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Sandomierz Voivodeship (1939), ((ポーランド語:wojewodztwo sandomierskie)), was a proposed voivodeship of the Second Polish Republic, which was never created because of the Nazi and Soviet invasion of Poland in September 1939. The idea of the creation of this unit was the brainchild of the Minister of Industry and Trade Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski, and it was directly linked with creation of one of the biggest economic projects of interbellum Poland, Central Industrial Region.〔(Warsaw Voice, The Second Polish Republic ) Setting up the Central Industrial Region (COP) between 1936 and 1939 was one of the greatest economic achievements of Second Polish Republic〕 It was intended to cover south-central Poland and be created in late 1939. Its projected size was 24,500 square kilometers, and it was to incorporate 20 or 21 powiats.〔(Catholic University of Lublin. History, creation and beginnings of the COP )〕 == Origins == The historic Polish city of Sandomierz was one of the major urban centers of the Kingdom of Poland, and later the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. The capital of a large Sandomierz Voivodeship, Sandomierz’s importance declined after the Partitions of Poland. In the 19th century it turned into a little town, located right on the border between Austria-Hungary, and the Russian Empire.〔(Tourist guide of Poland, Sandomierz )〕 After World War I, when Poland regained its independence, Sandomierz remained a historically important but economically non-existent location on the map of the newly restored country. The war destroyed a large part of the city, and its population decreased to some 6,000.〔(1000 years of the history of Sandomierz )〕 Sandomierz, located in the Kielce Voivodeship was the capital of a county, but it was not among eight biggest municipalities of the Kielce Voivodeship. The situation began to change in 1937 after Minister Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski publicly stated on February 5: “...today, we are declaring a new slogan in the program of industrialization, which will be granted a symbolic and shortened name: Central Area - Sandomierz...”.〔(Ewa Cepowska, Sandomierz as the capital of the Central Industrial Region )〕 According to other sources, Kwiatkowski announced Sandomierz as capital of the Central Industrial Region as early as 1935.〔(Tourist guide of Poland, Sandomierz )〕 Sandomierz was by no means the biggest city on the area of the Central Industrial Region. Far larger were such cities, as Lublin, Rzeszów, Kielce, and Radom, but Sandomierz was located right in the middle of the region, besides, Kielce and Lublin had already been capitals of the voivodeships (see: Kielce Voivodeship, Lublin Voivodeship). The town was conveniently located along the Vistula, and at the junction of rail lines to Skarżysko-Kamienna, Lwów, and Dębica. The nearby junction of Rozwadów provided a connection to Lublin; furthermore, the Polish government planned construction of the Upper Silesia - Sandomierz - Volhynia line.〔(Ewa Cepowska, Sandomierz as the capital of the Central Industrial Region )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sandomierz Voivodeship (1939)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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