Słupsk was granted rights for the city, to act as a city county.[10] On 6 July 1950, the eastern half of the province had been partitioned into then-established Koszalin Voivodeship. It included the counties of Białogard, Bytów, Człuchów, Drawsko, Kołobrzeg, Koszalin, Miastko, Sławno, Słupsk, Szczecinek, Wałcz, and Złotów. As such the area of the Szczecin Voivodeship decreased over 58%, to 12 744 km².[4] In 1950, it was inhabited by 529 295 people.[11] Around 30% of the Polish population of the voivodeship, were people who were transferred from the Eastern Borderlands, an area then within the Soviet Union, that prior to the World War 2, was located within Polish borders.[12]

On 1 October 1954 was established the Goleniów County, from the parts of the counties of Nowogard and Kamień.[13] On 1 January 1973, the Wolin County had been partitioned between Kamień County, and the city of Świnoujście, which become the separate city county, additionally including Lubin, Wapnica, Wicko, Grodno, and the Wolin National Park.[14] On 9 December 1973, the city of Stargard Szczeciński become the city county.[15] In 1974, the voivodeship was inhabited by 955 000 people.[16]

The Szczecin Voivodeship existed until 31 May 1975, when it was partitioned between then-established voivodeships of Szczecin and Gorzów[2]

Subdivisions

1946–1950

1950–1975

The counties of Poland in 1968, including the counties of the Szczecin Voivodeship.

Demographics

Year Population
Total Urban (%) Rural (%)
1946[6] 892 567 307 468 (34.45%) 585 099 (65.55%)
1950[11] 529 295 296 045 (55.93%) 233 250 (44.07%)
1956[17] 683 000 400 000 (58.6%) 283 000 (41.4%)
1960[18] 757 884 470 272 (62.05%) 287 612 (37.95%)
1963[19] 818 000 519 000 (63.4%) 299 000 (36.6%)
1965[20] 847 600 no data no data
1970[21] 898 345 598 019 (66.57%) 300 326 (33.43%)
1971[22] 908 300 608 200 (67%) 300 100 (33%)
1972[23] 922 600 621 600 (67.4%) 301 000 (32.6%)
1973[24] 940 000 637 000 (67.8%) 303 000 (32.2%)
1974[16] 955 000 651 000 (68.2%) 304 000 (31.8%)

Leaders

From 1946 to 1950, the leader of the voivodeship was the voivode. In 1950, the office of the voivode, together with several others, had been disestablished. As such, from 1950, to 1973, the leader was the chairperson of the Voivodeship National Council.[25] The office of the voivode was reestablished in 1973, and functioned until the disestablishment of the voivodeship in 1975.[26]

The people in the office of the voivode, from 1946 to 1950 were:[27]

  • 28 June 1946 – 14 February 1949: Leonard Borkowicz;
  • 15 February 1949 – 27 May 1950: Włodzimierz Migoń.

The people in the office of the chairperson of the Voivodeship National Council, from 1950 to 1973, were:[27]

  • 1 January 1950 – 12 July 1951: Tadeusz Żabiński;
  • 12 July 1951 – 4 December 1952: Franciszek Nowak;
  • 4 December 1952 – 9 April 1957: Stanisław Gałka;
  • 9 December 1957 – 19 February 1962: Włodzimierz Migoń;
  • 19 February 1962 – 3 August 1971: Marian Łempicki;
  • 3 August 1971 – 15 March 1973: Stanisław Rychlik;
  • 16 March 1973 – 17 December 1973: Jerzy Kuczyński.

The people in the office of the voivode, from 1973 to 1975 were:[27]

  • 17 December 1973 – 31 May 1975: Jerzy Kuczyński.

Citations

Notes

  1. ^ Polish: Województwo szczecińskie

References

  1. ^ a b c Journal of Laws, no. 28, position: 177, 1946.
  2. ^ a b c Ustawa z dnia 28 maja 1975 r. o dwustopniowym podziale administracyjnym Państwa oraz o zmianie ustawy o radach narodowych. (Dz.U. 1975 nr 16 poz. 91).
  3. ^ a b Andrzej Ajnenkiel: Polskie konstytucje. Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna. 1983. ISBN 83-214-0256-9.
  4. ^ a b Ustawa z dnia 28 czerwca 1950 r. o zmianach podziału administracyjnego Państwa (Dz.U. z 1950 r. nr 28, poz. 255).
  5. ^ Rocznik Statystyczny 1947. Warsaw: Central Statistical Office, 1947, p. 15-18.
  6. ^ a b Powszechny Sumaryczny Spis Ludności z dn. 14 II 1946 r., Warsaw: Central Statistical Office, 1947, p. 13 (p. 29 of the PDF document).
  7. ^ Die deutschen Vertreibungsverluste. Bevölkerungsbilanzen für die deutschen Vertreibungsgebiete 1939/50. Herausgeber: Statistisches Bundesamt - Wiesbaden. - Stuttgart: Kohlhammer Verlag, 1958, p. 38, 45.
  8. ^ Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 29 maja 1946 r. w sprawie powołania ekspozytur urzędów wojewódzkich na obszarze Ziem Odzyskanych.
  9. ^ Encyklopedia Szczecina. vol. 1, A-O. Szczecin: University of Szczecin, 1999, p. 229, 307. ISBN 83-87341-45-2.
  10. ^ Zarządzenie Ministra Ziem Odzyskanych w sprawie wykonywania przez prezydentów miast funkcji władz powiatowych rządowej administracji ogólnej.
  11. ^ a b Narodowy Spis Powszechny z dnia 3 grudnia 1950 r. Struktura zawodowa i demograficzna ludności. Indywidualne gospodarstwa rolne. Polska, Warsaw: Central Statistical Office, 1954, p. 3 (p. 8 of the PDF document).
  12. ^ Atlas historyczny Polski, Warszawa-Wrocław: Polskie Przedsiębiorstwo Wydawnictw Kartograficznych, 1985, table 53, ISBN 83-7000-016-9.
  13. ^ Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 11 sierpnia 1954 r. w sprawie utworzenia powiatu goleniowskiego w województwie szczecińskim.
  14. ^ Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 30 listopada 1972 r. w sprawie utworzenia powiatu miejskiego Świnoujście, zniesienia powiatu wolińskiego oraz zmiany granic powiatu kamieńskiego w województwie szczecińskim. (Dz.U. z 1972 r. nr 50, poz. 326).
  15. ^ Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 28 września 1973 r. w sprawie utworzenia powiatów miejskich Konin w województwie poznańskim i Stargard Szczeciński w województwie szczecińskim.
  16. ^ a b Encyklopedia powszechna PWN, vol. 3, Warsaw: Polish Scientific Publishers PWN, 1975, p. 577.
  17. ^ Rocznik statystyczny 1957, Warsaw: Central Statistical Office, 1957, p. 9 (p. 48 of the PDF document).
  18. ^ Spis Powszechny z dnia 6 grudnia 1960 r. Wyniki ostateczne. Ludność, gospodarstwa domowe. Polska, Warsaw: Central Statistical Office, 1965, p. 6-7 (p. 5-7 of the PDF document).
  19. ^ Rocznik polityczny i gospodarczy 1964, Polskie Wydawnictwo Ekonomiczne, p. 32.
  20. ^ Wielka Encyklopedia Powszechna PWN, vol. 9, Warsaw: Polish Scientific Publishers PWN, 1967, p. 5.
  21. ^ Narodowy Spis Powszechny 8 XII 1970. Struktura demograficzna i zawodowa ludności, gospodarstwa domowe. Polska. Wyniki ostateczne, Warsaw: Central Statistical Office, 1965, p. 4-6 (p. 60-62 of the PDF document).
  22. ^ Rocznik statystyczny 1972, Warsaw: Central Statistical Office, p. 76.
  23. ^ Rocznik polityczny i gospodarczy 1973, Państwowe Wydawnictwo Ekonomiczne, p. 37.
  24. ^ Rocznik polityczny i gospodarczy 1974, Warsaw: Państwowe Wydawnictwo Ekonomiczne, 1975, p. 85.
  25. ^ Ustawa z dnia 20 marca 1950 r. o terenowych organach jednolitej władzy państwowej.
  26. ^ Ustawa z dnia 22 listopada 1973 r. o zmianie ustawy o radach narodowych.
  27. ^ a b c "Voivodeships of Poland 1945-1975 and 1999-". worldleadersindex.org. Archived from the original on 4 August 2014.

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