Volhynian Voivodeship

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Province
gptkbp:administrativeDivision Gmina
Powiat
gptkbp:area 29,000 km²
gptkbp:borderedBy gptkb:Ternopil_Oblast
gptkb:Podlaskie_Voivodeship
gptkb:Mazowieckie_Voivodeship
Lviv_Oblast
gptkbp:capital Łuck
gptkbp:climate Cold winters
Warm summers
Continental_climate
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Festivals
Music
Cuisine
Folklore
Traditional crafts
gptkbp:dissolved 1795
gptkbp:economy Agriculture
Manufacturing
Tourism
gptkbp:established 1999
gptkbp:famousFor Cultural diversity
Historical sites
Natural landscapes
gptkbp:geographicalFeature 50.5°N 24.5°E
gptkbp:governmentType Voivodeship_government
gptkbp:historicalEvent Part of the Second Polish Republic
Part_of_the_Polish-Lithuanian_Commonwealth
Annexed_by_the_Russian_Empire
Incorporated_into_the_Soviet_Union
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Cultural_center_of_Eastern_Europe
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Volhynian Voivodeship
gptkbp:language Polish
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Poland
gptkbp:majorCity Sarny
Równe
Włodzimierz Wołyński
Łuck
Kowel
gptkbp:notablePerson Władysław Reymont
Tadeusz Kościuszko
Józef Piłsudski
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Maria Curie-Skłodowska
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Lublin_Voivodeship
gptkb:Podolia_Voivodeship
gptkb:Kiev_Voivodeship
gptkbp:population 1,200,000
gptkbp:region gptkb:Volhynia
gptkbp:timeZone CEST
CET
gptkbp:transportation Railways
Roads
Public transport