Each
starostwo was administered by an official known as
starosta. The
starosta received the office from the king and kept it until the end of his life. It usually provided a significant income for the
starosta. His deputy was variously known as
podstarosta,
podstarości,
burgrabia,
włodarz, or
surrogator. The types of
starosta included: •
Starosta Generalny was the administrative official of a territorial unit: either the representative of the King or Grand Duke or a person directly in charge. •
Starosta Grodowy was a county (
powiat)-level official responsible for fiscal duties, police and courts, and also responsible for the execution of judicial verdicts. •
Starosta Niegrodowy was the overseer of the
Crown lands.
Powiat starosta When Poland regained independence in 1918 (until the beginning of the
World War II in 1939) and in 1944–1950, the
starosta was the head of
powiat (county) administration, subordinate to the
voivode. Since
local government reforms effective from 1 January 1999, the
starosta is the head of the
powiat executive board (
zarząd powiatu), and the head of the (part of the powiat administration), elected by the
powiat council (
rada powiatu). == Notes ==