Voivodship

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A Voivodship, also spelled Voivodeship, Voivodina or Vojvodina (Romanian: voievodat, Polish: województwo, Serbian: vojvodina (војводина), vojvodstvo (војводство) or vojvodovina (војводовина), Hungarian: vajdaság, Lithuanian: vaivadija), is a geographical unit of administration dating to medieval Romania, Hungary, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Russia and Serbia (see Vojvodina), ruled by a Voivod (voivode). The Voivod (literal translation: "the one who leads the warriors") was initially the military commander next to the ruler. It is sometimes translated as duchy, province, palatinate, or administrative district.

The term voivodship is used in the native languages for the 16 voivodeships of Poland, and for the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina in Serbia, and has found its way into English in some of the larger dictionaries such as the OED, though it is not in common usage .

List of Voivodships

Modern

Historical

Historical voivodships in the territory of modern Romania:
Historical voivodships in the territory of modern Serbia:
- Voivodship of Salan (9th-10th century)
- Voivodship of Sermon (11th century)
- Voivodship of Syrmia of Radoslav Čelnik (1527-1530)
- Serbian Voivodship (1848-1849)
- Voivodship of Serbia and Tamiš Banat (1849-1860)
Historical voivodships in the territory of modern Romania and Serbia:
- Voivodship of Glad (9th-10th century)
- Voivodship of Ahtum (11th century)
Voivodeships in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (1569-1795)
Voivodeships in the historical Grand Duchy of Lithuania:
Voivodeships in the historical Duchy of Livonia:
- Wenden Voivodship (1598-1620)
- Dorpat Voivodship (1598-1620)
- Parnava Voivodship (1598-1620)
- Livonian Voivodship (since 1620s)
Voivodeships of Poland (1921-1939):
Voivodeships of Poland (1945-1975):
Voivodeships of Poland (1975-1998):

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List of Voivodships

Modern

Historical

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