Belz Voivodeship
The Belz Voivodeship ( Polish Belskie WojewĂłdztwo, latin Palatinatus Belzensis, Ukrainian Белзьке воєводство / Bel ' ke voevodstvo ) was an administrative unit of the Polish- Lithuanian Commonwealth in the Ruthenian part of the province of Lesser Poland. It consisted 1462-1772 / 1793. Today the area is mostly in Ukraine and in smaller parts in Poland.
History
After the principality of Belz was drafted by the Kingdom of Poland in 1462 as a completed fiefs Belz Province was formed on the territory of the former principality. It existed until 1772, in a small part ( the town Dubenka (now Dubinki ( Rajon Mostyska ) ) with associated villages ) until 1793.
The region was economically highly developed central lifeline was the Western Bug.
The province was the smallest area in today's Ukraine and the second least populated in the Polish- Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Administrative structures
Capital:
- Belz (Ukrainian Белз / Bel )
Seat of the Landtag ( sejmik Generalny ) for all Ruthenian provinces:
- Sądowa Wisznia ( Ukr Судова Вишня / Sudowa Wyschnja )
Parliament of the Province ( sejmik poselski i deputacki ):
- Belz
There were two senators: the Voivode ( from Belz ) and one (or two) Castellan (s ) (from Lubaczów or Busk ).
The case law was conducted in accordance Magdeburg Law.
Administrative division:
- Circle Belz ( powiat Belsky ), capital Belz
- Circle Grabowiec ( powiat Grabowiecki ), capital Grabowiec
- Circle Horodło ( powiat horodelski ), capital Horodło
- Country Busk ( Ziemia buska ), capital Busk
Since the 18th century:
- Circle Lubaczów ( powiat Lubaczowski ), capital Lubaczów
Voivode
- Mikołaj Sieniawski ( ca.1489 - 1569 )
- January Firlej ( ca.1521 - 1574 )
- Rafał Leszczynski (1579-1636) ( 1619-1636 Voivode )
- Jakub Sobieski (1580-1646) ( Voivode since 1638)
- Dymitr Wiśniowiecki Jerzy (1631-1682)
- Adam Mikołaj Sieniawski (1666-1726) ( 1692-1710 Voivode )
- Stanisław Mateusz Rzewuski (1642-1728) ( Voivode since 1726 )