Editing Silesian Voivodeship (section)

=== Interwar Poland ===
Silesian Voivodeship was first created in 1920 when the newly independent Polish state established an [[Silesian Voivodeship (1920–1939)|autonomous region]] for all historical lands of Upper Silesia that were to end up in Poland. At the time, Upper Silesia was under international control, and a [[1921 Upper Silesia plebiscite|plebiscite]] was to be held in 1921 to divide the region between Germany and Poland following local results. Katowice has been chosen to be the provincial capital. In 1938, following the annexation of [[Trans-Olza]] region by Poland, the voivodeship's area was expanded to include these new territories. 

The interwar region did not include more than half of its current area, which were parts of the [[Kielce Voivodeship (1919–1939)|Kielce voivodeship]] ([[Sosnowiec]] and [[Częstochowa]] areas), [[Kraków Voivodeship (1919–1939)|Kraków voivodeship]] ([[Jaworzno]] and [[Żywiec]] areas) or [[Germany]] (cities of [[Zabrze]] and [[Bytom]] as well as [[Gliwice]] and [[Racibórz]] areas).