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Vitebsk Voivodeship

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

Facts

15 properties

Identity

Instance of
voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Inception
1503[13]

Location

Country
Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth[2][3]
Coordinate location
🗺️ 55.198°, 30.177°
Located in the administrative territorial entity
Grand Duchy of Lithuania[1]
Shares border with
Polotsk Voivodeship, Minsk Voivodeship, Mstsislaw Voivodeship, Smolensk Voivodeship[5][6][7][8]

Population and size

Area
+24600[18]
More facts +8
Capital
Vitebsk[4]
Coat of arms
coat of arms of Vitebsk Voivodeship (1503–1772)[12]
Contains the administrative territorial entity
Vitebsky povet, Orshansky povet[9][10]
Different from
Wikidata item[17]
Dissolved, abolished or demolished date
1772[14]
Flag
Banner of Vitebsk Voivodeship[11]
Replaced by
Russian Empire[16]
Replaces
Duchy of Lithuania[15]
🏷️ Also known as
en Vitebsk Voivodeship cs Vitebské vojvodství el Βοεβοδάτο Βίτεμπσκ es Voivodato de Vítebsk fr Voïvodie de Viciebsk fr Voïvodie de Vitebsk fr Voïvodie de Witebsk he פרובינציית ויטבסק it Voivodato di Vicebsk ja ヴィテプスク県 pl województwo witebskie pt Voivodia de Witebsk ru Витебское воеводство uk Вітебське воєводство zh 维捷布斯克省
🔖 Identifiers · 4
VIAF cluster ID
16162606418449531319
GND ID
1236767446
Freebase ID
/m/04pqbl
Topic's main category
Category:Vitebsk Voivodeship

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🔗 Connections
Contained subdivisions 4
Vitebsk, Horki, Orshansky povet, Vitebsky povet
Shares border with 4
Minsk Voivodeship, Polotsk Voivodeship, Smolensk Voivodeship, Mstsislaw Voivodeship
Contains the administrative territorial entity 2
Orshansky povet, Vitebsky povet
Capital 1
Vitebsk
Category of associated people 1
Category:People from Vitebsk Voivodeship
Country 1
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Located in the administrative territorial entity 1
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
People born here 1
Franciszek Bohomolec
Replaced by 1
Russian Empire
Replaces 1
Duchy of Lithuania
Topic's main category 1
Category:Vitebsk Voivodeship
← Capital of 1
Vitebsk
← Category's main topic 1
Category:Vitebsk Voivodeship
← Contains the administrative territorial entity 1
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 25w ago · איש הישראלי · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Replaced by → —
    Flag → Banner of Vitebsk Voivodeship
    Located in → —
    Instance of → voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Country: Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth"
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