Augustów Voivodeship

Augustów Voivodeship

Infobox Former Subdivision
native_name = Województwo augustowskie
conventional_long_name = Augustów Voivodeship
common_name = Augustów
subdivision = Voivodeship
nation = Kingdom of Poland
(Congress Poland)
year_start = 1816
date_start =
year_end = 1837
date_end =
p1 = Łomża Department
flag_p1 =
s1 = Augustów Governorate
flag_s1 = Flag of the Congress of Poland.svg




image_map_caption =


capital = Łomża (1816-1818), Suwałki (1818-1837)
latd = 53 | latm = 10 | lats = | latNS = N | longd = 22 | longm = 5 | longs = | longEW = E
political_subdiv =

Augustów Voivodeship was created in 1816 from the Łomża Department. Its capital was in Łomża until 1818, when it was transferred to Suwałki. In 1837 it was transformed into Augustów Governorate.

Administrative Divisions

It was divided into 7 counties:
* Biebrzańsk County (seat in Szczuczyn)
* Dąbrowski County (seat in Lipsk, later in Augustów)
* Kalvarija County
* Łomża County
* Marijampolė County
* Tykociń County
* Wigierski-Sejny County (seat in Sejny)


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