The Szczecin Voivodeship was a voivodeship (province) of the Polish People's Republic from 1975 to 1989, and the Third Polish Republic from 1989 to 1998. Its capital was Szczecin, and it was centered on the western Farther Pomerania. It was established on 1 June 1975, from the part of the Szczecin Voivodeship,Ustawa z dnia 28 maja 1975 r. o dwustopniowym podziale administracyjnym Państwa oraz o zmianie ustawy o radach narodowych. In: 1975 Journal of the Laws, no. 16, position, 91.. and existed until 31 December 1998, when it was incorporated into then-established West Pomeranian Voivodeship.Ustawa z dnia 24 lipca 1998 r. o wprowadzeniu zasadniczego trójstopniowego podziału terytorialnego państwa (Dz.U. z 1998 r. nr 96, poz. 603).
History
The Szczecin Voivodeship was established on 1 June 1975, as part of the administrative reform, and was one of the voivodeships (provinces) of the Polish People's Republic. It was formed from the part of the territory of the Szczecin Voivodeship. Its capital was located in the city of Szczecin. In 1975, it was inhabited by 853 700 people. It bordered the Koszalin Voivodeship to the east, the Gorzów Voivodeship to the south, the East Germany to the west, which in 1990, was replaced by Germany,Jarausch, Konrad H., and Volker Gransow. Uniting Germany: Documents and Debates, 1944–1993 (1994). and the Baltic Sea to the north.
On 9 December 1989, the Polish People's Republic was replaced by the Third Polish Republic.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1491 In 1997, the voivodeship had a population of 995 100, and in 1998, it had an area of 9982 km2. It existed until 31 December 1998, when it was incorporated into then-established West Pomeranian Voivodeship.
Subdivisions
In 1997, the voivodeship was divided into 54 gminas (municipalities), including 3 urban municipalities, 28 urban-rural municipalities, and 31 rural municipalities. It had 31 towns and cities.Rocznik statystyczny województw 1998, Warsaw: Central Statistical Office, 1998, p. 40-41 (p. 41–42 of the PDF document).
From 1990 to 1998, it was additionally divided into seven district offices, each comprising several municipalities.Rozporządzenie Ministra - Szefa Urzędu Rady Ministrów z dnia 31 grudnia 1990 r. zmieniające rozporządzenie w sprawie określenia siedzib i terytorialnego zasięgu działania urzędów rejonowych.Rozporządzenie Ministra Spraw Wewnętrznych i Administracji z dnia 8 czerwca 1998 r. zmieniające rozporządzenie w sprawie określenia siedzib i terytorialnego zasięgu działania urzędów rejonowych.
Demographics Population Year Population1975Rocznik statystyczny 1976, Warsaw: Central Statistical Office, 1976, p. 50.853 7001980Rocznik statystyczny województw 1981, Warsaw: Central Statistical Office, 1982, p. 5 (p. 54 of the PDF document).897 9001985Encyklopedia powszechna PWN, vol. 5, Warsaw: Polish Scientific Publishers PWN, 1988, p. 318942 6001990Rocznik statystyczny województw 1991, Warsaw: Central Statistical Office, 1991, p. 15 (p. 76 of the PDF document).972 1001995Rocznik statystyczny województw 1996, Warsaw: Central Statistical Office, 1996, p. 25 (p. 94 of the PDF document).990 5001997995 100
Settlements In 1997, the voivodeship had 31 cities and towns. In 1998, the biggest cities and towns by population were: Szczecin (416 988); Stargard Szczeciński (73 753); Świnoujście (43 570); Police (35 100); Goleniów (22 621); Gryfino (22 435); Gryfice (18 037); Nowogard (17 309); Pyrzyce (13 247); Łobez (10 961); Trzebiatów (10 316).
Leaders The leader of the administrative division was the voivode. Those were: 1975–1980: Jerzy Kuczyński 1980: Henryk Kanicki 1980–1982: Tadeusz Waluszkiewicz 1982–1990: Stanisław Malec 1990–1997: Marek Tałasiewicz 1997–1998: Władysław Lisewski
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