Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship

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Country Poland Area 11,672 km²		Capital Kielce
Colleges and Universities Jan Kochanowski University, Kielce University of Technology Points of interest Swietokrzyskie Mountains, Krzyztopor, Przypkowscy Clock Museum, Palace of the Krakow Bishops in Kielce, St Annes Chapel - Pinczow Destinations Kielce, Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski, Sandomierz, Busko-Zdroj, Skarzysko-Kamienna

Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Świętokrzyskie Province, or Holy Cross Province (Polish: województwo świętokrzyskie [vɔjɛˈvut͡stfɔ ɕfʲɛntɔˈkʂɨskʲɛ]) is one of the 16 voivodeships (provinces) 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 (Holy Cross) mountain range. Its capital and largest city is Kielce.

Map of Świętokrzyskie-Voivodeship

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

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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 11,672 square kilometres (4,507 sq mi), making it the second smallest of the voivodeships (after Opole). As at 2006, the total population of Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship is 1,281,796.