The following parishes are currently part of the Siemiatycze Powiat in the Third Polish Republic: Drohiczyn, Dziadkowice, Mielnik, Milejczyce, Ostrożany, Perlejewo, Siemiatycze, Śledzianów
Sotzmann, Daniel Friedrich, and Johann Christoph Textor. 1808. “Topographisch Militarische Karte Vom Vormaligen Neu Ostpreussen Oder Dem Jetzigen NöRdlichen Theil Des Herzogthums Warschau Nebst Dem Russischen District …” Berlin: D.F. Sotzman. (https://lithuanianmaps.com/TopoMapsNewEastPrussia1808.html : accessed 14 Dec 2024)
The above map shows Kreiskommissariat Bielsk, Kammerdepartement Białystok, Province of New East Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia (in existence from 1796-1807). This map is shown here because current maps are under copyright. This map shows the location of all the parishes except for Milejczyce which was, at that time, located in the section of this map labelled “Russland”.
Note: After the third partition of Poland, the city of Drohiczyn was divided in two. The area on the right bank of the Bug River became part of Prussia and the area on the left bank became part of Galicia and later, when it became part of Russia, the left bank was renamed Ruska Strona.
The administrative structure of the parishes of Drohiczyn, Ostrożany, Perlejewo, Siemiatycze, and Śledzianów can be described as follows:
- 01 Jul 1569-25 Jan 1796: Village, Drohiczyn Ziemia, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Province of Lesser Poland, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
- 26 Jan 1796-06 Jul 1807: Village, Kreis Drohiczyn, Kammerdepartement Białystok, Province of New East Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia
- 07 Jul 1807-1842: Village, Drohiczyn Uyezd, Białystok Obwód, Russian Empire
- 1843-Oct 1914: Village, Bielsk Uyezd, Grodno Gubernija, Russian Empire
- Nov 1914-10 Nov 1918: Village, Kreis Bielsk, Verwaltungsgebiete Bialystok-Grodno, Ober-Ost, German Empire
- 11 Nov 1918-16 Sep 1939: Village, Bielsk Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic
- 17 Sep 1939-21 Jul 1941: Village, Belarusian SSR, USSR
- 22 Jul 1941-27 Jun 1945: Village, Kreiskommissariat Bielsk, Bezirk Białystok, German Reich
- 28 Jun 1945-30 Jun 1951: Village, Bielsk Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Republic of Poland
- 01 Jul 1952-31 May 1975: Village, Siemiatycze Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
- 01 Jun 1975-30 Dec 1989: Village, Białystok Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
- 31 Dec 1989-30 Dec 1998: Village, Białystok Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic
- 31 Dec 1998-Present: Village, Siemiatycze Powiat, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic
The administrative structure of the parishes of Dziadkowice and Mielnik can be described as follows:
- 01 Jul 1569-25 Jan 1796: Village, Mielnik Ziemia, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Province of Lesser Poland, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
- 26 Jan 1796-06 Jul 1807: Village, Kreiskommissariat Bielsk, Kammerdepartement Białystok, Province of New East Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia
- 07 Jul 1807-1842: Village, Drohiczyn Uyezd, Białystok Obwód, Russian Empire
- 1843-Oct 1914: Village, Bielsk Uyezd, Grodno Gubernija, Russian Empire
- Nov 1914-10 Nov 1918: Village, Kreis Bielsk, Verwaltungsgebiete Bialystok-Grodno, Ober-Ost, German Empire
- 11 Nov 1918-16 Sep 1939: Village, Bielsk Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic
- 17 Sep 1939-21 Jul 1941: Village, Belarusian SSR, USSR
- 22 Jul 1941-27 Jun 1945: Village, Kreiskommissariat Bielsk, Bezirk Białystok, German Reich
- 28 Jun 1945-30 Jun 1951: Village, Bielsk Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Republic of Poland
- 01 Jul 1952-31 May 1975: Village, Siemiatycze Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
- 01 Jun 1975-30 Dec 1989: Village, Białystok Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
- 31 Dec 1989-30 Dec 1998: Village, Białystok Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic
- 31 Dec 1998-Present: Village, Siemiatycze Powiat, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic
The administrative structure of the parish of Milejczyce can be described as follows:
- 01 Jul 1569-25 Jan 1796: Village, Brest Litovsk Powiat, Brest-Litovsk Voivodeship, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
- 26 Jan 1796-Oct 1914: Village, Brest Uyezd, Grodno Gubernija, Russian Empire
- Nov 1914-10 Nov 1918: Village, Kreis Swislocz, Verwaltungsgebiete Bialystok-Grodno, Ober-Ost, German Empire
- 11 Nov 1918-01 Jan 1919: Village, Brest Uyezd, Grodno Gubernija, Belarusian People’s Republic
- 01 Jan 1919-1919: Village, Brest Uyezd, Grodno Gubernija, Socialist Soviet Republic of Byelorussia, USSR
- 1919-17 Mar 1921: Village, Brest Uyezd, Grodno Gubernija, Socialist Soviet Republic of Lithuania and Belorussia, USSR
- 18 Mar 1921-16 Sep 1939: Village, Bielsk Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic
- 17 Sep 1939-15 Aug 1945: Village, Belarusian SSR, USSR
- 16 Aug 1945-30 Jun 1951: Village, Bielsk Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Republic of Poland
- 01 Jul 1952-31 May 1975: Village, Siemiatycze Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
- 01 Jun 1975-30 Dec 1989: Village, Białystok Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
- 31 Dec 1989-30 Dec 1998: Village, Białystok Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic
- 31 Dec 1998-Present: Village, Siemiatycze Powiat, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic
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