Volhynian District was a

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of the

Civil Administration of the Eastern Lands Civil Administration of the Eastern Lands was a civil authority of the territories controlled by Second Polish Republic but not incorporated into the state itself, that was formed during the Polish–Soviet War in 1919 and existed until 1920. It was ...

from September 1919 to January 1920, Civil Administration of the Lands of Volhynia and Podolian Front from January 1920 to September 1920 and Provisional Administration of Front-line and Phase Territories from September 1920 to December 1920,Dz.U. z 1920 r. nr 115, poz. 762
/ref> all of which were under the control of the

Second Polish Republic The Second Polish Republic, at the time officially known as the Republic of Poland, was a country in Central and Eastern Europe that existed between 7 October 1918 and 6 October 1939. The state was established in the final stage of World War I ...

. Its seat was located in

Lutsk Lutsk (, ; see #Names and etymology, below for other names) is a city on the Styr River in northwestern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Volyn Oblast and the administrative center of Lutsk Raion within the oblast. Lutsk has a populati ...

, and before that, its provisional seat was in

Kovel Kovel (, ; ; ) is a city in Volyn Oblast, northwestern Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Kovel Raion within the oblast. Population: Kovel gives its name to one of the oldest runic inscriptions which were lost during World War I ...

. It was established on 9 September 1919 and formed from Administration of the Volhynian Counties and territories conquered from the

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, and existed within the

.Dz. Urz. ZCZW z 1919 r. Nr 5, poz. 41Dz. Urz. ZCZW z 1919 r. Nr 17, poz. 153 On 17 January 1920, it was incorporated into the Civil Administration of the Lands of Volhynia and Podolian Front,Dz. Urz. ZCZW z 1920 r. Nr 6, poz. 79 and on 9 September 1920, to the Provisional Administration of Front-line and Phase Territories.Dziennik Rozkazów z 1920 r. Nr 35, poz. 753.
/ref> On 20 December 1920, the civil administration was disestablished and the district was incorporated mostly into, Volhynian District,

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, with the exception of Koszyrski County that was incorporated into Polesian District, Poland.

History

It was established on 9 September 1919 and formed from the Administration of the Volhynian Counties and territories conquered from the

, and existed within the

. It was formed as a

of the

civil administration Civil authority or civil government is the practical implementation of a state on behalf of its citizens, other than through military units (martial law), that enforces law and order and that is distinguished from religious authority (for exampl ...

under the control of

, of the lands conquered by it during the

Polish–Soviet War The Polish–Soviet War (14 February 1919 – 18 March 1921) was fought primarily between the Second Polish Republic and the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, following World War I and the Russian Revolution. After the collapse ...

. Its provisional seat was located in

. The region was governed by the Chief of District.Joanna Gierowska-Kałłaur, ''Zarząd cywilny ziem wschodnich''. Warsaw. 2003. From the Administration of the Volhynian Counties it incorporated the

counties A county () is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesL. Brookes (ed.) '' Chambers Dictionary''. Edinburgh: Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2005. in some nations. The term is derived from the Old French denoti ...

Kowel Kovel (, ; ; ) is a city in Volyn Oblast, northwestern Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Kovel Raion within the oblast. Population: Kovel gives its name to one of the oldest runic inscriptions which were lost during World War II ...

Łuck Lutsk (, ; see below for other names) is a city on the Styr River in northwestern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Volyn Oblast and the administrative center of Lutsk Raion within the oblast. Lutsk has a population of A city wit ...

and Włodzimierz. Additionally it incorporated counties of:

Dubno Dubno (, ) is a List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality located on the Ikva River in Rivne Oblast (oblast, province) of western Ukraine. It serves as the capital city, administrative center of Dubno Raion ...

, Równe,

Krzemieniec Kremenets (, ; ; ) is a city in Ternopil Oblast, western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Kremenets Raion, and lies north-east of the Pochaiv Lavra. The city is situated in the historic region of Volhynia and features the 12th-ce ...

Ostróg Ostroh ( , ) is a city in Rivne Oblast, western Ukraine. It is situated on the Horyn, Horyn River. Ostroh was the administrative center of Ostroh Raion until 2020, but as a city of regional significance (Ukraine), city of oblast significance did ...

, Zwiahel, Zasław.Dz. Urz. ZCZW z 1919 r. Nr 17, poz. 153. On 20 November 1919, its seat was moved from

.Dz. Urz. ZCZW z 1919 r. Nr 35, poz. 407 On 17 January 1920, it was incorporated into the Civil Administration of the Lands of Volhynia and Podolian Front. On 15 March 1920, was established Sarny County, that was formed from the

municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

of Równe County: Wysock, Dąbrowica, Lubikowicze, Niemowicze, Wiry as well as three newly added municipalities: Kisorycze, Olewsk and Jurowo. On 15 May 1920,

Starokonstantynów County Starokostiantyniv (, ; or ; ) is a city in Khmelnytskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Starokostiantyniv urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: In 2025, about 30,000 ...

was transferred from Volhynian to Podolian District. On 1 June 1920, counties: Włodzimierz,

, Równe as well as part of

incorporated into Równe and northwest part of

were transferred under the direct rule of Poland.Dz. Urz. ZCZW z 1920 r. Nr 42, poz. 1058.
/ref> On 9 September 1920, to the Provisional Administration of Front-line and Phase Territories. On 12 December 1920, the northern part of Kowel County was reformed into Koszyrski County. On 20 December 1920, the civil administration was disestablished and the district was incorporated mostly into, Volhynian District,

, with the exception of Koszyrski County that was incorporated into Polesian District, Poland.

Subdivision

Counties

* Dubno County * Koszyrski County (from 12 December 1920)Dz. Urz. ZTPiE z 1920 r. Nr 5, poz. 42 * Kowel County * Krzemieniec Coounty * Łuck County * Ostróg County *

Owrucz Ovruch (, ) is a city in Korosten Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine, first mentioned as Vruchiy in 977. It was the capital city of the Drevlians in the 900s, later conquered by the Mongols in the 13th century, then later part of the Grand ...

(after 9 September 1919) * Równe County * Sarny County (from 15 March 1920) *

(after 9 September 1919, until 15 May 1920) * Włodzimierz County * Zwiahel County * Zasław County

Notes

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Volhynian District (1919-1920) States and territories established in 1919 States and territories disestablished in 1920 1919 establishments in Poland 1920 disestablishments in Poland Districts of the civil administrations of the Second Polish Republic Wołyń Voivodeship (1921–1939) History of Volhynia