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{{short description|Voivodeship of Poland}}
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{{Infobox settlement
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
| name = Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
|native_name=Województwo świętokrzyskie
| native_name = Województwo świętokrzyskie
|settlement_type=[[Voivodeships of Poland|Voivodeship]]
| settlement_type = [[Voivodeships of Poland|Voivodeship]]
|image_skyline =
| image_skyline =
|image_flag =POL_województwo_świętokrzyskie_flag.svg
| image_flag = POL_województwo_świętokrzyskie_flag.svg
|image_shield = POL województwo świętokrzyskie COA.svg
| image_shield = POL województwo świętokrzyskie COA.svg
| image_blank_emblem = Woiwodschaft Heiligkreuz.png
|image_map = Swietokrzyskie (EE,E NN,N).png
| blank_emblem_type = [[Brandmark]]
|map_caption = Location within Poland
| blank_emblem_size = 120px
|image_map1 = Swietokrzyskie powiaty.svg
| image_map = Swietokrzyskie in Poland (+rivers).svg
|map_caption1 = Division into counties
| map_caption = Location within Poland
|subdivision_type=Country
| image_map1 = Swietokrzyskie powiaty.svg
|subdivision_name={{POL}}
| map_caption1 = Division into counties
|seat_type=Capital
| subdivision_type = Country
|seat = [[Kielce]]
| subdivision_name = {{POL}}
|parts_type = [[Powiat|Counties]]
| seat_type = Capital
|parts=1 city, 13 land counties *
| seat = [[Kielce]]
|p1=[[Kielce]]|p2=[[Busko County]]|p3=[[Jędrzejów County]]|p4=[[Kazimierza County]]|p5=[[Kielce County]]|p6=[[Końskie County]]|p7=[[Opatów County]]|p8=[[Ostrowiec County]]|p9=[[Pińczów County]]|p10=[[Sandomierz County]]|p11=[[Skarżysko County]]|p12=[[Starachowice County]]|p13=[[Staszów County]]|p14=[[Włoszczowa County]]
| leader_title1 = [[Voivode]]
| parts_type = [[Powiat|Counties]]
| leader_name1 = [[Zbigniew Koniusz]] ([[Law and Justice|PiS]])
| parts = 1 city, 13 land counties *
| leader_title2 = Marshal
| p1 = [[Kielce]]
| leader_name2 = [[Andrzej Bętkowski]] ([[Law and Justice|PiS]])
| p2 = [[Busko County]]
| p3 = [[Jędrzejów County]]
|coor_pinpoint=Kielce
| p4 = [[Kazimierza County]]
|coordinates = {{coord|50|53|N|20|37|E|region:PL|display=inline}}
| p5 = [[Kielce County]]
|area_total_km2 = 11672|total_type=Total
| p6 = [[Końskie County]]
|population_total = 1263176|population_as_of = 30-06-2014
| p7 = [[Opatów County]]
|population_density_km2 = auto
| p8 = [[Ostrowiec County]]
|population_urban= 581322
| p9 = [[Pińczów County]]
|population_blank1_title=Rural
| p10 = [[Sandomierz County]]
|population_blank1= 700474
| blank_name_sec2 = [[Human Development Index|HDI]] (2017)
| p11 = [[Skarżysko County]]
| p12 = [[Starachowice County]]
| blank_info_sec2 = 0.837<ref name="GlobalDataLab">{{Cite web|url=https://hdi.globaldatalab.org/areadata/shdi/|title=Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab|website=hdi.globaldatalab.org|language=en|access-date=2018-09-13}}</ref><br/>{{color|#090|very high}} · [[List of Polish voivodeships by Human Development Index|14th]]
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:PL|PL-26]]
| p13 = [[Staszów County]]
| registration_plate = [[Polish car number plates|T]]
| p14 = [[Włoszczowa County]]
| governing_body = [[Voivodeship executive board|Executive board]]
|website=https://www.kielce.uw.gov.pl/
| leader_title1 = [[Voivodes of Poland (since 1999)|Voivode]]
|footnotes = * further divided into 102 [[gmina]]s
| leader_name1 = Józef Bryk ([[Civic Platform|PO]])
| leader_title2 = [[Voivodeship marshal|Marshal]]
| leader_name2 = [[Renata Janik]] ([[Renewal of the Republic of Poland|OdNowa RP]])
| leader_title3 = [[European Parliament|EP]]
| leader_name3 = [[Lesser Poland and Świętokrzyskie (European Parliament constituency)|Lesser Poland and Świętokrzyskie]]
| coor_pinpoint = Kielce
| coordinates = {{coord|50|53|N|20|37|E|region:PL|display=inline}}
| area_total_km2 = 11672
| total_type = Total
| population_total = 1237369
| population_as_of = 2019
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_urban = 562221
| population_blank1_title = Rural
| population_blank1 = 675148
| demographics_type1 = GDP
| demographics1_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web | url=https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tgs00003/default/table?lang=en | title=EU regions by GDP, Eurostat|access-date=18 September 2023}}</ref>
| demographics1_title1 = Total
| demographics1_info1 = €13.147 billion
| demographics1_title2 = Per capita
| demographics1_info2 = €10,700
| blank_name_sec2 = [[Human Development Index|HDI]] (2019)
| blank_info_sec2 = 0.866<ref name="GlobalDataLab">{{Cite web|url=https://globaldatalab.org/shdi/shdi/POL/?levels=1%2B4&interpolation=1&extrapolation=0&nearest_real=0&years=2019|title=Sub-national HDI - Subnational HDI - Global Data Lab|website=globaldatalab.org|language=en|access-date=2021-12-13|publisher=[[Radboud University Nijmegen]]}}</ref><br/>{{color|#090|very high}} · [[List of Polish voivodeships by Human Development Index|12th]]
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:PL|PL-26]]
| registration_plate = [[Polish car number plates|T]]
| website = https://www.kielce.uw.gov.pl/
| footnotes = * further divided into 102 [[gmina]]s
}}
}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
'''Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship''' ({{langx|pl|województwo świętokrzyskie}} {{IPA|pl|vɔjɛˈvut͡stfɔ ɕfjɛntɔˈkʂɨskʲɛ||LL-Q809 (pol)-Olaf-województwo świętokrzyskie.wav}}),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.swietokrzyskie.pro/en/contact/|title=Contact|website=The Marshal Office of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship}}</ref> also known as '''Holy Cross Voivodeship''', is a [[Voivodeships of Poland|voivodeship]] ([[province]]) in southeastern Poland, in the historical region of [[Lesser Poland]]. The province's capital and largest city is [[Kielce]].


Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship is bounded by six other voivodeships: [[Masovian Voivodeship|Masovian]] to the north, [[Lublin Voivodeship|Lublin]] to the east, [[Subcarpathian Voivodeship|Subcarpathian]] to the south-central, [[Lesser Poland Voivodeship|Lesser Poland]] to the south, [[Silesian Voivodeship|Silesian]] to the southwest, and [[Łódź Voivodeship|Łódź]] to the northwest.
'''Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship''', '''Świętokrzyskie Province'''<ref>[http://serwistlumacza.com/content/view/27/32/ Tłumaczenie polskich nazw geograficznych na język angielski] [Translation of Polish Geographical Names into English], Arkadiusz Belczyk, 2002-2006.</ref>, or '''Holy Cross Province''' ({{lang-pl|województwo świętokrzyskie}} {{IPAc-pl|w|o|j|e|'|w|u|c|t|f|o|-|ś|f|J|e|n|t|o|'|k|sz|y|s|k|J|e}}) is one of the 16 [[Voivodeships of Poland|voivodeships]] ([[province]]s) into which [[Poland]] is divided. It is situated in southeastern Poland, in the historical province of [[Lesser Poland]], and takes its name from the [[Świętokrzyskie Mountains|Świętokrzyskie (Holy Cross)]] mountain range. Its capital and largest city is [[Kielce]].


The province covers an area of {{convert|11672|km2|sqmi|0}}, making it the second smallest province (after [[Opole Voivodeship|Opole]]). As at 2019, the total population of Świętokrzyskie Province was 1,237,369.
Świętokrzyskie Province is bounded by six other voivodeships: [[Masovian Voivodeship|Masovian]] to the north, [[Lublin Voivodeship|Lublin]] to the east, [[Subcarpathian Voivodeship|Subcarpathian]] to the southeast, [[Lesser Poland Voivodeship|Lesser Poland]] to the south, [[Silesian Voivodeship|Silesian]] to the southwest and [[Łódź Voivodeship|Łódź]] to the northwest.


==History==
The province was created on 1 January 1999, out of the former [[Kielce Voivodeship]], eastern part of [[Częstochowa Voivodeship]] and western part of [[Tarnobrzeg Voivodeship]], pursuant to the [[Polish local government reforms]] adopted in 1998. It covers an area of {{convert|11672|km2|sqmi|0}}, making it the second smallest of the voivodeships (after [[Opole Voivodeship|Opole]]). As at 2006, the total population of Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship is 1,281,796.
[[File:20180816 Zamek w Sandomierzu 1708 8999 DxO.jpg|thumb|left|[[Sandomierz Castle|Sandomierz Royal Castle]], a [[Historic Monument (Poland)|Historic Monument of Poland]]<ref name=ph/>]]
Inhabited since pre-historic times, the area of [[Skarżysko-Kamienna]] and [[Wąchock]] contains several hundred former [[Paleolithic]] sites from 13,000-10,000 years ago, now known as the Rydno Archaeological Reserve.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://zabytek.pl/pl/obiekty/skarzysko-kamienna-rezerwat-archeologiczny-rydno-zespol-paleolit|title=Rezerwat archeologiczny Rydno - zespół paleolitycznych osad przemysłowych wraz z kopalnią hematytu|website=Zabytek.pl|author=Nina Glińska|access-date=28 May 2024|language=pl}}</ref> From 3900 BC to 1600 BC, [[striped flint]] was mined at [[Krzemionki]], one of the largest known complexes of prehistoric flint mines in Europe, now a [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]] and [[Historic Monument (Poland)|Historic Monument of Poland]].


The territory formed part of Poland since its establishment in the 10th century. [[Sandomierz]] was mentioned as one of three centers of the Kingdom of Poland, along [[Kraków]] and [[Wrocław]], in the early-12th-century ''[[Gesta principum Polonorum]]'' chronicle. Sandomierz and [[Wiślica]], whose historic landmarks are designated Historic Monuments of Poland,<ref name=ph/><ref name=phw/> are former medieval ducal seats of the [[Piast dynasty]]. In the early modern period the [[Old-Polish Industrial Region]] developed in the region. Following the late-18th-century [[Partitions of Poland]], the region witnessed several uprisings against foreign rule, i.e. the [[November Uprising]] of 1830–1831 and [[January Uprising]] of 1863–1864. In the [[interbellum]], the region was part of reborn independent Poland. Its industry was developed as part of the [[Central Industrial Region (Poland)|Central Industrial Region]] of Poland.
== Cities and towns ==

[[File:Dworzec PKS Kościół Kielce.jpg|thumb|[[Kielce]] is the capital of the voivodeship]]
During [[World War II]], it was [[Occupation of Poland (1939–1945)|occupied by Germany]], with the occupiers committing their genocidal policies against [[Nazi crimes against the Polish nation|Poles]] and [[The Holocaust|Jews]] in the region, massacring civilians, including at [[Skarżysko-Kamienna]] and [[Michniów massacre|Michniów]], and operating numerous prisons and [[Forced labour under German rule during World War II|forced labour]] camps. The [[Polish resistance movement in World War II|Polish resistance movement]] was active in the region, with the short-lived [[Second Republic of Pińczów|Republic of Pińczów]] liberated in 1944.
[[File:Czestocice museum 20060501 1011.jpg|thumb|[[Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski]] is the second most populous city]]

[[File:Polska Sandomierz 017.jpg|thumb|[[Sandomierz]] is one of the main tourist destinations in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship]]
Holy Cross Province was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former [[Kielce Voivodeship]], eastern [[Częstochowa Voivodeship]], and western [[Tarnobrzeg Voivodeship]], pursuant to the [[Polish local government reforms]] adopted in 1998.
[[File:Palac kurozweki.jpg|thumb|right|[[Kurozwęki Palace]]]]

The voivodeship contains 32 cities and towns. These are listed below in descending order of population (according to official figures for 2006<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.stat.gov.pl/gus/45_655_ENG_HTML.htm |title= Population. Size and structure by territorial division. As of June 30, 2007 |publisher= Central Statistical Office |place= Warsaw | access-date= 2 January 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071217105527/http://www.stat.gov.pl/gus/45_655_ENG_HTML.htm |archive-date= 27 December 2007}}</ref> ):
==Cities and towns==
[[File:Zabudowa ul. Sienkiewicza (56) (jw14).JPG|thumb|[[Kielce]] is the capital of the voivodeship]]
[[File:Ostrowiec muzeum 20071006 1321 2.jpg|thumb|[[Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski]] is the second most populous city]]
{{historical populations|1988|1317441|2002|1297477|2011|1280721|2021|1196557|align=right|cols=1|source=<ref>{{cite web |title=Statistics Poland - National Censuses|url=https://bdl.stat.gov.pl/bdl/dane/podgrup/temat/}}</ref>}}The voivodeship contains 4 cities and 39 towns. These are listed below in descending order of population (according to official figures for 2019<ref name="population">{{Cite web|last=GUS|title=Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June|url=https://stat.gov.pl/en/topics/population/population/population-size-and-structure-and-vital-statistics-in-poland-by-territorial-division-in-2019-as-of-30th-june,3,26.html|access-date=2020-09-11|website=stat.gov.pl|language=en}}</ref>):
{{columns-list|colwidth=20em|
{{columns-list|colwidth=20em|
'''Cities (governed by a city mayor or ''prezydent miasta''):'''
# [[Kielce]] (207,718)
# [[Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski]] (73,937)
# [[Kielce]] (195,266)
# [[Starachowice]] (53,092)
# [[Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski]] (68,641)
# [[Skarżysko-Kamienna]] (49,131)
# [[Starachowice]] (48,646)
# [[Sandomierz]] (25,088)
# [[Skarżysko-Kamienna]] (45,068)

# [[Końskie]] (20,667)
'''Towns:'''
# [[Busko-Zdrój]] (17,297)
# [[Jędrzejów]] (16,577)
# [[Sandomierz]] (23,494)
# [[Staszów]] (15,499)
# [[Końskie]] (19,176)
# [[Pińczów]] (11,886)
# [[Busko-Zdrój]] (15,832)
# [[Włoszczowa]] (10,782)
# [[Jędrzejów]] (15,076)
# [[Suchedniów]] (8,911)
# [[Staszów]] (14,762)
# [[Połaniec]] (8,316)
# [[Pińczów]] (10,774)
# [[Opatów]] (6,846)
# [[Włoszczowa]] (9,985)
# [[Sędziszów]] (6,813)
# [[Suchedniów]] (8,347)
# [[Stąporków]] (5,986)
# [[Połaniec]] (8,098)
# [[Kazimierza Wielka]] (5,730)
# [[Opatów]] (6,466)
# [[Ożarów]] (4,816)
# [[Sędziszów]] (6,451)
# [[Chęciny]] (4,252)
# [[Stąporków]] (5,639)
# [[Chmielnik]] (4,005)
# [[Kazimierza Wielka]] (5,550)
# [[Małogoszcz]] (3,943)
# [[Ożarów]] (4,569)
# [[Chęciny]] (4,444)
# [[Radoszyce, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship|Radoszyce]] (3,267)
# [[Ćmielów]] (3,172)
# [[Małogoszcz]] (3,748)
# [[Chmielnik, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship|Chmielnik]] (3,681)
# [[Kunów]] (3,127)
# [[Radoszyce, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship|Radoszyce]] (3,135)
# [[Daleszyce]] (2,800)
# [[Wąchock]] (2,760)
# [[Ćmielów]] (3,012)
# [[Koprzywnica]] (2,531)
# [[Kunów]] (2,967)
# [[Bodzentyn]] (2,241)
# [[Daleszyce]] (2,896)
# [[Wąchock]] (2,766)
# [[Osiek, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship|Osiek]] (1,955)
# [[Zawichost]] (1,853)
# [[Koprzywnica]] (2,470)
# [[Stopnica]] (1,545)
# [[Bodzentyn]] (2,233)
# [[Osiek, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship|Osiek]] (2,007)
# [[Skalbmierz]] (1,323)
# [[Oleśnica, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship|Oleśnica]] (1,849)
# [[Działoszyce]] (1,068)
# [[Wiślica]] (503)
# [[Zawichost]] (1,771)
# [[Morawica, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship|Morawica]] (1,711)
# [[Opatowiec]] (338)
# [[Łagów, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship|Łagów]] (1,580)
# [[Stopnica]] (1,420)
# [[Nowa Słupia]] (1,360)
# [[Skalbmierz]] (1,285)
# [[Pierzchnica]] (1,144)
# [[Pacanów]] (1,108)
# [[Szydłów]] (1,097)
# [[Nowy Korczyn]] (942)
# [[Działoszyce]] (907)
# [[Wiślica]] (516)
# [[Opatowiec]] (332)
# [[Piekoszów]]
# [[Łopuszno]]
# [[Klimontów, Sandomierz County|Klimontów]]
# [[Gowarczów]]
# [[Iwaniska]]
# [[Bogoria, Poland|Bogoria]]
# [[Sobków]]
}}
}}


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|-bgcolor="D0D8DD"
|-bgcolor="D0D8DD"
| align="center"|'''English and<br /> Polish names'''
| align="center"|'''English and<br /> Polish names'''
| align="center"|'''Area<br /> <small>(km²)</small>'''
| align="center"|'''Area<br /> <small>(km<sup>2</sup>)</small>'''
| align="center"|'''Population<br /> <small>(2006)</small>'''
| align="center"|'''Population<br /> <small>(2019)</small>'''
| align="center"|'''Seat'''
| align="center"|'''Seat'''
| width="30%" align="center"|'''Other towns'''
| width="30%" align="center"|'''Other towns'''
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| [[Kielce]]
| [[Kielce]]
| align="right"|110
| align="right"|110
| align="right"|207,718
| align="right"|195,266
| colspan=2 |
| colspan=2 |
| align="center"|1
| align="center"|1
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|[[Kielce County]]<br /> powiat kielecki
|[[Kielce County]]<br /> powiat kielecki
| align="right"| 2,247
| align="right"| 2,247
| align="right"|198,581
| align="right"|210,940
|[[Kielce]] *
|[[Kielce]] *
|[[Chęciny]], [[Chmielnik]], [[Daleszyce]], [[Bodzentyn]]
|[[Chęciny]], [[Chmielnik, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship|Chmielnik]], [[Daleszyce]], [[Bodzentyn]], [[Łopuszno]], [[Piekoszów]]
| align="center"|19
| align="center"|19
|-
|-
|[[Ostrowiec County]]<br /> powiat ostrowiecki
|[[Ostrowiec County]]<br /> powiat ostrowiecki
| align="right"| 616
| align="right"| 616
| align="right"|116,179
| align="right"|109,512
|[[Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski]]
|[[Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski]]
|[[Ćmielów]], [[Kunów]]
|[[Ćmielów]], [[Kunów]]
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|[[Starachowice County]]<br /> powiat starachowicki
|[[Starachowice County]]<br /> powiat starachowicki
| align="right"| 523
| align="right"| 523
| align="right"|94,395
| align="right"|89,925
|[[Starachowice]]
|[[Starachowice]]
|[[Wąchock]]
|[[Wąchock]]
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|[[Jędrzejów County]]<br /> powiat jędrzejowski
|[[Jędrzejów County]]<br /> powiat jędrzejowski
| align="right"| 1,257
| align="right"| 1,257
| align="right"|89,304
| align="right"|85,757
|[[Jędrzejów]]
|[[Jędrzejów]]
|[[Sędziszów]], [[Małogoszcz]]
|[[Sędziszów]], [[Małogoszcz]]
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|[[Końskie County]]<br /> powiat konecki
|[[Końskie County]]<br /> powiat konecki
| align="right"| 1,140
| align="right"| 1,140
| align="right"|84,239
| align="right"|80,154
|[[Końskie]]
|[[Końskie]]
|[[Stąporków]], [[Radoszyce, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship|Radoszyce]]
|[[Stąporków]], [[Radoszyce, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship|Radoszyce]], [[Gowarczów]]
| align="center"|8
| align="center"|8
|-
|-
|[[Sandomierz County]]<br /> powiat sandomierski
|[[Sandomierz County]]<br /> powiat sandomierski
| align="right"| 676
| align="right"| 676
| align="right"|81,733
| align="right"|77,352
|[[Sandomierz]]
|[[Sandomierz]]
|[[Koprzywnica]], [[Zawichost]]
|[[Koprzywnica]], [[Zawichost]], [[Klimontów, Sandomierz County|Klimontów]]
| align="center"|9
| align="center"|9
|-
|-
|[[Skarżysko County]]<br /> powiat skarżyski
|[[Skarżysko County]]<br /> powiat skarżyski
| align="right"| 395
| align="right"| 395
| align="right"|80,024
| align="right"|74,343
|[[Skarżysko-Kamienna]]
|[[Skarżysko-Kamienna]]
|[[Suchedniów]]
|[[Suchedniów]]
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|[[Staszów County]]<br /> powiat staszowski
|[[Staszów County]]<br /> powiat staszowski
| align="right"| 925
| align="right"| 925
| align="right"|74,004
| align="right"|72,000
|[[Staszów]]
|[[Staszów]]
|[[Połaniec]], [[Osiek, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship|Osiek]]
|[[Bogoria, Poland|Bogoria]], [[Oleśnica, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship|Oleśnica]], [[Osiek, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship|Osiek]], [[Połaniec]], [[Szydłów]]
| align="center"|8
| align="center"|8
|-
|-
|[[Busko County]]<br /> powiat buski
|[[Busko County]]<br /> powiat buski
| align="right"| 967
| align="right"| 967
| align="right"|73,940
| align="right"|71,807
|[[Busko-Zdrój]]
|[[Busko-Zdrój]]
|[[Pacanów]], [[Nowy Korczyn]], [[Wiślica]]
|
| align="center"|8
| align="center"|8
|-
|-
|[[Opatów County]]<br /> powiat opatowski
|[[Opatów County]]<br /> powiat opatowski
| align="right"| 912
| align="right"| 912
| align="right"|56,645
| align="right"|52,336
|[[Opatów]]
|[[Opatów]]
|[[Ożarów]]
|[[Iwaniska]], [[Ożarów]]
| align="center"|8
| align="center"|8
|-
|-
|[[Włoszczowa County]]<br /> powiat włoszczowski
|[[Włoszczowa County]]<br /> powiat włoszczowski
| align="right"| 906
| align="right"| 906
| align="right"|47,137
| align="right"|45,137
|[[Włoszczowa]]
|[[Włoszczowa]]
|
|
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|[[Pińczów County]]<br /> powiat pińczowski
|[[Pińczów County]]<br /> powiat pińczowski
| align="right"| 611
| align="right"| 611
| align="right"|42,127
| align="right"|39,100
|[[Pińczów]]
|[[Pińczów]]
|[[Działoszyce]]
|[[Działoszyce]]
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| align="right"|35,770
| align="right"|35,770
|[[Kazimierza Wielka]]
|[[Kazimierza Wielka]]
|[[Skalbmierz]]
|[[Opatowiec]], [[Skalbmierz]]
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== Economy ==
The [[Gross domestic product]] (GDP) of the province was 11.6 billion € in 2018, accounting for 2.3% of the Polish economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 15,400 € or 51% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was 58% of the EU average. Świętokrzyskie Voivodship is the province with the fifth lowest GDP per capita in Poland.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/2995521/10474907/1-05032020-AP-EN.pdf/81807e19-e4c8-2e53-c98a-933f5bf30f58|title=Regional GDP per capita ranged from 30% to 263% of the EU average in 2018|website=Eurostat}}</ref>
==Protected areas==
==Protected areas==
[[File:Lysa Gora goloborze 3914 20080703.jpg|thumb|[[Świętokrzyski National Park]]]]
[[File:Lysa Gora goloborze 3914 20080703.jpg|thumb|[[Świętokrzyski National Park]]]]
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*[[Suchedniów-Oblęgorek Landscape Park]]
*[[Suchedniów-Oblęgorek Landscape Park]]
*[[Szaniec Landscape Park]]
*[[Szaniec Landscape Park]]

==Sights and tourism==
[[File:Polska Sandomierz 017.jpg|thumb|[[Sandomierz]] is one of the main tourist destinations in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship]]
There are ten [[List of Historic Monuments (Poland)|Historic Monuments of Poland]] and one [[World Heritage Site]] in the voivodeship:
*[[Krzemionki]] Prehistoric Striped Flint Mining Region (listed as both)
*[[Kraków Bishops Palace]] and [[Kielce Cathedral]]
*[[Henryk Sienkiewicz]] Palace with park in [[Oblęgorek]]
*[[St. Martin's Collegiate Church, Opatów]]
*Camaldolese monastery complex in [[Rytwiany]]
*Old Town of [[Sandomierz]]<ref name=ph>{{Cite Polish law|title=Rozporządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 22 listopada 2017 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii "Sandomierz - historyczny zespół architektoniczno-krajobrazowy"|year=2017|number=2273}}</ref>
*Benedictine monastery complex at [[Święty Krzyż]]
*[[Krzyżtopór]] Castle in [[Ujazd, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship|Ujazd]]<ref>{{Cite Polish law|title=Rozporządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 20 kwietnia 2018 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii "Ujazd - ruiny zamku Krzyżtopór"|year=2018|number=943}}</ref>
*[[Wąchock Abbey]]
*[[Collegiate Basilica of the Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Wiślica|Collegiate Basilica of the Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary]] and stronghold in [[Wiślica]]<ref name=phw>{{Cite Polish law|title=Rozporządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 10 grudnia 2018 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii "Wiślica - zespół kolegiaty pod wezwaniem Narodzenia Najświętszej Maryi Panny wraz z reliktami kościoła pod wezwaniem św. Mikołaja oraz grodzisko"|year=2018|number=2418}}</ref>

Preserved old towns include [[Opatów]] and the fortified town of [[Szydłów]]. In Opatów and Sandomierz there are underground tourist routes in historic cellars under the old town market squares. There are multiple castles, including in [[Bodzentyn Castle|Bodzentyn]], [[Chęciny Castle|Chęciny]], [[Sandomierz Castle|Sandomierz]] and [[Szydłów]], and palaces, including in [[Czyżów Szlachecki]] and [[Kurozwęki Palace|Kurozwęki]].

There are two [[spa town]]s: [[Busko-Zdrój]] and [[Solec-Zdrój]].

[[Ćmielów]], a town with a rich tradition of [[porcelain]] production, is home to the Living Porcelain Museum.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://turystyka.cmielow.com.pl|title=Żywe Muzeum Porcelany w Ćmielowie|language=pl|access-date=3 January 2025}}</ref>

There are numerous [[World War II]] memorials, including memorials at the site of Nazi massacres of Poles and [[Holocaust]] memorials.

<gallery>
Krzemionki 20150519 6495.jpg|[[Krzemionki]]
Kielce-Kirche-5.jpg|[[Kielce Cathedral]]
20180816 Ratusz w Sandomierzu 1652 8985 DxO.jpg|Town Hall in [[Sandomierz]]
Holy Cross Monastery - 04.jpg|[[Święty Krzyż]] Monastery
Ruiny zamku Krzyżtopór 2.jpg|[[Krzyżtopór]]
Kapitularz klasztoru w Wachocku.jpg|[[Wąchock Abbey]]
Kurozwęki Castle 20230719 01.jpg|[[Kurozwęki Palace]]
Czyzow palace 20060623 1402.jpg|[[Czyżów Szlachecki]] Palace
Krakow Gate in Szydlow 01.jpg|Fortified town of [[Szydłów]]
PL - Opatów - ratusz - 2012-08-11--16-01-20-01.jpg|Town hall in [[Opatów]]
Busko park (Sanatorium Marconi).jpg|Sanatorium Marconi in [[Busko-Zdrój]]
MOs810 WG 25 2024 (Kielce-Wisła) Ćmielów Market Square 06.jpg|Fountain at the Market Square in [[Ćmielów]]
</gallery>

==Sports==
[[File:Triunfo en la Copa de Europa.jpg|thumb|[[Iskra Kielce]] celebrating victory in the [[2015–16 EHF Champions League]]]]
[[Handball]] and [[association football|football]] enjoy the largest following in the province.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%"
|-
|+ Professional sports teams
|-
!Club
!Sport
!League
!Trophies
|-
|[[Vive Kielce|Barlinek Industria Kielce]]
|Handball (men's)
|[[Polish Superliga|Superliga]]
|20 Polish Championships<br>17 [[Polish Handball Cup|Polish Cups]]<br>1 [[EHF Champions League]] ([[2015–16 EHF Champions League|2016]])
|-
|[[Korona Kielce]]
|Football (men's)
|[[Ekstraklasa]]
|0
|-
|Korona Handball Kielce
|Handball (women's)
|Liga Centralna Kobiet
|0
|}

==Curiosities==
*In the 16th-17th centuries, [[Scots in Poland|Scottish settlers]] were noted in various towns in the current province, including [[Busko-Zdrój]], [[Chęciny]], [[Kielce]], [[Koprzywnica]], [[Nowy Korczyn]], [[Opatów]], [[Pacanów]], [[Pińczów]], [[Połaniec]], [[Raków, Kielce County|Raków]], [[Sandomierz]], [[Secemin]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Wijaczka|first=Jacek|editor-last1=Kopczyński|editor-first1=Michał|editor-last2=Tygielski|editor-first2=Wojciech|year=2010|title=Pod wspólnym niebem. Narody dawnej Rzeczypospolitej|language=pl|location=Warszawa|publisher=Muzeum Historii Polski, Bellona|chapter=Szkoci|page=203|isbn=978-83-11-11724-2}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Świętokrzyskie cuisine]]
*[[Świętokrzyskie cuisine]]
*[[Second Polish Republic]]’s [[Kielce Voivodeship (1919–1939)|Kielce Voivodeship]] (1919–1939)
*[[Second Polish Republic]]'s [[Kielce Voivodeship (1919–1939)|Kielce Voivodeship]] (1919–1939)
* [[Lesser Polish Way]]
* [[Lesser Polish Way]]


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* [http://www.sejmik.kielce.pl/ Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship official website] ('''Polish''', '''English''', '''German''')
* [http://www.sejmik.kielce.pl/ Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship official website] ('''Polish''', '''English''', '''German''')
* [http://www.kielce.uw.gov.pl/ Świętokrzyski Urząd Wojewódzki Official website] ('''Polish''', '''English''', '''Russian''', '''Ukrainian''', '''French''')
* [https://www.kielce.uw.gov.pl/ Świętokrzyski Urząd Wojewódzki Official website] ('''Polish''', '''English''', '''Russian''', '''Ukrainian''', '''French''')
* [http://swietokrzyskie.travel/en/ Regional Tourist Information Center official website] ('''Polish''', '''English''', '''German''')
* [http://swietokrzyskie.travel/en/ Regional Tourist Information Center official website] ('''Polish''', '''English''', '''German''')


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Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
Województwo świętokrzyskie
Voivodeship
Flag of Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
Flag
Coat of arms of Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
Coat of arms
Official logo of Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
Brandmark
Location within Poland
Location within Poland
Division into counties
Division into counties
Coordinates (Kielce): 50°53′N 20°37′E / 50.883°N 20.617°E / 50.883; 20.617
Country Poland
CapitalKielce
Counties
1 city, 13 land counties *
Government
 • BodyExecutive board
 • VoivodeJózef Bryk (PO)
 • MarshalRenata Janik (OdNowa RP)
 • EPLesser Poland and Świętokrzyskie
Area
 • Total
11,672 km2 (4,507 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total
1,237,369
 • Density110/km2 (270/sq mi)
 • Urban
562,221
 • Rural
675,148
GDP
[1]
 • Total€13.147 billion
 • Per capita€10,700
ISO 3166 codePL-26
Vehicle registrationT
HDI (2019)0.866[2]
very high · 12th
Websitehttps://www.kielce.uw.gov.pl/
  • further divided into 102 gminas

Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship (Polish: województwo świętokrzyskie [vɔjɛˈvut͡stfɔ ɕfjɛntɔˈkʂɨskʲɛ] ⓘ),[3] also known as Holy Cross Voivodeship, is a voivodeship (province) in southeastern Poland, in the historical region of Lesser Poland. The province's capital and largest city is Kielce.

Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship is bounded by six other voivodeships: Masovian to the north, Lublin to the east, Subcarpathian to the south-central, Lesser Poland to the south, Silesian to the southwest, and Łódź to the northwest.

The province covers an area of 11,672 square kilometres (4,507 sq mi), making it the second smallest province (after Opole). As at 2019, the total population of Świętokrzyskie Province was 1,237,369.

History

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Sandomierz Royal Castle, a Historic Monument of Poland[4]

Inhabited since pre-historic times, the area of Skarżysko-Kamienna and Wąchock contains several hundred former Paleolithic sites from 13,000-10,000 years ago, now known as the Rydno Archaeological Reserve.[5] From 3900 BC to 1600 BC, striped flint was mined at Krzemionki, one of the largest known complexes of prehistoric flint mines in Europe, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Historic Monument of Poland.

The territory formed part of Poland since its establishment in the 10th century. Sandomierz was mentioned as one of three centers of the Kingdom of Poland, along Kraków and Wrocław, in the early-12th-century Gesta principum Polonorum chronicle. Sandomierz and Wiślica, whose historic landmarks are designated Historic Monuments of Poland,[4][6] are former medieval ducal seats of the Piast dynasty. In the early modern period the Old-Polish Industrial Region developed in the region. Following the late-18th-century Partitions of Poland, the region witnessed several uprisings against foreign rule, i.e. the November Uprising of 1830–1831 and January Uprising of 1863–1864. In the interbellum, the region was part of reborn independent Poland. Its industry was developed as part of the Central Industrial Region of Poland.

During World War II, it was occupied by Germany, with the occupiers committing their genocidal policies against Poles and Jews in the region, massacring civilians, including at Skarżysko-Kamienna and Michniów, and operating numerous prisons and forced labour camps. The Polish resistance movement was active in the region, with the short-lived Republic of Pińczów liberated in 1944.

Holy Cross Province was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Kielce Voivodeship, eastern Częstochowa Voivodeship, and western Tarnobrzeg Voivodeship, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998.

Cities and towns

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Kielce is the capital of the voivodeship
Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski is the second most populous city
Historical population
YearPop.±%
19881,317,441—    
20021,297,477−1.5%
20111,280,721−1.3%
20211,196,557−6.6%
Source: [7]

The voivodeship contains 4 cities and 39 towns. These are listed below in descending order of population (according to official figures for 2019[8]):

Cities (governed by a city mayor or prezydent miasta):
  1. Kielce (195,266)
  2. Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski (68,641)
  3. Starachowice (48,646)
  4. Skarżysko-Kamienna (45,068)

Towns:

  1. Sandomierz (23,494)
  2. Końskie (19,176)
  3. Busko-Zdrój (15,832)
  4. Jędrzejów (15,076)
  5. Staszów (14,762)
  6. Pińczów (10,774)
  7. Włoszczowa (9,985)
  8. Suchedniów (8,347)
  9. Połaniec (8,098)
  10. Opatów (6,466)
  11. Sędziszów (6,451)
  12. Stąporków (5,639)
  13. Kazimierza Wielka (5,550)
  14. Ożarów (4,569)
  15. Chęciny (4,444)
  16. Małogoszcz (3,748)
  17. Chmielnik (3,681)
  18. Radoszyce (3,135)
  19. Ćmielów (3,012)
  20. Kunów (2,967)
  21. Daleszyce (2,896)
  22. Wąchock (2,766)
  23. Koprzywnica (2,470)
  24. Bodzentyn (2,233)
  25. Osiek (2,007)
  26. Oleśnica (1,849)
  27. Zawichost (1,771)
  28. Morawica (1,711)
  29. Łagów (1,580)
  30. Stopnica (1,420)
  31. Nowa Słupia (1,360)
  32. Skalbmierz (1,285)
  33. Pierzchnica (1,144)
  34. Pacanów (1,108)
  35. Szydłów (1,097)
  36. Nowy Korczyn (942)
  37. Działoszyce (907)
  38. Wiślica (516)
  39. Opatowiec (332)
  40. Piekoszów
  41. Łopuszno
  42. Klimontów
  43. Gowarczów
  44. Iwaniska
  45. Bogoria
  46. Sobków

Administrative division

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Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship is divided into 14 counties (powiats): 1 city county and 13 land counties. These are further divided into 102 gminas.

The counties are listed in the following table (ordering within categories is by decreasing population).

English and
Polish names 		Area
(km2) 		Population
(2019) 		Seat Other towns Total
gminas
City counties
Kielce 110 195,266 1
Land counties
Kielce County
powiat kielecki 		2,247 210,940 Kielce * Chęciny, Chmielnik, Daleszyce, Bodzentyn, Łopuszno, Piekoszów 19
Ostrowiec County
powiat ostrowiecki 		616 109,512 Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski Ćmielów, Kunów 6
Starachowice County
powiat starachowicki 		523 89,925 Starachowice Wąchock 5
Jędrzejów County
powiat jędrzejowski 		1,257 85,757 Jędrzejów Sędziszów, Małogoszcz 9
Końskie County
powiat konecki 		1,140 80,154 Końskie Stąporków, Radoszyce, Gowarczów 8
Sandomierz County
powiat sandomierski 		676 77,352 Sandomierz Koprzywnica, Zawichost, Klimontów 9
Skarżysko County
powiat skarżyski 		395 74,343 Skarżysko-Kamienna Suchedniów 5
Staszów County
powiat staszowski 		925 72,000 Staszów Bogoria, Oleśnica, Osiek, Połaniec, Szydłów 8
Busko County
powiat buski 		967 71,807 Busko-Zdrój Pacanów, Nowy Korczyn, Wiślica 8
Opatów County
powiat opatowski 		912 52,336 Opatów Iwaniska, Ożarów 8
Włoszczowa County
powiat włoszczowski 		906 45,137 Włoszczowa 6
Pińczów County
powiat pińczowski 		611 39,100 Pińczów Działoszyce 5
Kazimierza County
powiat kazimierski 		422 35,770 Kazimierza Wielka Opatowiec, Skalbmierz 5
* seat not part of the county

Economy

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The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the province was 11.6 billion € in 2018, accounting for 2.3% of the Polish economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 15,400 € or 51% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was 58% of the EU average. Świętokrzyskie Voivodship is the province with the fifth lowest GDP per capita in Poland.[9]

Protected areas

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Świętokrzyski National Park

Protected areas in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship include one National Park and nine Landscape Parks. These are listed below.

Sights and tourism

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Sandomierz is one of the main tourist destinations in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship

There are ten Historic Monuments of Poland and one World Heritage Site in the voivodeship:

Preserved old towns include Opatów and the fortified town of Szydłów. In Opatów and Sandomierz there are underground tourist routes in historic cellars under the old town market squares. There are multiple castles, including in Bodzentyn, Chęciny, Sandomierz and Szydłów, and palaces, including in Czyżów Szlachecki and Kurozwęki.

There are two spa towns: Busko-Zdrój and Solec-Zdrój.

Ćmielów, a town with a rich tradition of porcelain production, is home to the Living Porcelain Museum.[11]

There are numerous World War II memorials, including memorials at the site of Nazi massacres of Poles and Holocaust memorials.

Sports

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Iskra Kielce celebrating victory in the 2015–16 EHF Champions League

Handball and football enjoy the largest following in the province.

Professional sports teams
Club Sport League Trophies
Barlinek Industria Kielce Handball (men's) Superliga 20 Polish Championships
17 Polish Cups
1 EHF Champions League (2016)
Korona Kielce Football (men's) Ekstraklasa 0
Korona Handball Kielce Handball (women's) Liga Centralna Kobiet 0

Curiosities

[edit]

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat". Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Subnational HDI - Global Data Lab". globaldatalab.org. Radboud University Nijmegen. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Contact". The Marshal Office of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship.
  4. ^ a b c Rozporządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 22 listopada 2017 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii "Sandomierz - historyczny zespół architektoniczno-krajobrazowy", Dz. U., 2017, No. 2273
  5. ^ Nina Glińska. "Rezerwat archeologiczny Rydno - zespół paleolitycznych osad przemysłowych wraz z kopalnią hematytu". Zabytek.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  6. ^ a b Rozporządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 10 grudnia 2018 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii "Wiślica - zespół kolegiaty pod wezwaniem Narodzenia Najświętszej Maryi Panny wraz z reliktami kościoła pod wezwaniem św. Mikołaja oraz grodzisko", Dz. U., 2018, No. 2418
  7. ^ "Statistics Poland - National Censuses".
  8. ^ GUS. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Regional GDP per capita ranged from 30% to 263% of the EU average in 2018". Eurostat.
  10. ^ Rozporządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 20 kwietnia 2018 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii "Ujazd - ruiny zamku Krzyżtopór", Dz. U., 2018, No. 943
  11. ^ "Żywe Muzeum Porcelany w Ćmielowie" (in Polish). Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  12. ^ Wijaczka, Jacek (2010). "Szkoci". In Kopczyński, Michał; Tygielski, Wojciech (eds.). Pod wspólnym niebem. Narody dawnej Rzeczypospolitej (in Polish). Warszawa: Muzeum Historii Polski, Bellona. p. 203. ISBN 978-83-11-11724-2.
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