Vitebsk Voivodeship

former voivodeships of Grand Duchy of Lithuania (from 1569 Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth)
AdministrativeArea voivodeship_of_the_grand_duchy_of_lithuania Q550403
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Vitebsk Voivodeship

Summary

Vitebsk Voivodeship is a voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania[1]. It draws 29 Wikipedia views per month (voivodeship_of_the_grand_duchy_of_lithuania category, ranking #10 of 13).[2]

Key Facts

  • Vitebsk Voivodeship is located in Grand Duchy of Lithuania[3].
  • Vitebsk Voivodeship is in the country of Grand Duchy of Lithuania[4].
  • Vitebsk Voivodeship's instance of is recorded as voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania[5].
  • Vitebsk Voivodeship's capital is recorded as Vitebsk[6].
  • Vitebsk Voivodeship's shares border with is recorded as Polotsk Voivodeship[7].
  • Vitebsk Voivodeship's shares border with is recorded as Minsk Voivodeship[8].
  • Vitebsk Voivodeship's shares border with is recorded as Mstsislaw Voivodeship[9].
  • Vitebsk Voivodeship's shares border with is recorded as Smolensk Voivodeship[10].
  • Vitebsk Voivodeship's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Vitebsky povet[11].
  • Vitebsk Voivodeship's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Orshansky povet[12].
  • Vitebsk Voivodeship's flag is recorded as Banner of Vitebsk Voivodeship[13].
  • Vitebsk Voivodeship's coat of arms is recorded as coat of arms of Vitebsk Voivodeship (1503–1772)[14].
  • Vitebsk Voivodeship's Commons category is recorded as Vitebsk Voivodeship (1503–1772)[15].
  • 1503 marks the founding of Vitebsk Voivodeship[16].
  • Vitebsk Voivodeship was dissolved in January 1, 1772[17].
  • Vitebsk Voivodeship's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 55.198, 'lon': 30.1775}[18].
  • Vitebsk Voivodeship's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Vitebsk Voivodeship[19].
  • Vitebsk Voivodeship's replaces is recorded as Duchy of Lithuania[20].
  • Vitebsk Voivodeship's replaced by is recorded as Russian Empire[21].
  • Vitebsk Voivodeship's category for people born here is recorded as Q59143176[22].
  • Vitebsk Voivodeship's category for people who died here is recorded as Q109978560[23].
  • Vitebsk Voivodeship's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Vitebsk Voivodeship[24].
  • Vitebsk Voivodeship's different from is recorded as Q58787447[25].
  • Vitebsk Voivodeship covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+24600'}[26].

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Geography

Vitebsk Voivodeship is in the country of Grand Duchy of Lithuania[4]. It is located in Grand Duchy of Lithuania[3].

Physical Characteristics

Vitebsk Voivodeship covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+24600'}[26].

Designation and Status

Vitebsk Voivodeship's instance of is recorded as voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania[5].

History and Context

1503 marks the founding of Vitebsk Voivodeship[16].

Why It Matters

Vitebsk Voivodeship draws 29 Wikipedia views per month (voivodeship_of_the_grand_duchy_of_lithuania category, ranking #10 of 13).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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