Zielona Góra Voivodeship (1975–1998)
Template:Short description Template:Infobox Former subdivision The Zielona Góra VoivodeshipTemplate:Efn was a voivodeship (province) of the Polish People's Republic from 1975 to 1989, and the Third Republic of Poland from 1989 to 1998. Its capital was Zielona Góra, and it was centered on the southern Lubusz Land, in west-centre part of the county. It was established on 1 June 1975, from the part of the Zielona Góra Voivodeship,<ref name=start>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..</ref> and existed until 31 December 1998, when it was incorporated into then-established Lubusz and Greater Poland Voivodeships.<ref name=end>Ustawa z dnia 24 lipca 1998 r. o wprowadzeniu zasadniczego trójstopniowego podziału terytorialnego państwa (Dz.U. z 1998 r. nr 96, poz. 603).</ref>
History
The Zielona Góra 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 Zielona Góra Voivodeship. Its capital was located in the city of Zielona Góra.<ref name=start/> In 1975, it was inhabited by 580 000 people.<ref name=r75/>
On 9 December 1989, the Polish People's Republic was replaced by the Third Republic of Poland.<ref name=NS>Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1491 Template:ISBN</ref> In 1997, the voivodeship had a population of 677 800,<ref name=r1997/> and in 1998, it had an area of Template:Cvt. It existed until 31 December 1998, when most of its territory being incorporated into then-established Lubusz Voivodeship, with some additionally being incorporated into the Greater Poland Voivodeship.<ref name=end/>
Subdivisions
In 1997, the voivodeship was divided into 57 gminas (municipalities), including 7 urban municipalities, 21 urban-rural municipalities, and 29 rural municipalities. It had 28 cities and towns.<ref name=r1997>Rocznik statystyczny województw 1998, Warsaw: Central Statistical Office, 1998, p. 40-41 (p. 41–42 of the PDF document).</ref>
From 1990 to 1998, it was additionally divided into six district offices, each comprising several municipalities.<ref>Rozporządzenie Ministra - Szefa Urzędu Rady Ministrów z dnia 31 grudnia 1990 r. zmieniające rozporządzenie w sprawie określenia siedzib i terytorialnego zasięgu działania urzędów rejonowych.</ref><ref>Rozporządzenie Ministra Spraw Wewnętrznych i Administracji z dnia 8 czerwca 1998 r. zmieniające rozporządzenie w sprawie określenia siedzib i terytorialnego zasięgu działania urzędów rejonowych.</ref>
Demographics
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1975<ref name=r75>Rocznik statystyczny 1976, Warsaw: Central Statistical Office, 1976, p. 50.</ref> | 580 000 |
| 1980<ref>Rocznik statystyczny województw 1981 Template:Webarchive, Warsaw: Central Statistical Office, 1982, p. 5 (p. 54 of the PDF document).</ref> | 609 200 |
| 1985<ref>Encyklopedia powszechna PWN, vol. 5, Warsaw: Polish Scientific Publishers PWN, 1988, p. 318</ref> | 646 000 |
| 1990<ref>Rocznik statystyczny województw 1991 Template:Webarchive, Warsaw: Central Statistical Office, 1991, p. 15 (p. 76 of the PDF document).</ref> | 658 700 |
| 1995<ref>Rocznik statystyczny województw 1996, Warsaw: Central Statistical Office, 1996, p. 25 (p. 94 of the PDF document).</ref> | 660 000 |
| 1997<ref name=r1997/> | 677 800 |
Settlements
In 1997, the voivodeship had 28 cities and towns.<ref name=r1997/> In 1998, the biggest cities and towns by population were:
- Zielona Góra (118 182);
- Nowa Sól (42 662);
- Żary (40 732);
- Żagań (28 170);
- Świebodzin (22 539);
- Gubin (18 893);
- Sulechów (18 250);
- Lubsko (15 511);
- Wolsztyn (13 879);
- Szprotawa (13 139);
- Krosno Odrzańskie (13 000);
- Kożuchów (9 967);
- Zbąszyń (7 500);
- Zbąszynek (5 100);
- Iłowa (4 100);
- Sława (4000).
Symbols
The voivodeship had addopped its flag and coat of arms on 18 July 1985. The coat of arms had a red Norman style escutcheon (shield) with square top and acute base. Inside the shield was featured a white (silver) eagle with elevated wings, and a green figure in a shape of the borders of the voivodeship, with two blue rivers featured on it: Oder and Lusatian Neisse. Its flag was a rectangle divided horizontally into two stripes, a yellow one on the top, and a green one on the bottom.<ref>Uchwałą Nr VIII/55/85 Wojewódzkiej Rady Narodowej w Zielonej Górze z dnia 18 lipca 1985 r. w sprawie ustanowienia herbu województwa zielonogórskiego. 18 July 1985. Zielona Góra: Zielona Góra Voivodeship Sejmik. In: 1985 Journal of the Laws of the Zielona Góra Voivodeship, no. 9, position 253. Zielona Góra: Zielona Góra Voivodeship Sejmik, 1985.</ref>
Leaders
The leader of the administrative division was the voivode. Those were:
- 1975–1980: Jan Lembas;
- 1980–1982: Zbigniew Cyganik;
- 1982–1984: Walerian Mikołajczak;
- 1984–1990: Zbyszko Piwoński;
- 1990–1993: Jarosław Barańczak;
- 1993–1997: Marian Eckert;
- 1997–1998: Marian Miłek.