Elbląg Voivodeship [SEP] dissolved or abolished
Elbląg Voivodeship
Elbląg Voivodeship () was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland from 1975 to 1998, superseded by the Pomeranian Voivodeship and the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. Its capital city was Elbląg.
Major cities and towns (population in 1995).
- Elbląg (128,700)
- Malbork (40,300)
- Kwidzyn (39,300)
See also.
- Voivodeships of Poland
1940. During World War II, the town was occupied and destroyed by the Red Army on 26 January 1945. About half of the inhabitants had fled from the Soviets by the end of World War II, while the remaining German population was forcibly expelled over the following years.
In 1975 an administrative reform transferred the town to the Elbląg Voivodeship. A later reform dissolved the province and the town became part of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship.
Names.
The town of Tolkmicko consists of the following districts known by