Piotrków Voivodeship [SEP] dissolved or abolished
Piotrków Voivodeship
Piotrków Voivodeship () was a voivodeship, or unit of administrative division and local government, in Poland from 1975 to 1998, superseded by Łódź Voivodeship. Its capital city was Piotrków Trybunalski.
Major cities and towns (population in 1995).
- Piotrków Trybunalski (81,100)
- Tomaszów Mazowiecki (70,000)
- Bełchatów (59,900)
- Radomsko (51,100)
- Opoczno (21,900)
See also.
- Voivodeships of Poland
in the administrative division of the country, the city became the capital of the new Piotrków Voivodeship, thus regaining the status of an important administrative, educational and cultural centre of Poland. In 1999, the Piotrków Voivodship was dissolved and Piotrków became the capital of Piotrków County within the Łódź Voivodship.
Economy.
Piotrków, thanks to its location, is known as the second largest "logistic centre" after Warsaw. There is a high concentration of warehouses and distribution centres around the city. The biggest distribution centres are: