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Peczeniżyn County
Peczeniżyn County (, ) was a former Polish powiat, county (Powiat) in the Stanisławów Voivodeship in Southeastern Second Polish Republic, Poland. The county was established in 1921 as a direct successor of the Austria-Hungary, Austrian Peczeniżyn District (, ). On April 1, 1929, the county was liquidated and its territory was incorporated into the neighbouring Kołomyja County. History Ukrainian administration sprang up on the territory of the former Austria-Hungary, Austrian Peczeniżyn District following the proclamation of the West Ukrainian People's Republic on November 1, 1918. The local Ukrainians, Ukrainian government in Pechenizhyn (), headed by judge Genyk-Berezovskyi came to be known as the "Pechenizhyn Republic"—lasting for 3 months. Under ZUNR administration, lieutenant Simenovych was appointed as county commissioner. Ukrainian administration in Pechenizhyn came to an end with the Romanian occupation of Pokuttya in early 1919, when Romanian troops occupied ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Powiat
A ''powiat'' (; ) is the second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture (Local administrative unit, LAU-1 [formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics, NUTS-4]) in other countries. The term "''powiat''" is most often translated into English as "county" or "district" (sometimes "poviat"). In historical contexts, this may be confusing because the Polish term ''hrabstwo'' (an administrative unit administered/owned by a ''hrabia'' (count) is also literally translated as "county". A ''powiat'' is part of a larger unit, the Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship (Polish language, Polish ''województwo'') or province. A ''powiat'' is usually subdivided into ''gminas'' (in English, often referred to as "Commune (administrative division), communes" or "municipality, municipalities"). Major towns and cities, however, function as separate counties in their own right, without subdivision into ''gmina''s. They ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
