Vitebsk Voivodeship
Vitebsk Voivodeship (Belarusian: Віцебскае ваяводзтва; Polish: Województwo witebskie; Latin: Palatinatus Vitebsciensis) was a unit of administrative division and local government in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (from 1569 Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth) from the 15th century until the partitions of Poland in 1795.
| Vitebsk Voivodeship Vitebsk Voivodeship Palatinatus Vitebsciensis Województwo witebskie | |||||||||
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| Voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, later Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth | |||||||||
| 1503–1772 | |||||||||
Flag
Coat of arms
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Vitebsk Voivodeship in red. Voivodeship's borders did not change since the Union of Lublin. | |||||||||
Witebsk Voivodeship in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth | |||||||||
| Capital | Vitebsk | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• | 24,600 km2 (9,500 sq mi) | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1503 | ||||||||
| 1772 | |||||||||
| Political subdivisions | none | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Belarus Russia | ||||||||
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