Augustów Voivodeship was created in 1816 from the
Łomża Department. Its capital was in
Łomża until 1818, when it was transferred to
Suwałki
Suwałki ( lt, Suvalkai; yi, סואוואַלק) is a city in northeastern Poland with a population of 69,206 (2021). It is the capital of Suwałki County and one of the most important centers of commerce in the Podlaskie Voivodeship. 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
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Łomża County ( pl, powiat łomżyński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local governm ...
* Marijampolė County
* Tykociń County
* Wigierski-Sejny County (seat in
Sejny)
Transportation
The
Augustów Canal was built between 1823 and 1837 in the Augustów Voivodeship of the
Kingdom of Poland
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* Kingdom of Poland, a kingdom existing from 1025 to 1031
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. From the time it was first built, the canal was described by experts as a technological marvel, with 22
sluices and 18
locks
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Common meanings
*Lock and key, a mechanical device used to secure items of importance
*Lock (water navigation), a device for boats to transit between different levels of water, as in a canal
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* ''Lock ...
contributing to its aesthetic appeal. It was the first
summit level canal
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in
Central Europe
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to provide a direct link between the two major rivers,
Vistula River through the
Biebrza River – a tributary of the
Narew River
The Narew (; be, Нараў, translit=Naraŭ; or ; Sudovian: ''Naura''; Old German: ''Nare''; uk, Нарва, translit=Narva) is a 499-kilometre (310 mi) river primarily in north-eastern Poland, which is also a tributary of the river Vis ...
, and the
Neman River through its tributary – the
Czarna Hancza River.
Voivodeships of the Congress Poland
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