Chęciny County (Polish: Powiat chęciński) was an administrative territorial entity of the Kingdom of Poland and later the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It is unknown when it was established, probably some time in the 14th century. It was located in the central part of the Sandomierz Voivodeship, with the seat in the historic town of Checiny and among others, it included Kielce, Przedborz, Secemin, Malogoszcz, Wloszczowa and Daleszyce. Total area of the county was almost 3000 sq. kilometres.
The county ceased to exist in 1796 when, after the Third Partition of Poland, it was annexed by the Austrian Empire, and its seat was moved to Kielce.
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Administrative division of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
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Province of
Greater Poland |
- Brześć Kujawski
- Chełmno
- Gniezno
- Inowrocław
- Kalisz
- Łęczyca
- Malbork
- Masovian
- Płock
- Pomeranian
- Poznań
- Rawa
- Sieradz
- Prince-Bishopric of Warmia
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Province of
Lesser Poland |
- Bełz
- Bracław
- Chernihów
- Kiev
- Kraków
- Lublin
- Podlaskie
- Podolian
- Ruthenian
- Sandomierz
- Volhynia
- Duchy of Siewierz
- Duchy of Siveria (1619–1635)
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Grand Duchy of
Lithuania |
- Brest Litovsk
- Minsk
- Mstsislaw
- Nowogródek
- Połock
- Smolensk
- Trakai
- Vilnius
- Vitebsk
- Duchy of Samogitia
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| Polish Livonia |
- Duchy of Livonia (1561–1621): Dorpat, Parnawa, Wenden
- Inflanty (1621–1772)
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| Fiefs |
- Lauenburg and Bütow Land
- Duchy of Prussia
- Duchy of Courland and Semigallia
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