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| governing_body = [[Voivodeship executive board|Executive board]]
| leader_title1 = [[Voivodes of Poland (since 1999)|Voivode]]
| leader_name1 = Józef Bryk ([[Civic
| leader_title2 = [[Voivodeship marshal|Marshal]]
| leader_name2 = [[Renata Janik]] ([[
| leader_title3 = [[European Parliament|EP]]
| leader_name3 = [[Lesser Poland and Świętokrzyskie (European Parliament constituency)|Lesser Poland and Świętokrzyskie]]
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'''Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship''' ({{lang-pl|województwo świętokrzyskie}} {{IPA-pl|vɔjɛˈvut͡stfɔ ɕfjɛntɔˈkʂɨskʲɛ||LL-Q809 (pol)-Olaf-województwo świętokrzyskie.wav}}),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.swietokrzyskie.pro/en/contact/|title=Contact|website=The Marshal Office of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship}}</ref> also known as '''Holy Cross Voivodeship''', is a [[Voivodeships of Poland|voivodeship]] ([[province]]) in southeastern Poland, in the historical region of [[Lesser Poland]]. The province's capital and largest city is [[Kielce]].
Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship is bounded by six other voivodeships: [[Masovian Voivodeship|Masovian]] to the north, [[Lublin Voivodeship|Lublin]] to the east, [[Subcarpathian Voivodeship|Subcarpathian]] to the southeast, [[Lesser Poland Voivodeship|Lesser Poland]] to the south, [[Silesian Voivodeship|Silesian]] to the southwest, and [[Łódź Voivodeship|Łódź]] to the northwest.
==History==
[[File:20180816 Zamek w Sandomierzu 1708 8999 DxO.jpg|thumb|left|[[Sandomierz Castle|Sandomierz Royal Castle]], a [[Historic Monument (Poland)|Historic Monument of Poland]]<ref name=ph/>]]
Inhabited since pre-historic times, the area of [[Skarżysko-Kamienna]] and [[Wąchock]] contains several hundred former [[Paleolithic]] sites from 13,000-10,000 years ago, now known as the Rydno Archaeological Reserve.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://zabytek.pl/pl/obiekty/skarzysko-kamienna-rezerwat-archeologiczny-rydno-zespol-paleolit|title=Rezerwat archeologiczny Rydno - zespół paleolitycznych osad przemysłowych wraz z kopalnią hematytu|website=Zabytek.pl|author=Nina Glińska|access-date=28 May 2024|language=pl}}</ref> From 3900 BC to 1600 BC, [[striped flint]] was mined at [[Krzemionki]], one of the largest known complexes of prehistoric flint mines in Europe, now a [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]] and [[Historic Monument (Poland)|Historic Monument of Poland]].
The territory formed part of Poland since its establishment in the 10th century. [[Sandomierz]] was mentioned as one of three centers of the Kingdom of Poland, along [[Kraków]] and [[Wrocław]], in the early-12th-century ''[[Gesta principum Polonorum]]'' chronicle. Sandomierz and [[Wiślica]], whose historic landmarks are designated Historic Monuments of Poland,<ref name=ph/><ref name=phw/> are former medieval ducal seats of the [[Piast dynasty]]. In the early modern period the [[Old-Polish Industrial Region]] developed in the region. Following the late-18th-century [[Partitions of Poland]], the region witnessed several uprisings against foreign rule, i.e. the [[November Uprising]] of 1830–1831 and [[January Uprising]] of 1863–1864. In the [[interbellum]], the region was part of reborn independent Poland. Its industry was developed as part of the [[Central Industrial Region (Poland)|Central Industrial Region]] of Poland.
During [[World War II]], it was [[Occupation of Poland (1939–1945)|occupied by Germany]], with the occupiers committing their genocidal policies against [[Nazi crimes against the Polish nation|Poles]] and [[The Holocaust|Jews]] in the region, massacring civilians, including at [[Skarżysko-Kamienna]] and [[Michniów massacre|Michniów]], and operating numerous prisons and [[Forced labour under German rule during World War II|forced labour]] camps. The [[Polish resistance movement in World War II|Polish resistance movement]] was active in the region, with the short-lived [[Second Republic of Pińczów|Republic of Pińczów]] liberated in 1944.
Holy Cross Province was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former [[Kielce Voivodeship]], eastern [[Częstochowa Voivodeship]], and western [[Tarnobrzeg Voivodeship]], pursuant to the [[Polish local government reforms]] adopted in 1998.
==Cities and towns==
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[[File:Polska Sandomierz 017.jpg|thumb|[[Sandomierz]] is one of the main tourist destinations in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship]]▼
The voivodeship contains 4 cities and 39 towns. These are listed below in descending order of population (according to official figures for 2019<ref name="population">{{Cite web|last=GUS|title=Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June|url=https://stat.gov.pl/en/topics/population/population/population-size-and-structure-and-vital-statistics-in-poland-by-territorial-division-in-2019-as-of-30th-june,3,26.html|access-date=2020-09-11|website=stat.gov.pl|language=en}}</ref>):
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# [[Wiślica]] (516)
# [[Opatowiec]] (332)
# [[Piekoszów]]
# [[Łopuszno]]
# [[Klimontów, Sandomierz County|Klimontów]]
# [[Gowarczów]]
# [[Iwaniska]]
# [[Bogoria, Poland|Bogoria]]
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== Economy ==
The [[Gross domestic product]] (GDP) of the province was 11.6 billion € in 2018, accounting for 2.3% of the Polish economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 15,400 € or 51% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was 58% of the EU average. Świętokrzyskie Voivodship is the province with the fifth lowest GDP per capita in Poland.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/2995521/10474907/1-05032020-AP-EN.pdf/81807e19-e4c8-2e53-c98a-933f5bf30f58|title=Regional GDP per capita ranged from 30% to 263% of the EU average in 2018|website=Eurostat}}</ref>{{historical populations|1988|1317441|2002|1297477|2011|1280721|2021|1196557|align=right|cols=1|source=pop-stat.mashke.org<ref>{{cite web|title=Division of Poland|url=http://pop-stat.mashke.org/poland-division.htm|date=2024-04-03}}</ref>}}
==Protected areas==
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*[[Suchedniów-Oblęgorek Landscape Park]]
*[[Szaniec Landscape Park]]
==Sights and tourism==
▲[[File:Polska Sandomierz 017.jpg|thumb|[[Sandomierz]] is one of the main tourist destinations in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship]]
There are ten [[List of Historic Monuments (Poland)|Historic Monuments of Poland]] and one [[World Heritage Site]] in the voivodeship:
*[[Krzemionki]] Prehistoric Striped Flint Mining Region (listed as both)
*[[Kraków Bishops Palace]] and [[Kielce Cathedral]]
*[[Henryk Sienkiewicz]] Palace with park in [[Oblęgorek]]
*[[St. Martin's Collegiate Church, Opatów]]
*Camaldolese monastery complex in [[Rytwiany]]
*Old Town of [[Sandomierz]]<ref name=ph>{{Cite Polish law|title=Rozporządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 22 listopada 2017 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii "Sandomierz - historyczny zespół architektoniczno-krajobrazowy"|year=2017|number=2273}}</ref>
*Benedictine monastery complex at [[Święty Krzyż]]
*[[Krzyżtopór]] Castle in [[Ujazd, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship|Ujazd]]<ref>{{Cite Polish law|title=Rozporządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 20 kwietnia 2018 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii "Ujazd - ruiny zamku Krzyżtopór"|year=2018|number=943}}</ref>
*[[Wąchock Abbey]]
*[[Collegiate Basilica of the Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Wiślica|Collegiate Basilica of the Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary]] and stronghold in [[Wiślica]]<ref name=phw>{{Cite Polish law|title=Rozporządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 10 grudnia 2018 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii "Wiślica - zespół kolegiaty pod wezwaniem Narodzenia Najświętszej Maryi Panny wraz z reliktami kościoła pod wezwaniem św. Mikołaja oraz grodzisko"|year=2018|number=2418}}</ref>
Preserved old towns include [[Opatów]] and the fortified town of [[Szydłów]]. In Opatów and Sandomierz there are underground tourist routes in historic cellars under the old town market squares. There are multiple castles, including in [[Bodzentyn Castle|Bodzentyn]], [[Chęciny Castle|Chęciny]], [[Sandomierz Castle|Sandomierz]] and [[Szydłów]], and palaces, including in [[Czyżów Szlachecki]] and [[Kurozwęki Palace|Kurozwęki]].
There are two [[spa town]]s: [[Busko-Zdrój]] and [[Solec-Zdrój]].
There are numerous [[World War II]] memorials, including memorials at the site of Nazi massacres of Poles and [[Holocaust]] memorials.
<gallery>
Krzemionki 20150519 6495.jpg|[[Krzemionki]]
Kielce-Kirche-5.jpg|[[Kielce Cathedral]]
20180816 Ratusz w Sandomierzu 1652 8985 DxO.jpg|Town Hall in [[Sandomierz]]
Holy Cross Monastery - 04.jpg|[[Święty Krzyż]] Monastery
Ruiny zamku Krzyżtopór 2.jpg|[[Krzyżtopór]]
Kurozwęki Castle 20230719 01.jpg|[[Kurozwęki Palace]]
Czyzow palace 20060623 1402.jpg|[[Czyżów Szlachecki]] Palace
Krakow Gate in Szydlow 01.jpg|Fortified town of [[Szydłów]]
PL - Opatów - ratusz - 2012-08-11--16-01-20-01.jpg|Town hall in [[Opatów]]
Busko park (Sanatorium Marconi).jpg|Sanatorium Marconi in [[Busko-Zdrój]]
</gallery>
==Sports==
[[File:Triunfo en la Copa de Europa.jpg|thumb|[[Iskra Kielce]] celebrating victory in the [[2015–16 EHF Champions League]]]]
[[Handball]] and [[association football|football]] enjoy the largest following in the province.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%"
|-
|+ Professional sports teams
|-
!Club
!Sport
!League
!Trophies
|-
|[[Vive Kielce|Barlinek Industria Kielce]]
|Handball (men's)
|[[Polish Superliga|Superliga]]
|20 Polish Championships<br>17 [[Polish Handball Cup|Polish Cups]]<br>1 [[EHF Champions League]] ([[2015–16 EHF Champions League|2016]])
|-
|[[Korona Kielce]]
|Football (men's)
|[[Ekstraklasa]]
|0
|-
|Korona Handball Kielce
|Handball (women's)
|Liga Centralna Kobiet
|0
|}
==Curiosities==
*In the 16th-17th centuries, [[Scots in Poland|Scottish settlers]] were noted in various towns in the current province, including [[Busko-Zdrój]], [[Chęciny]], [[Kielce]], [[Koprzywnica]], [[Nowy Korczyn]], [[Opatów]], [[Pacanów]], [[Pińczów]], [[Połaniec]], [[Raków, Kielce County|Raków]], [[Sandomierz]], [[Secemin]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Wijaczka|first=Jacek|editor-last1=Kopczyński|editor-first1=Michał|editor-last2=Tygielski|editor-first2=Wojciech|year=2010|title=Pod wspólnym niebem. Narody dawnej Rzeczypospolitej|language=pl|location=Warszawa|publisher=Muzeum Historii Polski, Bellona|chapter=Szkoci|page=203|isbn=978-83-11-11724-2}}</ref>
==See also==
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