Polotsk Voivodeship
Połock Voivodeship (Latin: Palatinatus Polocensis, Lithuanian: Polocko vaivadija, Polish: Województwo połockie, Belarusian: Полацкае ваяводства) was a unit of administrative division and local government in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (Grand Duchy of Lithuania) since the 15th century until the partitions of Poland in 1793.
| Połock Voivodeship Województwo połockie Palatinatus Polocensis | |||||||||
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| Voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, later Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth | |||||||||
| 1504–1793 | |||||||||
Coat of arms
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Połock Voivodeship in red. Voivodeship's borders did not change since the Union of Lublin. | |||||||||
Połock Voivodeship in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth | |||||||||
| Capital | Połock | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• | 21,800 km2 (8,400 sq mi) | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1504 | ||||||||
| 1793 | |||||||||
| Political subdivisions | none | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Belarus Russia | ||||||||
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