Volhynian District
Okręg wołyński (Polish)
District of Civil Administration of the Eastern Lands, Civil Administration of the Lands of Volhynia and Podolian Front and Provisional Administration of Front-line and Phase Territories
1919–1920

Location within Civil Administration of the Lands of Volhynia and Podolian Front
CapitalKovel (1919)
Lutsk (1919–1920)
History 
7 June 1919
• Formation of Volhynian District
9 September 1919
17 January 1920
9 September 1920
• Incorporation into Volhynian District, Poland
20 December 1920
Contained within
 • Civil administration Civil Administration of the Eastern Lands (September 1919 – January 1920)
Civil Administration of the Lands of Volhynia and Podolian Front (January 1920 – September 1920)
Provisional Administration of Front-line and Phase Territories (September 1920 – December 1920)
Political subdivisionsFrom 9 to 11 counties
Preceded by		Succeeded by
Administration of the Volhynian Counties
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
Volhynian District
Polesian District

Volhynian District[lower-alpha 1] was a district of the Civil Administration of the Eastern Lands from September 1919[1] to January 1920, Civil Administration of the Lands of Volhynia and Podolian Front from January 1920[2] to September 1920 and Provisional Administration of Front-line and Phase Territories from September 1920[3] to December 1920,[4] all of which were under the control of the Second Polish Republic. Its seat was located in Lutsk,[5] and before that, its provisional seat was in Kovel.[1]

It was established on 9 September 1919 and formed from Administration of the Volhynian Counties and territories conquered from the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, and existed within the Civil Administration of the Eastern Lands.[1][6] On 17 January 1920, it was incorporated into the Civil Administration of the Lands of Volhynia and Podolian Front,[2] and on 9 September 1920, to the Provisional Administration of Front-line and Phase Territories.[3] On 20 December 1920, the civil administration was disestablished and the district was incorporated mostly into, Volhynian District, Poland, with the exception of Koszyrski County that was incorporated into Polesian District, Poland.[4]

History

It was established on 9 September 1919 and formed from the Administration of the Volhynian Counties and territories conquered from the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, and existed within the Civil Administration of the Eastern Lands.[1][6] It was formed as a district of the civil administration under the control of Second Polish Republic, of the lands conquered by it during the Polish–Soviet War. Its provisional seat was located in Kovel.[1] The region was governed by the Chief of District.[7]

From the Administration of the Volhynian Counties it incorporated the counties of Kowel, Łuck and Włodzimierz.[1] Additionally it incorporated counties of: Dubno, Równe, Krzemieniec, Ostróg, Zwiahel, Zasław.[8]

On 20 November 1919, its seat was moved from Kovel to Lutsk.[5] On 17 January 1920, it was incorporated into the Civil Administration of the Lands of Volhynia and Podolian Front.[2]

On 15 March 1920, was established Sarny County, that was formed from the municipalities of Równe County: Wysock, Dąbrowica, Lubikowicze, Niemowicze, Wiry as well as three newly added municipalities: Kisorycze, Olewsk and Jurowo.[9] On 15 May 1920, Starokonstantynów County was transferred from Volhynian to Podolian District.[10]

On 1 June 1920, counties: Włodzimierz, Kowel, Łuck, Dubno, Równe as well as part of Ostróg incorporated into Równe and northwest part of Krzemieniec were transferred under the direct rule of Poland.[11]

On 9 September 1920, to the Provisional Administration of Front-line and Phase Territories.[3] On 12 December 1920, the northern part of Kowel County was reformed into Koszyrski County.[12]

On 20 December 1920, the civil administration was disestablished and the district was incorporated mostly into, Volhynian District, Poland, with the exception of Koszyrski County that was incorporated into Polesian District, Poland.[4]

Subdivision

Counties

Map of counties of Civil Administration of the Lands of Volhynia and Podolian Front.
  • Dubno County
  • Koszyrski County (from 12 December 1920)[12]
  • Kowel County
  • Krzemieniec Coounty
  • Łuck County
  • Ostróg County
  • Owrucz (after 9 September 1919)
  • Równe County
  • Sarny County (from 15 March 1920)
  • Starokonstantynów County (after 9 September 1919, until 15 May 1920)
  • Włodzimierz County
  • Zwiahel County
  • Zasław County

Notes

  1. ↑ Polish: Okręg wołyński

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dz. Urz. ZCZW z 1919 r. Nr 5, poz. 41
  2. 1 2 3 Dz. Urz. ZCZW z 1920 r. Nr 6, poz. 79
  3. 1 2 3 Dziennik Rozkazów z 1920 r. Nr 35, poz. 753.
  4. 1 2 3 Dz.U. z 1920 r. nr 115, poz. 762
  5. 1 2 Dz. Urz. ZCZW z 1919 r. Nr 35, poz. 407
  6. 1 2 Dz. Urz. ZCZW z 1919 r. Nr 17, poz. 153
  7. ↑ Joanna Gierowska-Kałłaur, Zarząd cywilny ziem wschodnich. Warsaw. 2003.
  8. ↑ Dz. Urz. ZCZW z 1919 r. Nr 17, poz. 153.
  9. ↑ Dz. Urz. ZCZWiFP z 1920 r. Nr 2, poz. 20.
  10. ↑ Dz. Urz. ZCZWiFP z 1920 r. Nr 8, poz. 11.
  11. ↑ Dz. Urz. ZCZW z 1920 r. Nr 42, poz. 1058.
  12. 1 2 Dz. Urz. ZTPiE z 1920 r. Nr 5, poz. 42

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