Drohobych Oblast
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Drohobych Oblast (December 4, 1939 – June 21, 1959) was an oblast
in the Ukrainian SSR
. It had a territory of 9.6 thousands of km³, and population of 853 thousand (as of 1956).
, Rivne Oblast
, Stanislav (Ivano-Frankivsk) Oblast
, Tarnopil (Ternopil) Oblast
, and Volyn Oblast
) established on the territory of West Ukraine
following the 1939 invasion of Poland
.
On November 27, 1939 eight powiats of Lwow voivodeship
and two powiats of Stanislawow voivodeship
were designated for the creation of Drohobych Oblast, establishment of which was confirmed on December 4, 1939.
On January 17, 1940 the oblast was split into 30 raions and five municipalities: Bircha (village), Boryslav (city), Vysotsko-Vyzhnye (village), Dobromyl (city), Drohobych (city), Dublyany (village), Zhydechuv (city), Zhuravno (village), Komarno (city), Krukenych (village), Lavochne (village), Lysko (city), Medenytsia (town), Medyka (village), Mostyska (city), Mykolaiv (city), Streliski Novi (town), Peremyshl (city), Pidbuzh (village), Rudky (city), Sambor (city), Skole (city), Stary Sambor (city), Strilky (village), Stryi (city), Sudova Vyshnya (city), Turka (city), Ustryki Dolni (town), Khodoriv (city), Khyriv (town). Municipalities were Boryslav, Drohobych, Peremyshl, Sambor, Stryi. On August 15, 1940 Boryslav Raion was liquidated. On November 11, 1940 couple of raions were re-designated: Vysotsko-Vyzhnye to Borynya (village) and Lavochne-Slavsko (village).
After the oblast was retaken from German occupation on August 15, 1944 three raions were renamed Zhydechuv to Zhydachiv, Streliski Novi - Novi Strelyshcha, Ustryki Dolni - Nyzhnyo Ustryki. In March 1945 Bircha, Lisko, and most of Peremyshl Raion (including Peremyshl
city) were transferred to Poland
. In place of the rest of former Peremyshl Raion there was created Nyzhankovychy Raion (centered at a town of Nyzhankovychy). On May 15, 1948 whole Medyka Raion was transferred to Poland as well. On July 15, 1951 there was created a Truskavets
municipality. On December 10, 1951 Nyzhnyo-Ustryky Raion was followed along with another transferring process to Poland (see 1951 Polish-Soviet territorial exchange
). In July 1957 Khyriv Raion was liquidated. Five more raions were liquidated on January 21, 1959: Dublyany, Zhuravno, Krukenych, Novi Strelyshcha, Strilky. Sometime before May of 1959 Pidbuzh Raion was liquidated, however Boryslav Raion was reinstated. On May 1, 1959 there were 19 raions and five municipalities. On May 21, 1959 Drohobych Oblast was merged with Lviv Oblast
.
Oblast
Oblast is a type of administrative division in Slavic countries, including some countries of the former Soviet Union. The word "oblast" is a loanword in English, but it is nevertheless often translated as "area", "zone", "province", or "region"...
in the Ukrainian SSR
Ukrainian SSR
The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic or in short, the Ukrainian SSR was a sovereign Soviet Socialist state and one of the fifteen constituent republics of the Soviet Union lasting from its inception in 1922 to the breakup in 1991...
. It had a territory of 9.6 thousands of km³, and population of 853 thousand (as of 1956).
History
Drohobych Oblast was one of six oblasts (the other five are Lviv OblastLviv Oblast
Lviv Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Lviv.-History:The oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on December 4, 1939...
, Rivne Oblast
Rivne Oblast
Rivne Oblast is an oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Rivne. The area of the region is 20,100 km²; its population is 1.2 million...
, Stanislav (Ivano-Frankivsk) Oblast
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Ivano-Frankivsk. As is the case with most other oblasts of Ukraine this region has the same name as its administrative center – which was renamed by the Soviets after the Ukrainian writer, nationalist...
, Tarnopil (Ternopil) Oblast
Ternopil Oblast
Ternopil Oblast is an oblast' of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Ternopil, through which flows the Seret River, a tributary of the Dnister.-Geography:...
, and Volyn Oblast
Volyn Oblast
Volyn Oblast is an oblast in north-western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Lutsk. Kovel is the westernmost town and the last station in Ukraine of the rail line running from Kiev to Warsaw.-History:...
) established on the territory of West Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
following the 1939 invasion of Poland
Invasion of Poland (1939)
The Invasion of Poland, also known as the September Campaign or 1939 Defensive War in Poland and the Poland Campaign in Germany, was an invasion of Poland by Germany, the Soviet Union, and a small Slovak contingent that marked the start of World War II in Europe...
.
On November 27, 1939 eight powiats of Lwow voivodeship
Lwów Voivodeship
Lwów Voivodeship was an administrative unit of interwar Poland . According to Nazis and Soviets it ceased to exist in September 1939, following German and Soviet aggression on Poland . The Polish underground administration existed till August 1944.-Population:Its capital, biggest and most...
and two powiats of Stanislawow voivodeship
Stanislawów Voivodeship
Stanisławów Voivodeship was an administrative district of the interwar Poland . It was established in December of 1920 with an administrative center in Stanisławów. The voivodeship had an area of 16,900 km² and comprised twelve counties...
were designated for the creation of Drohobych Oblast, establishment of which was confirmed on December 4, 1939.
- DobromylDobromylDobromyl is a city in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. It is located at around , some 5 kilometers to the border with Poland. Population: 5,000 ....
- DrohobychDrohobychDrohobych is a city located at the confluence of the Tysmenytsia River and Seret, a tributary of the former, in the Lviv Oblast , in western Ukraine...
- LeskoLeskoLesko ; is a town in south-eastern Poland with a population of 5,755 . situated in the Bieszczady mountains. It is located in the heartland of the Doły , and its average altitude is above sea level, although there are some hills located within the confines of the city...
- MostyskaMostyskaMostyska is a city in Lviv Oblast of Ukraine. It is administrative center of the Mostyska Raion. Population is 9,150 . There is a break of gauge where the railway systems of the two countries meet...
- PeremyshlPeremyshlPeremyshl may refer to:*Peremyshl, Russia, a village in Kaluga Oblast, Russia*Peremyshl, a Cyrillic alphabet transliteration of the city of Przemyśl...
- RudkyRudkyRudky is a small town in Lviv Oblast of Ukraine. Population is 4,942 ....
- SambirSambirSambir is a city in the Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center of the Sambir Raion , the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast. It is located at around , close to the border with Poland.-History:...
- ZhydachivZhydachivZhydachiv is a city in Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Zhydachivskyi Raion , and is located at around ....
- StryiStryiStryi is a city located on the left bank of the river Stryi in the Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine . Serving as the administrative center of the Stryi Raion , the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast. Thus, the city has two administrations - the city and the raion...
- TurkaTurkaTurka may refer to:*Turka, Ukraine, a city in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine*Turka, Russia, a former urban-type settlement in the Republic of Buryatia, Russia; since 2006—a rural locality *Turka, Chełm County, in Lublin Voivodeship...
On January 17, 1940 the oblast was split into 30 raions and five municipalities: Bircha (village), Boryslav (city), Vysotsko-Vyzhnye (village), Dobromyl (city), Drohobych (city), Dublyany (village), Zhydechuv (city), Zhuravno (village), Komarno (city), Krukenych (village), Lavochne (village), Lysko (city), Medenytsia (town), Medyka (village), Mostyska (city), Mykolaiv (city), Streliski Novi (town), Peremyshl (city), Pidbuzh (village), Rudky (city), Sambor (city), Skole (city), Stary Sambor (city), Strilky (village), Stryi (city), Sudova Vyshnya (city), Turka (city), Ustryki Dolni (town), Khodoriv (city), Khyriv (town). Municipalities were Boryslav, Drohobych, Peremyshl, Sambor, Stryi. On August 15, 1940 Boryslav Raion was liquidated. On November 11, 1940 couple of raions were re-designated: Vysotsko-Vyzhnye to Borynya (village) and Lavochne-Slavsko (village).
After the oblast was retaken from German occupation on August 15, 1944 three raions were renamed Zhydechuv to Zhydachiv, Streliski Novi - Novi Strelyshcha, Ustryki Dolni - Nyzhnyo Ustryki. In March 1945 Bircha, Lisko, and most of Peremyshl Raion (including Peremyshl
Peremyshl
Peremyshl may refer to:*Peremyshl, Russia, a village in Kaluga Oblast, Russia*Peremyshl, a Cyrillic alphabet transliteration of the city of Przemyśl...
city) were transferred to Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. In place of the rest of former Peremyshl Raion there was created Nyzhankovychy Raion (centered at a town of Nyzhankovychy). On May 15, 1948 whole Medyka Raion was transferred to Poland as well. On July 15, 1951 there was created a Truskavets
Truskavets
Truskavets is a city in western Ukraine's Lviv Oblast , near the border with Poland. The city is designated as a separate raion within the oblast....
municipality. On December 10, 1951 Nyzhnyo-Ustryky Raion was followed along with another transferring process to Poland (see 1951 Polish-Soviet territorial exchange
1951 Polish-Soviet territorial exchange
The 1951 Polish–Soviet territorial exchange or Polish-Soviet border adjustment treaty of 1951 was a border adjustments signed in Moscow between the People's Republic of Poland and the Soviet Union regarding roughly of land, along their mutual border...
). In July 1957 Khyriv Raion was liquidated. Five more raions were liquidated on January 21, 1959: Dublyany, Zhuravno, Krukenych, Novi Strelyshcha, Strilky. Sometime before May of 1959 Pidbuzh Raion was liquidated, however Boryslav Raion was reinstated. On May 1, 1959 there were 19 raions and five municipalities. On May 21, 1959 Drohobych Oblast was merged with Lviv Oblast
Lviv Oblast
Lviv Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Lviv.-History:The oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on December 4, 1939...
.
Governors
Governors or chairmen of regional executive committee:- December 8, 1939 - June 30, 1941 - Danylo Lezhenko (evacuated)
- August 1941 - 1942 - Eduard Edamczyk (kreishauptman)
- 1942 - 1944 - Gargens (kreishauptman)
- 1944 - 1946 - Danylo Lezhenko (returned)
- 1946 - 1947 - Ivan Kravchuk
- 1947 - 1957 - Ivan Yavorsky (until Aug.21)
- 1957 - May 1959 - Ilya Tarnavsky
External links
- Drohobych Oblast. World historical portal. (amateurs site)