Volhynian Counties Administration Explained

Conventional Long Name:Volhynian Counties Administration
Native Name:Zarząd Powiatów Wołyńskich (Polish)
Nation:the Civil Administration of the Eastern Lands
Subdivision:Administrative division
Date Start:7 June
Year Start:1919
Event End:Incorporation into Volhynian District
Date End:9 September
Year End:1919
P1:Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
Flag P1:Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1919-1929).svg
S1:Volhynian District (1919–1920)Volhynian District
Capital:Kowel
Political Subdiv:3 counties
Membership Title1:Civil administration
Membership1: Civil Administration of the Eastern Lands

The Volhynian Counties Administration was a provisional administrative division of the Civil Administration of the Eastern Lands controlled by the Second Polish Republic, that existed from 7 June 1919 to 9 September 1919.[1] Its seat was located in Kowel.[1]

History

The Volhynian Counties Administration was a provisional administrative division, acting as a district of the Civil Administration of the Eastern Lands controlled by the Second Polish Republic. It was established on 7 June 1919, from the area of the Ukrainian SSR, that was occupied by Poland during the Polish–Soviet War.[1] Its seat was located in the town of Kowel (now Kovel, Ukraine), and its area was divided into three counties, which were: Kowel, Łuck, and Włodzimierz.[1] [2] It was incorporated into then-established Volhynian District on 9 September 1919.[3] [4]

Subdivisions

It was divided into counties. Those were:

Citations

References

Notes and References

  1. Journal of the Laws of the Civil Administration of the Eastern Lands, 1919, no. 5, position 41.
  2. Bożena Łazowska: Census of the Eastern Lands of the Second Polish Republic in 1919, in "Wiadomości Statystyczne. The Polish Statistician, 2019, vol. 64, 10, 63–76 DOI: 10.5604/01.3001.0013.7586.
  3. Journal of the Laws of the Civil Administration of the Eastern Lands, 1919, no. 17, position 153.
  4. Adam Janusz Mielcarek: Węzłowe zagadnienia ustrojowe Zarządu Cywilnego Ziem Wschodnich (1919-1920), w świetle aktów normatywnych. Toruń.