Trakai Voivodeship

Trakai Voivodeship
Latin: Palatinatus Trocensis
Lithuanian: Trakų vaivadija
Polish: Województwo trockie
Voivodeship of
Grand Duchy of Lithuania (1413–1569)
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (1569–1795)
1413–1795
Coat of arms of Trakai
Coat of arms

Trakai Voivodeship (in red) in the 17th century

Trakai Voivodeship in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
CapitalTrakai
Area 
• 1570
31,100 km2 (12,000 sq mi)
• 1790
23,885 km2 (9,222 sq mi)
Population 
• 1790
288,000
 • TypeMonarchy
LegislatureSejmik
History 
• Established by Union of Horodło
1413
1569
1795
Political subdivisionsCounties: 4
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Duchy of Trakai
Vilna Governorate
Slonim Governorate
Province of East Prussia
Podlaskie Voivodeship (1513–1795)
Today part ofLithuania
Poland
Belarus
Population and area are given according to Vaitiekūnas, Stasys (2006). Lietuvos gyventojai: Per du tūkstantmečius (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos institutas. pp. 53, 71. ISBN 5-420-01585-4.

Trakai Voivodeship,[1] Trakai Palatinate, or Troki Voivodeship[2] (Latin: Palatinatus Trocensis, Lithuanian: Trakų vaivadija, Polish: Województwo trockie), was a unit of administrative division and local government in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania from 1413 until 1795.

  1. ^ Laužikas, Rimvydas (2004-10-15). "Trakų vaivadija". Aruodai (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian Institute of History. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
  2. ^ Leszczyński, Anatol (1980). Żydzi ziemi bielskiej od połowy XVII w. do 1795 r.: studium osadnicze. Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich. p. 248. ISBN 83-04-00389-9.

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