Chernihiv Voivodeship

Województwo Czernihowskie Chernihiv Voivodeship Voivodeship of Poland¹ ← 1635–1654 → Coat of arms Chernihiv Voivodeship in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1635. Capital Chernihiv History  - Established 1635  - Disestablished 1654 Political subdivisions Land counties: 2

Chernihiv (Chernigov, Czernihów) Voivodeship (Polish: Województwo Czernihowskie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in the Kingdom of Poland (Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth) from 1635 until Khmelnytsky Uprising in 1648 (but technically existed up until 1654). Also it was used as a szlachta title in Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth until partitions of Poland in 1772/1795. In 1635, Marcin Kalinowski was the first voivode (governor) of the Chernihiv Voivodeship.

Voivodeship Governor (Wojewoda) seat:

• Chernihiv

Voivodes: Marcin Kalinowski (1635-1652)

Administrative divisions:

• Chernihiv County
• Nowogród County