Warsaw Praga-Północ County

County within Warsaw City (1944–1960)

Warsaw Praga-Północ County

County of Warsaw
1944–1960
Capital| Warsaw
Area|

• 1947

| 19.93 km2 (7.70 sq mi)
Population|

• 1946

| 96 116
• Type| County
History|

• Established

| 1944

• Disestablished

| 1960
Contained within|
• Country| Provisional Government of the Republic of Poland (1944–1945)
Provisional Government of National Unity (1945–1947)
Polish People's Republic (1947–1960)
• Voivodeship| Warsaw

Preceded by | Succeeded by

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|  | Warsaw County

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| Warsaw |

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The Warsaw Praga-Północ County[a] was a county within the city of Warsaw. It existed from 1944 to 1960, as a county of Warsaw, an independent city, that functioned as a voivodeship. From 1944 to 1945, it was under the administration of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Poland, from 1945 to 1947, under the Provisional Government of National Unity, and from 1947 to 1960, under the Polish People's Republic.

## History

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It was established in 1944, from the part of the Warsaw County, as one of the counties of Warsaw, an independent city, that functioned as a voivodeship.[1] From 1944 to 1945, it was within the territory under the administration of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Poland,[2] which then was replaced by the Provisional Government of National Unity.[3] In 1947, the government had been replaced by the Polish People's Republic.[4]

In 1946 it had 96 116 inhabitants,[5] and in 1947 it had an area of 19.93 km2.[6]

The county existed until 1960, when the counties were replaced by the city districts.[7]

## Citations

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### Notes

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1. ^ Polish: Powiat północnoprasko-warszawski

### References

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1. ^ Ustawa z dnia 28 maja 1975 r. o dwustopniowym podziale administracyjnym Państwa oraz o zmianie ustawy o radach narodowych.
2. ^ Paweł Wieczorkiewicz: Historia polityczna Polski 1935–1945, Warsaw: Książka i Wiedza publishing house, 2005. ISBN 83-05-13441-5, p. 459).
3. ^ Aleksander Gella: Zagłada Drugiej Rzeczypospolitej 1945–1947, Warsaw, 1998.
4. ^ Andrzej Ajnenkiel: Polskie konstytucje. Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna. 1983. ISBN 83-214-0256-9.
5. ^ Powszechny Sumaryczny Spis Ludności z dn. 14 II 1946 r. Warsaw: Główny Urząd Statystyczny, 1947. p. 5.
6. ^ Andrzej Gawryszewski: Ludność Warszawy w XX wieku. Warsaw: Polska Akademia Nauk – Instytut Geografii i Przestrzennego Zagospodarowania im. Stanisława Leszczyckiego, 2009, p. 90, series: Monografie. ISBN 978-83-61590-96-5. ISSN 1643-2312.
7. ^ Jacek Skorupski: Flagi w Warszawie; In: Flaga. Biuletyn Polskiego Towarzystwa Weksykologicznego, vol. 12, p. 11, December 2000. Polskie Towarzystwo Weksykologiczne. ISSN 1509-2429.

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Subdivisions of Warsaw (1944–1960)

Seat: Warsaw

Counties|

* North Warsaw
* South Warsaw
* Warsaw Praga-Północ
* Warsaw Praga-Południe
* Warsaw Śródmieście
* West Warsaw

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