Kraków Governorate

Kraków Governorate^[a] was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of Congress Poland of the Russian Empire.

Kraków Governorate Краковская губерния
Governorate of Congress Poland
1837–1844
Coat of arms
Capital	Kielce
History
• Established	7 March 1837
• Disestablished	1 January 1844
Preceded by Succeeded by Kraków Voivodeship (1816–1837) Radom Governorate

Kraków Governorate was created from the Kraków Voivodeship by the Tsar's Decree in 7 March 1837. In 1842, it was renamed Kielce Governorate, and then, with the introduction of a new administrative division in Congress Poland on 1 January 1844, Kielce Governorate was merged with Sandomierz Governorate and received the name Radom Governorate.

Notes

1. Russian: Краковская губерния, romanized: Krakovskaya guberniya; Polish: Gubernia krakowska

References

• Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland

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