Administrative Structure of the Parishes of the Augustów Powiat

The following parishes were part of the Augustów Powiat at the beginning of the 20th Century: Adamowicze, Augustów, Bargłów Kościelne, Balla Cerkiewna, Holynka, Jaminy, Janówek, Janówka, Krasnybór, Labno, Lipsk, Mikaszówka, Perstuń, Raczki, Rygalówka, Sopoćkinie, Studzieniczna, Sylwanowce, Szczebra, Sztabin (Note: Parishes in italics are currently located in Belarus).

Suwałki Powiat in the Augustów Gubernia – 1907
Józef Michał Bazewicz, Atlas geograficzny ilustrowany Królestwa Polskiego (Litografia B. A. Bukaty, Warsaw, 1907); digital images, Mapywig (http://igrek.amzp.pl/details.php?id=11767131 : accessed 16 March 2026).

The administrative structure of the parishes of Augustów, Bargłów Kościelny, Jaminy, Janówek, Janówka, Krasnybór, Lipsk, Mikaszówka, Rygałówka, Studzieniczna, and Sztabin can be described as follows:

  • 01 Jul 1569-23 Oct 1795: Village, Grodno Powiat, Trakai Voivodeship, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
  • 24 Oct 1795-06 Jul 1807: Village, Kreis Wigry, Kammerdepartement Bialystok, Province of New East Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia
  • 07 Jul 1807-08 Jun 1815: Village, Wigry-Sejny Powiat, Łomża Department, Duchy of Warsaw
  • 09 Jun 1815-15 Jan 1816: Village, Wigry-Sejny Powiat, Łomża Department, Congress Kingdom of Poland
  • 16 Jan 1816-06 Mar 1837: Village, Augustów Obwód, Augustów Voivodeship, Congress Kingdom of Poland
  • 07 Mar 1837-10 Nov 1842: Village, Augustów Obwód, Augustów Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
  • 11 Nov 1842-30 Dec 1866: Village, Augustów Powiat, Augustów Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
  • 31 Dec 1866 -17 Oct 1915: Village, Augustów Powiat, Suwalki Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
  • 18 Oct 1915-10 Nov 1918: Village, Suwałki Powiat, German Empire
  • 11 Nov 1918-03 Oct 1939: Village, Augustów Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic
  • 04 Oct 1939-27 Jun 1945: Village, Landkreis Sudauen, Regierungsbezirk Gumbinnen, Province of East Prussia, German Reich
  • 28 Jun 1945-21 Jul 1952: Village: Suwałki Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Republic of Poland
  • 22 Jul 1952-31 May 1975: Village, Suwałki Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
  • 01 Jun 1975-30 Dec 1989: Village, Suwałki Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
  • 31 Dec 1989-30 Dec 1998: Village, Suwałki Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic
  • 31 Dec 1998-Present: Village, Augustów Powiat, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic

The administrative structure of the parishes of Raczki and Szczebra can be described as follows:

  • 01 Jul 1569-23 Oct 1795: Village, Grodno Powiat, Trakai Voivodeship, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
  • 24 Oct 1795-06 Jul 1807: Village, Kreis Wigry, Kammerdepartement Bialystok, Province of New East Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia
  • 07 Jul 1807-08 Jun 1815: Village, Wigry-Sejny Powiat, Łomża Department, Duchy of Warsaw
  • 09 Jun 1815-15 Jan 1816: Village, Wigry-Sejny Powiat, Łomża Department, Congress Kingdom of Poland
  • 16 Jan 1816-06 Mar 1837: Village, Augustów Obwód, Augustów Voivodeship, Congress Kingdom of Poland
  • 07 Mar 1837-10 Nov 1842: Village, Augustów Obwód, Augustów Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
  • 11 Nov 1842-30 Dec 1866: Village, Augustów Powiat, Augustów Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
  • 31 Dec 1866 -17 Oct 1915: Village, Augustów Powiat, Suwalki Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
  • 18 Oct 1915-10 Nov 1918: Village, Suwałki Powiat, German Empire
  • 11 Nov 1918-03 Oct 1939: Village, Augustów Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic
  • 04 Oct 1939-27 Jun 1945: Village, Landkreis Sudauen, Regierungsbezirk Gumbinnen, Province of East Prussia, German Reich
  • 28 Jun 1945-21 Jul 1952: Village: Suwałki Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Republic of Poland
  • 22 Jul 1952-31 May 1975: Village, Suwałki Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
  • 01 Jun 1975-30 Dec 1989: Village, Suwałki Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
  • 31 Dec 1989-30 Dec 1998: Village, Suwałki Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic
  • 31 Dec 1998-Present: Village, Suwałki Powiat, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic

The administrative structure of the parishes (all of which are currently in Belarus) of Adamowicze/Adamovichi/Адамавічы, Balla Cerkiewna/Bala Solnaja/Баля Сольная, Holynka/Halynka/Галынка, Łabno/Labna/Лабна, Perstuń/Pyerstun′/Перстунь, Sopoćkinie/Sapockin/Сапоцкін, and Sylwanowce/Selivanovtsy/Селіванаўцы can be described as follows:

  • 01 Jul 1569-23 Oct 1795: Village, Grodno Powiat, Trakai Voivodeship, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
  • 24 Oct 1795-06 Jul 1807: Village, Kreis Wigry, Kammerdepartement Bialystok, Province of New East Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia
  • 07 Jul 1807-08 Jun 1815: Village, Wigry-Sejny Powiat, Łomża Department, Duchy of Warsaw
  • 09 Jun 1815-15 Jan 1816: Village, Wigry-Sejny Powiat, Łomża Department, Congress Kingdom of Poland
  • 16 Jan 1816-06 Mar 1837: Village, Augustów Obwód, Augustów Voivodeship, Congress Kingdom of Poland
  • 07 Mar 1837-10 Nov 1842: Village, Augustów Obwód, Augustów Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
  • 11 Nov 1842-30 Dec 1866: Village, Augustów Powiat, Augustów Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
  • 31 Dec 1866 -17 Oct 1915: Village, Augustów Powiat, Suwalki Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
  • 18 Oct 1915-10 Nov 1918: Village, Suwałki Powiat, German Empire
  • 11 Nov 1918-03 Oct 1939: Village, Augustów Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic
  • 04 Oct 1939-27 Jun 1945: Village, Landkreis Sudauen, Regierungsbezirk Gumbinnen, Province of East Prussia, German Reich
  • 28 Jun 1945-Present: Village, Hrodna Region, Belarus

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