The Kraków Voivodeship,[a] from 1975 to 1984 known as the Kraków Metropolitan Voivodeship,[b] was a voivodeship (province) of the Polish People's Republic from 1975 to 1989, and the Republic of Poland from 1989 to 1998. Its territory included its capital, Kraków and the surrounding municipalities. It was established on 1 June 1975 from the part of the Kraków Voivodeship, and the city of Kraków, which until then acted as a separate administrative division.[1] It existed until 31 December 1998, when it got incorporated into then-established Lesser Poland Voivodeship.[2]
| Kraków Voivodeship | |||||||||||
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| Voivodeship of the Polish People's Republic and Republic of Poland | |||||||||||
| 1975–1998 | |||||||||||
 The Kraków Voivodeship within Poland in 1975. | |||||||||||
| Capital | Kraków | ||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||
• 1998 | 3,254 km2 (1,256 sq mi) | ||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||
• 1998 | 1 245 000 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Established | 1 June 1975 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 31 December 1998 | ||||||||||
| Contained within | |||||||||||
| • Country |  Polish People's Republic (1975–1989) Poland (1989–1998) | ||||||||||
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edit- ^ Ustawa z dnia 28 maja 1975 r. o dwustopniowym podziale administracyjnym Państwa oraz o zmianie ustawy o radach narodowych. (Dz.U. 1975 nr 16 poz. 91).
- ^ Ustawa z dnia 24 lipca 1998 r. o wprowadzeniu zasadniczego trójstopniowego podziału terytorialnego państwa (Dz.U. z 1998 r. nr 96, poz. 603).