Volhynian District (1920–1921)

District of Second Polish Republic

Volhynian District

Okręg wołyński (Polish)

District of Second Polish Republic
1920–1921

Location within Second Polish Republic
Capital| Lutsk
History|

• Established

| 20 December 1920

• Reformation into Volhynian Voivodeship

| 19 February 1921
Contained within|
• Country|  Second Polish Republic
Political subdivisions| 10 counties (1920–1921)
8 counties (1921)

Preceded by | Succeeded by

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|  | Volhynian District

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| Volhynian Voivodeship |

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Volhynian District[a] was a district of Second Polish Republic from 1920 to 1921. Its capital was Lutsk. It was formed on 20 December 1920 from Volhynian District of the freshly disestablished Provisional Administration of Front-line and Phase Territories. On 19 February 1921 it was reformed into Volhynian Voivodeship.[1]

## History

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Volhynian District was established as the district of Second Polish Republic on 20 December 1920. It was formed from Volhynian District. It replaced the administration of the Provisional Administration of Front-line and Phase Territories in the region. The region was governed by the Chief of District, a public official, who was a representative of the Council of Ministers, responsible for the implementation of the laws as well as superior to local administration offices.[2]

From Volhynian District were included 10 counties: Dubno, Horochów, Kowel, Krzemieniec, Luboml, Łuck, Ostróg County, Równe, Sarny and Włodzimierz.

On 19 February 1921, the district was reformed into Volhynian Voivodeship.[1]

## Subdivision

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### Counties

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* Dubno County
* Horochów County
* Kowel County
* Krzemieniec County
* Luboml County
* Łuck County
* Ostróg County
* Równe County
* Sarny County
* Włodzimierz County

## Notes

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1. ^ Polish: Okręg wołyński

## References

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1. ^ a b Dz.U. z 1921 r. nr 16, poz. 93
2. ^ Dz.U. z 1920 r. nr 115, poz. 760

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Subdivisions of the Second Polish Republic (1919–1939)

Independent cities|

* Capital City of Warsaw

Land voivodeships|

* Białystok
* Kielce
* Kraków
* Lublin
* Lwów
* Łódź
* Nowogródek
* Polesie
* Pomeranian
* Poznań
* Stanisławów
* Tarnopol
* Volhynian
* Warsaw
* Wilno

Autonomous voivodeships|

Silesian

Districts|

* Nowogródek
* Polesian
* Volhynian
* Wilno Land

Civil administrations|

| Civil Administration
of the Eastern Lands|

* Brześć
* Mińsk
* Wilno
* Volhynian
* Administration of the Volhynian Counties

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Civil Administration
of the Lands of Volhynia
and Podolian Front|

* Podolian
* Volhynian

Provisional Administration
of the Front-line and Phase Territories|

* Brześć
* Mińsk
* Wilno
* Volhynian

Planned voivodeships|

* Sandomierz

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