Bracław Voivodeship

Bracław Voivodeship (red) within Poland-Lithuania

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The Bracław Voivodeship (Polish Województwo Bracławskie , Latin Palatinatus Braclaviensis ) was an administrative unit in the Lesser Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland-Lithuania . Erected in 1566, it was part of the Polish crown. For a short time (1672–1699) the area was under Ottoman rule . The voivodship existed until the Second Partition of Poland in 1793. Together with the Podolia Voivodeship , it formed the Podolia region . The area is now part of Ukraine .

The voivodeship had an area of ​​about 31,660 km².

The seat of the voivode was Bracław , where the regional assembly of estates ( Sejmik poselski i deputacki ) also met, but the place of assembly was moved to Winnica in 1598 , so that the city was accepted as the actual capital of the voivodship.

Map of the Voivodeship from 1648

Administrative division

• Powiat winnicki, Winnica (northern part of the voivodeship)
• Powiat bracławski, Bracław (southern part of the voivodeship)
• Powiat zwinogródzki, Zwinogródka (briefly assigned to the voivodeship in 1791)

Voivodes

• Roman Sanguszko (since 1569)
• Janusz Zbaraski (since 1576)
• Stanisław "Rewera" Potocki (1631–1636)
• Andrzej Potocki (since 1662), then field hetman to the Polish crown
• Stanisław Lubomirski (since 1764)

See also

• Administrative division of the Polish aristocratic republic

Web links

• Map of the area of ​​Bracław Voivodeship from 1772