Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodship
Kujavian-Pomeranian voivodship since 1999
The Kujavian-Pomeranian Voivodship (in Polish województwo kujawsko-pomorskie) is an administrative region or voivodship in central-northern Poland.
Created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Bydgoszcz, Torun and Wloclawek voivodships as a result of Local Government Reogranization Act of 1998. The voivodship's name recalls the 2 historical regions of Pomerania and Kuyavia (or Cuiavia).
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Major cities and towns
(population in 2003):
- Bydgoszcz (384.700);
- Torun (205.800);
- Wloclawek (123.600)
- Grudziadz (102.700);
- Inowroclaw (79.500);
- Brodnica (28.200);
- Swiecie (27.400);
- Chelmno (21.800);
- Naklo nad Notecia (20.100).
Administrative division
- Aleksandrow Kujawski County, Aleksandrow Kujawski
- Brodnica County, Brodnica
- Bydgoszcz City County
- Bydgoszcz County, Bydgoszcz
- Chelmno County, Chelmno
- Golub-Dobrzyn County, Golub-Dobrzyn
- Grudziadz City County
- Grudziadz County, Grudziadz
- Inowroclaw County, Inowroclaw
- Lipno County, Lipno
- Mogilno County, Mogilno
- Naklo County, Naklo nad Notecia
- Radziejow County, Radziejow
- Rypin County, Rypin
- Sepolno County, Sepolno
- Swiecie County, Swiecie
- Torun City County
- Torun County, Torun
- Tuchola County, Tuchola
- Wabrzezno County, Wabrzezno
- Wloclawek City County
- Wloclawek County, Wloclawek
- Znin County, Znin
Major corporations
- Krajowa Spółka Cukrowa SA, Torun
- Frantschach Świecie SA, Swiecie
- Anwil SA, Wloclawek
- Torfarm SA, Torun
- Zachem SA, Bydgoszcz
- Zakład Energetyczny Toruń SA, Torun
- Elana SA, Torun
- Zakłady Tłuszczowe Kruszwica SA, Kruszwica
- ThyssenKrupp Energostal SA, Torun
- Agrolok sp. z o.o., Golub-Dobrzyn
- CPP-Toruń-Pacific sp. z o.o., Torun
- Adriana SA, Kijewo Królewskie
- PUH Chemirol sp. z o.o., Mogilno
- Soda Matwy IZCh SA, Inowroclaw
- Fabryka Lin i Drutu Drumet SA, Wloclawek
- Zespół Elektrociepłowni Bydgoszcz SA, Bydgoszcz
Most popular surnames in the region
- 1. Lewandowski : 23,133
- 2. Wiśniewski : 18,410
- 3. Kowalski : 12,076
See also:
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