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

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