Katowice Voivodeship (1975–1998)

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Katowice Voivodeship (1975–1998) was a former administrative region in southern Poland centered on the industrial city of Katowice, encompassing much of the Upper Silesian urban and mining area before the 1999 territorial reform.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former voivodeship of Poland
abolishedBy 1999 administrative reform of Poland NERFINISHED
administrativeCenter Katowice NERFINISHED
administrativeLevel first-level administrative division of Poland
borderedBy Bielsko-Biała Voivodeship NERFINISHED
Czech Republic NERFINISHED
Częstochowa Voivodeship NERFINISHED
Kraków Voivodeship NERFINISHED
Opole Voivodeship NERFINISHED
capital Katowice NERFINISHED
containsArea Upper Silesian coal mining area NERFINISHED
Upper Silesian urban area NERFINISHED
containsRegion Upper Silesia NERFINISHED
Upper Silesian Industrial Region NERFINISHED
country Poland
createdBy 1975 administrative reform of Poland NERFINISHED
dissolvedIn 1998
endTime 1998
governmentType voivodeship administration
hasPolishName Województwo katowickie NERFINISHED
hasType administrative unit
industrial region
locatedIn southern Poland
locatedInHistoricalRegion Silesia NERFINISHED
majorCity Bytom NERFINISHED
Gliwice NERFINISHED
Katowice NERFINISHED
Ruda Śląska NERFINISHED
Sosnowiec NERFINISHED
Tychy NERFINISHED
Zabrze NERFINISHED
majorIndustry coal mining
heavy industry
steel industry
namedAfter Katowice NERFINISHED
officialLanguage Polish
partOf Polish People’s Republic NERFINISHED
Third Polish Republic NERFINISHED
Upper Silesian metropolitan area NERFINISHED
precededBy Katowice Voivodeship (1950–1975) NERFINISHED
replacedBy Silesian Voivodeship NERFINISHED
startTime 1975
subdivisionOf Poland NERFINISHED
timePeriod Polish administrative division 1975–1998
usedCoatOfArmsOf Katowice Voivodeship NERFINISHED
usedFlagOf Katowice Voivodeship NERFINISHED

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Opole Voivodeship (1975–1998) borders Katowice Voivodeship (1975–1998)