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Silesian Voivodeship (1920-1945) - an autonomous voivodeship of the Second Polish Republic created as a result of popular plebiscite 1921, 3 Silesian Uprisings and partition of Upper Silesia between Poland, Germany, and Czechoslovakia.
The special status of the voivodeship dated on July 15 1920 act of Polish Sejm. The act was renounced in May 1945 by ruling communists. There was a separate Silesian Sejm with 48 MPs elected in democratic elections. Sejm elected Silesian Voivod as a head of administration.
In mid-1939 the population of the Voivodeship was 1 533 500 (together with Zaolzie, annexed in October 1938) and its area was 5 122 sq. km. The Voivodeship was divided into these counties:
- bielski grodzki (city of Bielsko), area 10 sq, km., population 25 400,
- bielski (Bielsko county), area 339 sq. km., population 59 500,
- chorzowski grodzki (city of Chorzow), area 32 sq. km. population 128 900,
- cieszynski (Cieszyn county), area 1 305 sq. km., population 176 600,
- frysztacki (Frysztat county. Now Frysztat is located in Czech Republic, its Czech name is Fryštát and it is part of the city of Karvina), area 262 sq. km., population 143 000,
- katowicki grodzki (city of Katowice), area 42 sq. km., population 126 200,
- katowicki (Katowice county), area 213 sq. km., population 357 300,
- lubliniecki (Lubliniec county), area 715 sq. km., population 45 200,
- pszczynski (Pszczyna county), 1 046 sq. km., population 151 500,
- rybnicki (Rybnik county), area 890 sq. km., population 212 900
- tanogorski (Tarnowskie Gory county). 268 sq. km., population 107 000.
Biggest cities of the Voivodeship within its 1939 boundaries were (population based on 1931 census):
- Chorzow (pop. 128 900),
- Katowice (pop. 126 200),
- Siemianowice Slaskie (pop. 37 800),
- Cieszyn (both parts of the city together) - pop. 28 000,
- Bielsko (pop. 25 400),
- Rybnik (pop. 23 000),
- Myslowice (pop. 22 700),
- Karwina (pop. 22 300),
- Tarnowskie Gory (pop. 15 500),
- Mikolow (pop. 11 900),
- Bogumin (pop. 10 800),
- Orlowa (pop. 10 000).
The Silesian Uprisings 1919-1921
- First Silesian Uprising: 16 August-26 August 1919
- Second Silesian Uprising: 19 August-25 August 1920
- Third Silesian Uprising: 2 May-5 July 1921
See also
References
- Maly rocznik statystyczny 1939, Nakladem Glownego Urzedu Statystycznego, Warszawa 1939 (Concise Statistical Year-Book of Poland, Warsaw 1939).
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