Silesian Voivodeship (1945–1950)
| Silesian Voivodeship Województwo śląskie (Polish) | |||||||||||||
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| Voivodeship of Poland | |||||||||||||
| 1945–1950 | |||||||||||||
Location of the Silesian Voivodeship within Poland, from 1946 to 1950. | |||||||||||||
| Capital | Katowice | ||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• 1947 | 15,369 km2 (5,934 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
• 1946 | 2 800 000 | ||||||||||||
• 1949 | 3 200 000 | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Type | Voivodeship | ||||||||||||
| Voivode | |||||||||||||
• 1945 (first) | Jerzy Ziętek | ||||||||||||
• 1948–1950 (last) | Bolesław Jaszczuk | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
• Established | 1945 | ||||||||||||
• Incorporation of the District of Opolian Silesia | 28 June 1946 | ||||||||||||
• Partition into the voivodeships of Katowice and Opole | 6 July 1950 | ||||||||||||
| Contained within | |||||||||||||
| • Country | Provisional Government of the Republic of Poland (1945) Provisional Government of National Unity (1945–1947) Polish People's Republic (1947–1950) | ||||||||||||
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The Silesian Voivodeship, also known as the Basin–Silesian Voivodeship, and the Silesian–Dąbrowa Voivodeship, was a voivodeship (province) of Poland, with capital in Katowice, that existed from 1945 to 1950. It was located in the Upper Silesia. The voivodeship was established in 1945 and until 28 June 1945, remained under the administration of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Poland, which then was replaced by the Provisional Government of National Unity. On, 19 February 1947, the provisional government was replaced by the Polish People's Republic. On 28 June 1946, the District of Opolian Silesia had been incorporated into the voivodeship. It existed until 6 July 1950, when it was partitioned into the voivodeships of Katowice and Opole.