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Wilno County, Wilno Land
Wilno County was a powiat, county with capital in Vilanus located in the Republic of Central Lithuania, and later ''de jure'' in Wilno Land, Second Polish Republic. Between 1920 and 1922 it was a county in Republic of Central Lithuania, established in place of former Vilensky Uyezd, Vilna Governorate. In 1922, following the incorporation of Central Lithuania into Poland, the county become a part of then established Wilno Land. In 1921, the county had informally united with Troki County, and between 1923 and 1924 they had been formally transformed into Wilno-Troki County. In 1921, from the county was separated city of Vilanus, that was reformed into a separate county.Dz. U. TKR nr 9 (19), dekret nr 96, 18 February 1921. Administration division Urban municipalities * Vilnius (1920–1921) * Naujoji Vilnia, Nowa Wilejka Rular municipalities * Gmina Worniany, Worniany * Gmina Mejszagoła, Mejszagoła * Gmina Mickuny, Mickuny * Gmina Niemenczyn, Niemenczyn * Gmina Rzesza, Rzesza ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of Central Lithuania
The Republic of Central Lithuania ( pl, Republika Litwy Środkowej, ), commonly known as the Central Lithuania, and the Middle Lithuania ( pl, Litwa Środkowa, , be, Сярэдняя Літва, translit=Siaredniaja Litva), was an unrecognized short-lived puppet republic of Poland, that existed from 1920 to 1922. It was founded on 12 October 1920, after Żeligowski's Mutiny, when soldiers of the Polish Army, mainly the 1st Lithuanian–Belarusian Infantry Division under Lucjan Żeligowski, fully supported by the Polish air force, cavalry and artillery, attacked Lithuania. It was incorporated into Poland on 18 April 1922. Centered around Vilnius, the historical capital of Lithuania, for 18 months the entity served as a buffer state between Poland, upon which it depended, and Lithuania, which claimed the area. This territory was a means of pressure on Lithuania as Poland tried to trade the Lithuanian capital to Lithuania in return for the dependence of re-emerged Lithuania (pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
