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Administrative Structure of the Mława Powiat

Posted on February 4, 2019 by Steve

The following parishes were part of the Mława Powiat at the beginning of the 20th Century: Bogurzyn, Dąbrowa, Stare Dłutowo, Grzebsk, Janowiec, Kuczbork, Kuklin, Lipowiec Kościelny, Lubowidz, Łęg, Mława, Mława-Wólka, Radzanów, Sarnowo, Stupsk, Strzegowo, Szreńsk, Szydłowo, Unierzyż, Wieczfnia Kościelna, Wojnówka, Wyszyny Kościelne, Zgliczyn, Zielona, Zieluń, Żmijewo Kościelne, and Żurominek.

Mława Powiat in the Płock Gubernia - 1907 — **Mława Powiat in the Płock 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=11767110 : accessed 02 February 2019).

The administrative structure of the parishes of Bogurzyn, Dąbrowa, Grzebsk, Kuklin, Lipowiec Kościelny, Łęg, Mława, Mława-Wólka (established 28 Jan 1912) Radzanów, Stupsk, Strzegowo, Szreńsk, Szydłowo, Unierzyż, Wieczfnia Kościelna, Wojnówka, Wyszyny Kościelne, Zgliczyn, Żmijewo Kościelne, and Żurominek can be described as follows:

01 Jul 1569-03 Oct 1795: Village, Zawkrze Ziemia, Płock Voivodeship, Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
04 Oct 1795-08 Jul 1807: Village, Kammerdepartement Płock, Province of New East Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia
09 Jul 1807-08 Jun 1815: Village, Mława Powiat, Płock Department, Duchy of Warsaw
09 Jun 1815-15 Jan 1816: Village, Mława Powiat, Płock Department, Congress Kingdom of Poland
16 Jan 1816-06 Mar 1837: Village, Mława Obwód, Płock Voivodeship, Congress Kingdom of Poland
07 Mar 1837-10 Nov 1842: Village, Mława Obwód, Płock Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
11 Nov 1842-17 Oct 1915: Village, Mława Powiat, Płock Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
18 Oct 1915-10 Nov 1918: Village, Mława Powiat, General Government of Warsaw, German Empire
11 Nov 1918-31 Aug 1939: Village, Mława Powiat, Warsaw Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic
01 Sep 1939-27 Jun 1945: Village, Landkreis Mielau, Regierungsbezirk Zichenau, Province of East Prussia, German Reich
28 Jun 1945-21 Jul 1952: Village, Mława Powiat, Warsaw Voivodeship, Republic of Poland
22 Jul 1952-31 May 1975: Village, Mława Powiat, Warsaw Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
01 Jun 1975-30 Dec 1989: Village, Ciechanów Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
31 Dec 1989-30 Dec 1998: Village, Ciechanów Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic
31 Dec 1998-Present: Village, Mława Powiat, Masovian Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic

The administrative structure of the parish of Janowiec can be described as follows:

01 Jul 1569-03 Oct 1795: Village, Zawkrze Ziemia, Płock Voivodeship, Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
04 Oct 1795-08 Jul 1807: Village, Kammerdepartement Płock, Province of New East Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia
09 Jul 1807-08 Jun 1815: Village, Mława Powiat, Płock Department, Duchy of Warsaw
09 Jun 1815-15 Jan 1816: Village, Mława Powiat, Płock Department, Congress Kingdom of Poland
16 Jan 1816-06 Mar 1837: Village, Mława Obwód, Płock Voivodeship, Congress Kingdom of Poland
07 Mar 1837-10 Nov 1842: Village, Mława Obwód, Płock Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
11 Nov 1842-17 Oct 1915: Village, Mława Powiat, Płock Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
18 Oct 1915-10 Nov 1918: Village, Mława Powiat, General Government of Warsaw, German Empire
11 Nov 1918-31 Aug 1939: Village, Mława Powiat, Warsaw Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic
01 Sep 1939-27 Jun 1945: Village, Landkreis Mielau, Regierungsbezirk Zichenau, Province of East Prussia, German Reich
28 Jun 1945-21 Jul 1952: Village, Mława Powiat, Warsaw Voivodeship, Republic of Poland
22 Jul 1952-31 May 1975: Village, Mława Powiat, Warsaw Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
01 Jun 1975-30 Dec 1989: Village, Olstyn Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
31 Dec 1989-30 Dec 1998: Village, Olsztyn Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic
31 Dec 1998-Present: Village, Nidzica Powiat, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic

The administrative structure of the parishes of Kuczbork, Lubowidz, Sarnowo, Zielona, and Zieluń can be described as follows:

01 Jul 1569-03 Oct 1795: Village, Zawkrze Ziemia, Płock Voivodeship, Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
04 Oct 1795-08 Jul 1807: Village, Kammerdepartement Płock, Province of New East Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia
09 Jul 1807-08 Jun 1815: Village, Mława Powiat, Płock Department, Duchy of Warsaw
09 Jun 1815-15 Jan 1816: Village, Mława Powiat, Płock Department, Congress Kingdom of Poland
16 Jan 1816-06 Mar 1837: Village, Mława Obwód, Płock Voivodeship, Congress Kingdom of Poland
07 Mar 1837-10 Nov 1842: Village, Mława Obwód, Płock Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
11 Nov 1842-17 Oct 1915: Village, Mława Powiat, Płock Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
18 Oct 1915-10 Nov 1918: Village, Mława Powiat, General Government of Warsaw, German Empire
11 Nov 1918-31 Aug 1939: Village, Mława Powiat, Warsaw Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic
01 Sep 1939-27 Jun 1945: Village, Landkreis Mielau, Regierungsbezirk Zichenau, Province of East Prussia, German Reich
28 Jun 1945-21 Jul 1952: Village, Mława Powiat, Warsaw Voivodeship, Republic of Poland
22 Jul 1952-31 May 1975: Village, Mława Powiat, Warsaw Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
01 Jun 1975-30 Dec 1989: Village, Ciechanów Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
31 Dec 1989-30 Dec 1998: Village, Ciechanów Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic
31 Dec 1998-Present: Village, Żuromin Powiat, Masovian Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic

The administrative structure of the parish of Stare Dłutowo can be described as follows:

01 Jul 1569-22 Jan 1793: Village, Zawkrze Ziemia, Płock Voivodeship, Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
23 Jan 1793-08 Jul 1807: Village, Kammerdepartement Płock, Province of New East Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia
09 Jul 1807-08 Jun 1815: Village, Mława Powiat, Płock Department, Duchy of Warsaw
09 Jun 1815-15 Jan 1816: Village, Mława Powiat, Płock Department, Congress Kingdom of Poland
16 Jan 1816-06 Mar 1837: Village, Mława Obwód, Płock Voivodeship, Congress Kingdom of Poland
07 Mar 1837-10 Nov 1842: Village, Mława Obwód, Płock Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
11 Nov 1842-17 Oct 1915: Village, Mława Powiat, Płock Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
18 Oct 1915-10 Nov 1918: Village, Mława Powiat, General Government of Warsaw, German Empire
11 Nov 1918-31 Aug 1939: Village, Mława Powiat, Warsaw Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic
01 Sep 1939-27 Jun 1945: Village, Landkreis Mielau, Regierungsbezirk Zichenau, Province of East Prussia, German Reich
28 Jun 1945-21 Jul 1952: Village, Mława Powiat, Warsaw Voivodeship, Republic of Poland
22 Jul 1952-31 May 1975: Village, Mława Powiat, Warsaw Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
01 Jun 1975-30 Dec 1989: Village, Ciechanów Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
31 Dec 1989-30 Dec 1998: Village, Ciechanów Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic
31 Dec 1998-Present: Village, Działdowo Powiat, Warmia-Masuria Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic

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The Duchy of Warsaw 1807-1815

Posted on January 27, 2019 by Steve

The War of the Fourth Coalition against Napoleon’s French Empire ended with the Treaties of Tilsit, the first signed on 07 July 1907 between the French Empire and Imperial Russia, and the second signed on 09 July 1807 between the French Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia.

In 1807, the Treaties of Tilsit resulted in the creation of of the Duchy of Warsaw from the territories previously acquired by Prussia during the partition of Pland. Part of the territories from the first, all of the second, and all of the third Prussian partitions of Poland became the Duchy of Warsaw.

The War of the Fifth Coalition against the French Empire ended with the Peace in Schrönbrunn on 14 October 1809. As a result, the Duchy was enlarged by the addition of the territories acquired by Austria during the third partition of Poland and the Zamość Kreis of Eastern Galicia.

While nominally free, the Duchy of Warsaw was subordinate to the French Empire.

The Duchy of Warsaw – 1811
(Unknown, Mappa Xięstwa Warszawskiego: Dziesięć Departamentów Podzielonych w Sto Powiatów (Publisher Unknown, Kraków, 1811); digital images, Polona Digital Library (http://polona.pl/item/3750917/ : accessed 20 January 2019).

The initial administrative division of the Duchy of Warsaw into six departments and 60 powiats was based on the previous administrative division by Prussia.

Bydgoszcz Department

Breść Powiat
Bydgoszcz Powiat
Chełmno Powiat
Inowrocław Powiat
Kamiń Powiat
Kowal Powiat
Michałowo Powiat
Radziejów Powiat
Toruń Powiat
Wojecki Powiat

Kalisz Department

Częstochowa Powiat
Kalisz Powiat
Konin Powiat
Odolanów Powiat
Ostrzeszów Powiat
Piotrków Powiat
Radomsko Powiat
Sieradz Powiat
Szadkowice Powiat
Warcia Powiat
Wieluń Powiat
New Silesia
- Siewierz Powiat and Pilicki Powiat (until 08 December 1807)
- Lelów-Siewerz Powiat (beginning on 09 December 1807)
- Lelów Powiat and Pilicki Powiat (beginning on 12 December 1808)
- Incorporated into the Kraków Department on 17 April 1810

Łomża Department

Biebrza Powiat (seat in Szczuczyn)
Dąbrowa Powiat (seat in Lipsk, later in Augustów)
Kalwaria Powiat
Łomża Powiat
Mariampol Powiat
Tykocin Powiat
Wigry Powiat
- Sejny Powiat (after separating from the Wigry parish on 06 May 1808)

Płock Department

Lipińskie Powiat
Mława Powiat
Ostrołęcka Powiat
Pułtusk Powiat
Przasnysz Powiat
Wyszogród Powiat

Poznań Department

Babimost Powiat
Gniezno Powiat
Kościan Powiat
Krobów Powiat
Krotoszyn Powiat
Międzrzecz Powiat
Oborniki Powiat
Powidzki Powiat
Poznań Powiat
Pyzdry Powiat
Śrem Powiat
Środa Powiat
Wągrowiec Powiat
Wschowa Powiat

Warsaw Department

Błonie Powiat
Brzeziny Powiat
Czersk Powiat
Gostynin Powiat
Łęczyca Powiat
Orłowo Powiat
Rawa Powiat
Sochaczew Powiat
Warsaw Powiat
Zgierz Powiat
Siennica Powiat
- Incorporated into the Warsaw Department on 17 April 1810)
Stanisławów Powiat
- Incorporated into the Warsaw Department on 17 April 1810)

The Peace in Schrönbrunn concluded on 14 October 1809. On 24 February 1810, the territories acquired from Austria were divided into four departments, and on 17 April 1810, the new departments were divided into forty powiats.

Kraków Department

Hebdów Powiat
Jędrejów Powiat
Kraków Powiat
Krzeszowice Powiat
Miechów Powiat
Olkusz Powiat
Skalbmierz Powiat
Stopnica Powiat
Szydłowiec Powiat
Pilica Powiat (from the Kalisz Department)
Lelów Powiat (from the Kalisz Department)

Lublin Department

Chełm Powiat
Hrubieszów Powiat
Kaźmierki Powiat
Krasnystaw Powiat
Kraśnik Powiat
Lubartów Powiat
Lublin Powiat
Tarnogród Powiat
Tomaszów Powiat
Zamość Powiat

Radom Department

Kielce Powiat
Końskie Powiat
Kozienice Powiat
Opatów Powiat
Opoczno Powait
Radom Powiat
Sandomierz Powiat
Solec Powiat
Staszów Powiat
Szydłowiec Powiat

Siedlce Department

Biała Powiat
Garwolin Powiat
Łosice Powiat
Łuków Powiat
Radzyń Powiat
Siedlce Powiat
Węgrów Powiat
Włodawa Powiat
Żelechów Powiat

Seven cities were declared Municipal Offices: Warsaw, Poznań, Kalisz, Toruń, Kraków, Lublin, and Sandomierz.

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Administrative Structure of the Płonśk Powiat

Posted on January 20, 2019 by Steve

The following parishes were part of the Płonsk Powiat at the beginning of the 20th Century: Baboszewo, Chociszewo, Cieksyn, Czerwińsk, Dziektarzewo, Gralewo, Grodziec, Gromadzyn, Gumino, Joniec, Kamienica, Kolonia Aleksandryjska, Kroczewo, Królewo, Krysk, Kucice, Naruszewo, Nowe Miasto, Płonśk, Pomiechówek, Pomiechowo, Radzikowo, Radzymin, Radzyminek, Sarbiewo, Skołatowo, Smoszewo, Sochocin, Wierzbówiec, Wrona, Zakroczym, and Żukowo.

**Płońsk Powiat in the Warsaw 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=11767062 : accessed 02 February 2019).

The administrative structure of the parishes of Baboszewo, Czerwińsk, Dziektarzewo, Gromadzyn, Gumino, Joniec, Kamienica, Kroczewo, Królewo, Krysk, Kucice, Naruszewo, Płońsk, Radzikowo, Radzymin, Radzyminek, Sarbiewo, Skołatowo, Sochocin, Wierzbowiec, Wrona, Żukowo can be described as follows:

01 Jul 1569-03 Oct 1795: Village, Masovia Voivodeship, Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
04 Oct 1795-08 Jul 1807: Village, Kammerdepartement Płock, Province of New East Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia
09 Jul 1807-08 Jun 1815: Village, Wyszogród Powiat, Płock Department, Duchy of Warsaw
09 Jun 1815-15 Jan 1816: Village, Wyszogród Powiat, Płock Department, Congress Kingdom of Poland
16 Jan 1816-06 Mar 1837: Village, Płock Obwód, Płock Voivodeship, Congress Kingdom of Poland
07 Mar 1837-10 Nov 1842: Village, Płock Obwód, Płock Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
11 Nov 1842-30 Dec 1866: Village, Płock Powiat, Płock Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
31 Dec 1866-25 Dec 1893: Village, Płońsk Powiat, Płock Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
26 Dec 1893-17 Oct 1915: Village, Płońsk Powiat, Warsaw Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
18 Oct 1915-10 Nov 1918: Village, Płońsk Powiat, General Government of Warsaw, German Empire
11 Nov 1918-31 Aug 1939: Village, Płońsk Powiat, Warsaw Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic
01 Sep 1939-27 Jun 1945: Village, Landkreis Plöhnen, Regierungsbezirk Zichenau, Province of West Prussia, German Reich
28 Jun 1945-21 Jul 1952: Village, Płonśk Powiat, Warsaw Voivodeship, Republic of Poland
22 Jul 1952-31 May 1975: Village, Płonśk Powiat, Warsaw Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
01 Jun 1975-30 Dec 1989: Village, Ciechanów Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
31 Dec 1989-30 Dec 1998: Village, Ciechanów Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic
31 Dec 1998-Present: Village, Płońsk Powiat, Masovian Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic

The administrative structure of the parish of Gralewo can be described as follows:

01 Jul 1569-03 Oct 1795: Village, Masovia Voivodeship, Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
04 Oct 1795-08 Jul 1807: Village, Kammerdepartement Płock, Province of New East Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia
09 Jul 1807-08 Jun 1815: Village, Mława Powiat, Płock Department, Duchy of Warsaw
09 Jun 1815-15 Jan 1816: Village, Mława Powiat, Płock Department, Congress Kingdom of Poland
16 Jan 1816-06 Mar 1837: Village, Mława Obwód, Płock Voivodeship, Congress Kingdom of Poland
07 Mar 1837-10 Nov 1842: Village, Mława Obwód, Płock Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
11 Nov 1842-30 Dec 1866: Mława Powiat, Płock Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
31 Dec 1866-25 Dec 1893: Village, Płońsk Powiat, Płock Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
26 Dec 1893-17 Oct 1915: Village, Płońsk Powiat, Warsaw Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
18 Oct 1915-10 Nov 1918: Village, Płońsk Powiat, General Government of Warsaw, German Empire
11 Nov 1918-31 Aug 1939: Village, Płońsk Powiat, Warsaw Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic
01 Sep 1939-27 Jun 1945: Village, Landkreis Plöhnen, Regierungsbezirk Zichenau, Province of West Prussia, German Reich
28 Jun 1945-21 Jul 1952: Village, Płonśk Powiat, Warsaw Voivodeship, Republic of Poland
22 Jul 1952-31 May 1975: Village, Płonśk Powiat, Warsaw Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
01 Jun 1975-30 Dec 1989: Village, Ciechanów Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
31 Dec 1989-30 Dec 1998: Village, Ciechanów Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic
31 Dec 1999-Present: Village, Płońsk Powiat, Masovian Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic

The administrative structure of the parish of Nowe Miasto can be described as follows:

01 Jul 1569-03 Oct 1795: Village, Masovia Voivodeship, Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
04 Oct 1795-08 Jul 1807: Village, Kammerdepartement Płock, Province of New East Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia
09 Jul 1807-08 Jun 1815: Village, Pułtusk Powiat, Płock Department, Duchy of Warsaw
09 Jun 1815-15 Jan 1816: Village, Pułtusk Powiat, Płock Department, Congress Kingdom of Poland
16 Jan 1816-06 Mar 1837: Village, Pułtusk Obwód, Płock Voivodeship, Congress Kingdom of Poland
07 Mar 1837-10 Nov 1842: Village, Pułtusk Obwód, Płock Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
11 Nov 1842-30 Dec 1866: Village, Pułtusk Powiat, Płock Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
31 Dec 1866-25 Dec 1893: Village, Płońsk Powiat, Płock Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
26 Dec 1893-17 Oct 1915: Village, Płońsk Powiat, Warsaw Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
18 Oct 1915-10 Nov 1918: Village, Płońsk Powiat, General Government of Warsaw, German Empire
11 Nov 1918-31 Aug 1939: Village, Płońsk Powiat, Warsaw Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic
01 Sep 1939-27 Jun 1945: Village, Landkreis Plöhnen, Regierungsbezirk Zichenau, Province of West Prussia, German Reich
28 Jun 1945-21 Jul 1952: Village, Płonśk Powiat, Warsaw Voivodeship, Republic of Poland
22 Jul 1952-31 May 1975: Village, Płonśk Powiat, Warsaw Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
01 Jun 1975-30 Dec 1989: Village, Ciechanów Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
31 Dec 1989-30 Dec 1998: Village, Ciechanów Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic
31 Dec 1998-Present: Village, Płońsk Powiat, Masovian Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic

The administrative structure of the parishes of Chociszewo and Grodziec can be described as follows:

01 Jul 1569-03 Oct 1795: Village, Masovia Voivodeship, Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
04 Oct 1795-08 Jul 1807: Village, Kammerdepartement Płock, Province of New East Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia
09 Jul 1807-08 Jun 1815: Village, Wyszogród Powiat, Płock Department, Duchy of Warsaw
09 Jun 1815-15 Jan 1816: Village, Wyszogród Powiat, Płock Department, Congress Kingdom of Poland
16 Jan 1816-06 Mar 1837: Village, Płock Obwód, Płock Voivodeship, Congress Kingdom of Poland
07 Mar 1837-10 Nov 1842: Village, Płock Obwód, Płock Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
11 Nov 1842-30 Dec 1866: Village, Płock Powiat, Płock Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
31 Dec 1866-25 Dec 1893: Village, Płońsk Powiat, Płock Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
26 Dec 1893-17 Oct 1915: Village, Płońsk Powiat, Warsaw Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
18 Oct 1915-10 Nov 1918: Village, Płońsk Powiat, General Government of Warsaw, German Empire
11 Nov 1918-31 Aug 1939: Village, Płońsk Powiat, Warsaw Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic
01 Sep 1939-27 Jun 1945: Village, Landkreis Plöhnen, Regierungsbezirk Zichenau, Province of West Prussia, German Reich
28 Jun 1945-21 Jul 1952: Village, Płonśk Powiat, Warsaw Voivodeship, Republic of Poland
22 Jul 1952-31 May 1975: Village, Płonśk Powiat, Warsaw Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
01 Jun 1975-30 Dec 1989: Village, Płock Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
31 Dec 1989-30 Dec 1998: Village, Płock Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic
31 Dec 1998-Present: Village, Płonsk Powiat, Masovian Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic

The administrative structure of the parishes of Cieksyn, Kolonia Aleksandryka (now known as Stanisławowo), Pomiechówek, Pomiechowo, Smoszewo, and Zakroczym can be described as follows:

01 Jul 1569-03 Oct 1795: Village, Zakroczym Ziemia, Masovia Voivodeship, Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
04 Oct 1795-08 Jul 1807: Village, Kammerdepartement Płock, Province of New East Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia
09 Jul 1807-08 Jun 1815: Village, Wyszogród Powiat, Płock Department, Duchy of Warsaw
09 Jun 1815-15 Jan 1816: Village, Wyszogród Powiat, Płock Department, Congress Kingdom of Poland
16 Jan 1816-06 Mar 1837: Village, Płock Obwód, Płock Voivodeship, Congress Kingdom of Poland
07 Mar 1837-10 Nov 1842: Village, Płock Obwód, Płock Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
11 Nov 1842-30 Dec 1866: Village, Płock Powiat, Płock Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
31 Dec 1866-25 Dec 1893: Village, Płońsk Powiat, Płock Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
26 Dec 1893-17 Oct 1915: Village, Płońsk Powiat, Warsaw Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
18 Oct 1915-10 Nov 1918: Village, Płońsk Powiat, General Government of Warsaw, German Empire
11 Nov 1918-31 Aug 1939: Village, Warsaw Powiat, Warsaw Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic
01 Sep 1939-27 Jun 1945: Village, Landkreis Plöhnen, Regierungsbezirk Zichenau, Province of West Prussia, German Reich
28 Jun 1945-21 Jul 1952: Village, Nowy Dwór Powiat Warsaw Voivodeship, Republic of Poland
22 Jul 1952-31 May 1975: Village, Nowy Dwór Powiat, Warsaw Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
01 Jun 1975-30 Dec 1989: Village, Warsaw Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
31 Dec 1989-30 Dec 1998: Village, Warsaw Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic
31 Dec 1998-Present: Village, Nowy Dwór Powiat, Masovian Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic

The administrative structure of the parish of Radzikowo (now known as Stare Radzikowo) can be described as follows:

01 Jul 1569-03 Oct 1795: Village, Masovia Voivodeship, Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
04 Oct 1795-08 Jul 1807: Village, Kammerdepartement Płock, Province of New East Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia
09 Jul 1807-08 Jun 1815: Village, Płock Powiat, Płock Department, Duchy of Warsaw
09 Jun 1815-15 Jan 1816: Village, Płock Powiat, Płock Department, Congress Kingdom of Poland
16 Jan 1816-06 Mar 1837: Village, Płock Obwód, Płock Voivodeship, Congress Kingdom of Poland
07 Mar 1837-10 Nov 1842: Village, Płock Obwód, Płock Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
11 Nov 1842-30 Dec 1866: Village, Płock Powiat, Płock Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
31 Dec 1866-25 Dec 1893: Village, Płońsk Powiat, Płock Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
26 Dec 1893-17 Oct 1915: Village, Płońsk Powiat, Warsaw Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
18 Oct 1915-10 Nov 1918: Village, Płońsk Powiat, General Government of Warsaw, German Empire
11 Nov 1918-31 Aug 1939: Village, Płońsk Powiat, Warsaw Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic
01 Sep 1939-27 Jun 1945: Village, Landkreis Plöhnen, Regierungsbezirk Zichenau, Province of West Prussia, German Reich
28 Jun 1945-21 Jul 1952: Village, Płonśk Powiat, Warsaw Voivodeship, Republic of Poland
22 Jul 1952-31 May 1975: Village, Płonśk Powiat, Warsaw Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
01 Jun 1975-30 Dec 1989: Village, Płock Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
31 Dec 1989-30 Dec 1998: Village, Płock Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic
31 Dec 1998-Present: Village, Płońsk Powiat, Masovian Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic

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The Prussian Partition of Poland 1772-1807

Posted on January 13, 2019 by Steve

In 1657, the Treaty of Bromberg and the Treaty of Wehlau had given full sovereignity to the Duchy of Prussia, which had formerly been a fief of the Crown of Poland. On 18 January 1771, Frederick III, elector of Brandenburg, crowned himself King in Prussia (rather than King of Prussia, in deference to the historic ties to the Crown of Poland). Thus, prior to the partitions of Poland, the Prussian state was called the Kingdom in Prussia, and not until 1772, was it called the Kingdom of Prussia.

During the three partitions of Poland by Russian, Prussia, and Austria in the years 1772, 1793, and 1795, the Kingdom in Prussia acquired substantial territory from the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The map below, Kingdom in Prussia Prior to the Partitions of Poland (1701-1772), shows the extent of the Kingdom in Prussia in shades of pink. Territories belonging to the Crown of Poland are shown in shades of green.

Territories in the map below include the following divisions of the Kingdom in Prussia:

Circulus Hockerlandiae (Hockerland Kreis)
- Pogesamia Hockerlandia (Pogesania)
- Pomesania (Pomesania)
Circulus Natangiensis (Natangia Kreis)
- Bartonia (Bartia)
- Galindia (Galindia)
- Natangia (Natangia)
- Sudavia (Sudovia)
Circulus Sambiensis (Sambia Kreis)
- Nadrovia (Nadrovia)
- Samlandia (Samland/Sambia)
- Sclavonia (Scalovia)

Territories in the map below include the following divisions of the Kingdom in the Crown of Poland:

Palatinatus Pomerelia (Pomeranian Voivodeship)
- Territ Dersaviense (?)
- Territorium Mirachoviense (Mirachowo)
- Territorium Puschense (Puck)
- Territorium Sluchoviense (Człuchów)
- Territorium Suecense (Świecie)
- Territo Tucholiense (Tuchola)
- Territorium Zucoviense (Żukowo)
Palatinat Culmiensis (Chełmno Voivodeship)
- Culm (Chełmno)
- Michelavia (Michałowo)
Palatinat Marienburgensis (Malbork Voivodeship)
- Marienburg (Malbork)
- Varmia/Ermelandia (Warmia/Ermland)

**Kingdom in Prussia Prior to the Partitions of Poland (1701-1772)**
Johann Christoph Reinsperger, Regnum Borussiae Gloriosis auspicijs Serenissimi et Potentissimi Prin. Friderici III Primi Borussiae Regis. March. et Elect. Bran. inauguratum die 18. Ian. A. 1701 : geographice cum vicinis Regionibus adumbratum (Homanniani Heredes, Nuremburg, After 1740); digital images, *Polona Digital Library* (http://polona.pl/item/44994135/ : accessed 13 January 2019).

In 1772, the Kingdom in Prussia acquired the territory of Royal Prussia (which had been a region of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth since 1569) and the northern part of the Province of Greater Poland, except for the cities of Gdańsk (Danzig), and Toruń (Thorn).

In 1773, the voivodeships of Pomerania, Chełmno, and Marlbork, all formerly part of Royal Prussia, were merged with the Kingdom in Prussia to form the Province of West Prussia. The northern parts of the Poznań and the Kalisz voivodeships, and the western part of the Inowrocław voivodeship also were incorporated into the Province of West Prussia. In addition, the Archbishopric of Warmia (Ermland) was incorporated into the Province of East Prussia.

In 1793, Prussia acquired the cities of Gdańsk (Danzig) and Toruń (Thorn), as well as the rest of the Province of Greater Poland. The voivodeships of Brześć Kugawski, Gniezno, Inowrocław, Kalisz, Łęczyca, Płock, Poznań, Sieradz, and parts of the voivodeships of Kraków, Masovia, and Rawa became the Province of South Prussia.

In 1795, Prussia acquired the Ciechanów and Masovia voivodeships, and parts of the Brześć, Grodno, Merecz, Podlaski, Troki, and Warsaw voivodeships which had only recently been created in 1793 at the Grodno Sejm. These territories became the Province of New East Prussia. Prussia also acquired the northern part of the Kraków voivodeship and named it New Silesia.

**East Prussia, New East Prussia, South Prussia, and West Prussia 1793-1809**
Daniel Friedrich Sotzmann, *General Karte von Ost-West-Sí¼d und Neu-Ostpreussen, dem Grenz-Tractate vom Jahre 1797…* (S. Schropp, Berlin, 1798); digital images, *Gallica Digital Library* (https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b53027522v : accessed 12 January 2019).

The Province of East Prussia was divided into the following Departments and Kreise:

Königsberg Department (Kreise: Brandenburg, Braunsberg (Ermland), Heilsberg (Ermland), Mohrungen (Ermland), Neidenburg, Rastenburg, Samland, and Tapiau)
Gumbinnen (Gusev) Department (Kreise: Gumbinnen, Insterburg, Memel, Olecko, Ragnit, Seehesten (Sensburg), and Tilsit)

The Province of New East Prussia was divided into the following Departments and Kriese:

Bialystok Department (Kreise: Bialystok, Bielsk, Bobrz, Dombrowa, Drohiczyn, Kalwary, Lomza, Mariampol, Surasz, and Wigry)
Plock Department (Kreise: Lipno, Mlawa, Ostrolenka, Plozk, Pultusk, Wyszogrod)

The Province of South Prussia was divided into the following Departments and Kreise:

Kalisch Department (Kreise: Adelnau, Czenstochau, Kalisch, Konin, Lumtomiersk, Ostreschow, Petrikau, Radomsk, Schadeck, Sieradz, Warta, and Wieluń)
Posen Department (Kreise: Bomst, Brzesk, Fraustadt, Gnesen, Kosten, Kowal, Krebe, (later Kröben), Krotoschin, Meseritz, Oborniki, Peisern, Posen, Powitz, Radziejów, Schrimm, Schroda, and Wangrowitz)
Warschau Department (Kreise: Blonin, Brzezin, Gostin, Lenczyca, Orlow, Rawa, Sochaczew, Tschersk, Warschau, and Zgierz)

The Province of West Prussia was divided into the following Departments and Kreise:

Bromberg Department (Kreise: Berent, Danzig, Danziger Höhe, Danziger Niederung, Dirschau, Elbing, Karthaus, Marienburg, Neustadt in Westprussia, Putzig, and Stargard)
Marienwerder Department (Kreise: Briesen, Deutsch Krone, Flatow, Graudenz, Konitz, Kulm, Löbau, Marienwerder, Rosenberg, Schlochau, Schwetz, Strasburg in Westprussia, Stuhm, Thorn, and Tuchel)

These divisions lasted only until the Treaties of Tilsit were signed on 07 July 1807 and on 09 July 1807.

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Administrative Structure of the Congress Kingdom of Poland 1815-1844

Posted on January 6, 2019 by Steve

After the Napoleonic Wars in Europe, a group of ambassadors from Europe met in Vienna in May 1814 to settle the borders of the European states. The Final Act of the Congress of Vienna was signed on 09 June 1815 and gave Russia most of the Duchy of Warsaw, which was renamed the Kingdom of Poland. Herein, the Kingdom of Poland created by the Congress of Vienna is referred to as the Congress Kingdom of Poland to distinguish it from the Kingdom of Poland that existed under the Piast (1025-1385) and Jagellon (1385-1569) dynasties.

Officially, the Congress Kingdom of Poland was allowed to have a significant amount of political autonomy, although the real political authority lay in the hands of the Russian Empire.

**Europe after the Congress of Vienna**
John Cary, *A Map of the Central States of Europe, Divided According to the Congress of Vienna and the Treaties of Paris in 1814-1815* (J. Cary, Engraver & Map seller, London, England, 1819); digital images, *Polona Digital Library* (http://polona.pl/item/47509069/ : accessed 06 January 2019).

The administrative structure of the Congress Kingdom of Poland changed several times during its existence. Initially divided into Departments (a vestige of the administrative structure of the Duchy of Warsaw), the Congress Kingdom of Poland was reformed into more traditional voivodeships, obwóds, and powiats on 16 January 1816.

On 07 March 1837, voivodeships were renamed gubernias to further integrate the administrative structure of the Congress Kingdom of Poland into the administrative structure of the Russian Empire.

On 15 Jun 1841, the Krakow Gubernia was renamed the Kielce Gubernia and, effective 10 Nov 1942, powiats were renamed okręgs, and obwóds were renamed powiats.

During the period of 1815-1844, the administrative divisions of the Congress Kingdom of Poland changed as follows:

09 June 1815

Bydgoszcz Department (Powiats: Brześć, Bydgoszcz, Chełmno, Inowrocław, Kamień, Kowal, Michałowo, Radziejów, Toruń, Wałecki)
Kalisz Department (Powiats: Częstochowa, Kalisz, Konin, Odolanów, Ostrzeszów, Piotrków, Radomsko, Sieradz, Szadeck, Warta, Wieluń)
Kraków Department (Powiats: Hebdów, Jędrzejów, Kraków, Krzeszowice, Lelowska, Miechów, Olkusz, Pilica, Stopnica, Szydłów, Skalbmierz)
Łomża Department (Powiats: Biebrza, Dąbrowa, Kalwaria, Łomża, Mariampol, Tykocin, Wigry)
Lublin Department (Powiats: Chełm, Hrubiezów, Kazimierz, Kraśnik, Lubartów, Lublin, Tomaszów, Tarnogród, Zamość)
Płock Department (Powiats: Lipno, Mława, Ostrołęka, Przasnysz, Pułtusk, Wyszogród)
Poznań Department (Powiats: Babimost, Gniezno, Kościan, Krobia, Krotoszyn, Międzyrzecz, Oborniki, Powidz, Poznań, Pyzdry, Środa, Śrem, Wągrowiec, Wschowa)
Radom Department (Powiats: Kielce, Końskie, Kozienice, Opatów, Opoczno, Radom, Sandomierz, Solec, Staszów, Szydłowiec)
Siedlce Department (Biała, Garwolin, Łosice, Łuków, Radzyń, Siedlce, Węgrów, Żelechów, Włodawa)
Warsaw Department (Powiats: Błonie, Brzeziny, Czersk, Gostynin, Łęczyca, Orłów, Rawa, Siennica, Sochaczew, Stanisławów, Warsaw, Zgierz)

16 January 1816

Augustów Voivodeship (Obwóds: Augustów, Kalwaria, Łomża, Mariampol, and Sejny)
Kalisz Voivodeship (Obwóds: Kalisz, Konin, Piotrków, Sieradz, and Wielun)
Kraków Voivodeship (Obwóds: Kielce, Miechów, Olkusz, and Stopnica)
Lublin Voivodeship (Obwóds: Hrubieszów, Janów, Krasnystaw,and Lublin)
Masovia Voivodeship (Obwóds: Brześć, Kutno, Łęczyca, Łowicz, Minsk, and Warszawa)
Płock Voivodeship (Obwóds: Lipno, Mława, Ostrołęka, Płock, Przasnysz, and Pułtusk)
Podlaski Voivodeship (Obwóds: Biała, Łuków, Siedlce, and Radzyń)
Sandomierz Voivodeship (Obwóds: Końskie, Opatów, Radom, and Sandomierz)

Congress Kingdom of Poland - 1817 — **Congress Kingdom of Poland – 1817**
Juliusz Kolberg, *Mappa Pocztowa i Podrożna Królestwa Polskiego i Wielkiego Xsięstwa Poznańskiego* (Publisher unknown, Place unknown, 1817); digital images, *Polona Digital Library* (http://polona.pl/item/32506788/ : accessed 06 January 2019).

07 March 1837

Augustów Voivodeship (Obwóds: Augustów, Kalwaria, Łomża, Mariampol, and Sejny)
Kalisz Voivodeship (Obwóds: Kalisz, Konin, Piotrków, Sieradz, and Wielun)
Kraków Voivodeship (Obwóds: Kielce, Miechów, Olkusz, and Stopnica)
Lublin Voivodeship (Obwóds: Hrubieszów, Janów, Krasnystaw,and Lublin)
Masovia Voivodeship (Obwóds: Brześć, Kutno, Łęczyca, Łowicz, Minsk, and Warszawa)
Płock Voivodeship (Obwóds: Lipno, Mława, Ostrołęka, Płock, Przasnysz, and Pułtusk)
Podlaski Voivodeship (Obwóds: Biała, Łuków, Siedlce, and Radzyń)
Sandomierz Voivodeship (Obwóds: Końskie, Opatów, Radom, and Sandomierz)

Congress Kingdom of Poland - 1841 — **Congress Kingdom of Poland – 1841**
Author unknown, *Karta Pocztowa Królestwa Polskiego* (Publisher unknown, Place unknown, 1841); digital images, *Polona Digital Library* (http://polona.pl/item/7957788/ : accessed 06 January 2019).

15 Jun 1841

Augustów Voivodeship (Obwóds: Augustów, Kalwaria, Łomża, Mariampol, and Sejny)
Kalisz Voivodeship (Obwóds: Kalisz, Konin, Piotrków, Sieradz, and Wielun)
Kielce Voivodeship (Obwóds: Kielce, Miechów, Olkusz, and Stopnica)
Lublin Voivodeship (Obwóds: Hrubieszów, Janów, Krasnystaw,and Lublin)
Masovia Voivodeship (Obwóds: Brześć, Kutno, Łęczyca, Łowicz, Minsk, and Warszawa)
Płock Voivodeship (Obwóds: Lipno, Mława, Ostrołęka, Płock, Przasnysz, and Pułtusk)
Podlaski Voivodeship (Obwóds: Biała, Łuków, Siedlce, and Radzyń)
Sandomierz Voivodeship (Obwóds: Końskie, Opatów, Radom, and Sandomierz)

10 Nov 1842

Augustów Gubernia (Powiats: Augustów, Kalwaria, Łomża, Mariampol, and Sejny)
Kalisz Gubernia (Powiats: Kalisz, Konin, Piotrków, Sieradz, and Wielun)
Kielce Gubernia (Powiats: Kielce, Miechów, Olkusz, and Stopnica)
Lublin Gubernia (Powiats: Hrubieszów, Janów, Krasnystaw,and Lublin)
Masovia Gubernia (Powiats: Brześć, Kutno, Łęczyca, Łowicz, Minsk, and Warszawa)
Płock Gubernia (Powiats: Lipno, Mława, Ostrołęka, Płock, Przasnysz, and Pułtusk)
Podlaski Gubernia (Powiats: Biała, Łuków, Siedlce, and Radzyń)
Sandomierz Gubernia (Powiats: Końskie, Opatów, Radom, and Sandomierz)

REFERENCES

Trzebiński, Wojciech, and Adam Borkiewicz. 1956. Podziały administracyjne Królestwa Polskiego w okresie 1815-1918 r.: (zarys historyczny). Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Geografii. Image copy. Digital Repository of Scientific Institutes (http://rcin.org.pl/publication/50581 : 2019).

Borkiewicz, Adam Józef. 1956. Podziały administracyjne Królestwa Polskiego w okresie 1815-1918 r.: mapy. Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Geografii. Image copy. Digital Repository of Scientific Institutes (http://rcin.org.pl/publication/50583 : 2019).

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Administrative Structure of the Błonie Powiat

Posted on December 16, 2018 by Steve

The following parishes were part of the Błonie Powiat at th beginning of the 20th Century: Błonie, Brwinów, Izdebno, Grodzisk, Kaski, Leszno, Mszczonów, Nadarzyn, Ojrzanów, Osuchów, Radziejowice, Rokitno, Skuły, Wiskitki, Żuków, and Żyrardów belonged to the Błonie Powiat at the end of the 19th century.

Błonie Powiat in the Warsaw Gubernia - 1907 — **Błonie Powiat in the Warsaw 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=11767063 : accessed 02 February 2019).

The administrative structure of the parishes of Błonie, Leszno, and Rokitno can be described as follows:

01 Jul 1569-03 Oct 1795: Village, Warsaw Ziemia, Masovia Voivodeship, Province of Greater Poland, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
04 Oct 1795-08 Jul 1807: Village, Błonie Kreis, Kammerdepartement Warsaw, Province of South Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia
09 Jul 1807-08 Jun 1815: Village, Błonie Powiat, Warsaw Department, Duchy of Warsaw
09 Jun 1815-15 Jan 1816: Village, Błonie Powiat, Warsaw Department, Congress Kingdom of Poland
16 Jan 1816-06 Mar 1837: Village, Warsaw Obwód, Masovia Voivodeship, Congress Kingdom of Poland
07 Mar 1837-10 Nov 1842: Village, Warsaw Obwód, Masovia Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
11 Nov 1842-1843: Village, Warsaw Powiat, Masovia Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
1844-17 Oct 1915: Village, Błonie Powiat, Warsaw Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
18 Oct 1915-10 Nov 1918: Village, General Government of Warsaw, German Empire
11 Nov 1918-31 Aug 1939: Village, Błonie Powiat, Warsaw Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic
01 Sep 1939-27 Jun 1945: Village, Kreishauptmannschaft Sochaczew, Distrikt Warsaw, General Government, German Reich
28 Jun 1945-21 Jul 1952: Village, Warsaw Voivodeship, Republic of Poland
22 Jul 1952-31 May 1975: Village, Warsaw Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
01 Jun 1975-30 Dec 1989: Village, Warsaw Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
31 Dec 1989-30 Dec 1998: Village, Warsaw Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic
31 Dec 1998-Present: Village, Warsaw West Powiat, Masovia Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic

The administrative structure of the parishes of Brwinów and, Nadarzyn can be described as follows:

01 Jul 1569-03 Oct 1795: Village, Warsaw Ziemia, Masovia Voivodeship, Province of Greater Poland, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
04 Oct 1795-08 Jul 1807: Village, Błonie Kreis, Kammerdepartement Warsaw, Province of South Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia
09 Jul 1807-08 Jun 1815: Village, Błonie Powiat, Warsaw Department, Duchy of Warsaw
09 Jun 1815-15 Jan 1816: Village, Błonie Powiat, Warsaw Department, Congress Kingdom of Poland
16 Jan 1816-06 Mar 1837: Village, Warsaw Obwód, Masovia Voivodeship, Congress Kingdom of Poland
07 Mar 1837-10 Nov 1842: Village, Warsaw Obwód, Masovia Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
11 Nov 1842-1843: Village, Warsaw Powiat, Masovia Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
1844-17 Oct 1915: Village, Błonie Powiat, Warsaw Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
18 Oct 1915-10 Nov 1918: Village, Blonie Bowiat, Warsaw Gubernia, Regency Kingdom of Poland
11 Nov 1918-31 Aug 1939: Village, Błonie Powiat, Warsaw Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic
01 Sep 1939-27 Jun 1945: Village, Kreishauptmannschaft Sochaczew, Distrikt Warsaw, General Government, German Reich
28 Jun 1945-21 Jul 1952: Village, Warsaw Voivodeship, Republic of Poland
22 Jul 1952-31 May 1975: Village, Warsaw Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
01 Jun 1975-30 Dec 1989: Village, Warsaw Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
31 Dec 1989-30 Dec 1998: Village, Warsaw Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic
31 Dec 1998-Present: Village, Prusków Powiat, Masovia Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic

The administrative structure of the parishes of Grodzisk, Izdebno, Skuły, and Żuków can be described as follows:

01 Jul 1569-03 Oct 1795: Village, Warsaw Ziemia, Masovia Voivodeship, Province of Greater Poland, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
04 Oct 1795-08 Jul 1807: Village, Kammerdepartement Warsaw, Province of South Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia
09 Jul 1807-08 Jun 1815: Village, Błonie Powiat, Warsaw Department, Duchy of Warsaw
09 Jun 1815-15 Jan 1816: Village, Błonie Powiat, Warsaw Department, Congress Kingdom of Poland
16 Jan 1816-06 Mar 1837: Village, Warsaw Obwód, Masovia Voivodeship, Congress Kingdom of Poland
07 Mar 1837-10 Nov 1842: Village, Warsaw Obwód, Masovia Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
11 Nov 1842-1843: Village, Warsaw Powiat, Masovia Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
1844-17 Oct 1915: Village, Błonie Powiat, Warsaw Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
18 Oct 1915-10 Nov 1918: Village, Blonie Bowiat, Warsaw Gubernia, Regency Kingdom of Poland
11 Nov 1918-31 Aug 1939: Village, Błonie Powiat, Warsaw Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic
01 Sep 1939-27 Jun 1945: Village, Kreishauptmannschaft Sochaczew, Distrikt Warsaw, General Government, German Reich
28 Jun 1945-21 Jul 1952: Village, Warsaw Voivodeship, Republic of Poland
22 Jul 1952-31 May 1975: Village, Warsaw Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
01 Jun 1975-30 Dec 1989: Village, Warsaw Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
31 Dec 1989-30 Dec 1998: Village, Warsaw Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic
31 Dec 1998-Present: Village, Grodzisk Powiat, Masovia Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic

The administrative structure of the parishes of Radziejowice, Wiskitki, and Żyrardów can be described as follows:

01 Jul 1569-03 Oct 1795: Village, Sochaczew Ziemia, Masovia Voivodeship, Province of Greater Poland, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
04 Oct 1795-08 Jul 1807: Village, Błonie Kreis, Kammerdepartement Warsaw, Province of South Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia
09 Jul 1807-08 Jun 1815: Village, Błonie Powiat, Warsaw Department, Duchy of Warsaw
09 Jun 1815-15 Jan 1816: Village, Błonie Powiat, Warsaw Department, Congress Kingdom of Poland
16 Jan 1816-06 Mar 1837: Village, Warsaw Obwód, Masovia Voivodeship, Congress Kingdom of Poland
07 Mar 1837-10 Nov 1842: Village, Warsaw Obwód, Masovia Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
11 Nov 1842-1843: Village, Warsaw Powiat, Masovia Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
1844-17 Oct 1915: Village, Błonie Powiat, Warsaw Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
18 Oct 1915-10 Nov 1918: Village, Blonie Bowiat, Warsaw Gubernia, Regency Kingdom of Poland
11 Nov 1918-31 Aug 1939: Village, Błonie Powiat, Warsaw Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic
01 Sep 1939-27 Jun 1945: Village, Kreishauptmannschaft Sochaczew, Distrikt Warsaw, General Government, German Reich
28 Jun 1945-21 Jul 1952: Village, Warsaw Voivodeship, Republic of Poland
22 Jul 1952-31 May 1975: Village, Warsaw Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
01 Jun 1975-30 Dec 1989: Village, Skierciewice Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
31 Dec 1989-30 Dec 1998: Village, Skierniewice Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic
31 Dec 1998-Present: Village, Żyrardów Powiat, Masovia Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic

The administrative structure of the parish of Ojrzanów can be described as follows:

01 Jul 1569-04 Oct 1795: Village, Warsaw Ziemia, Masovia Voivodeship, Province of Greater Poland, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
04 Oct 1795-08 Jul 1807: Village, Kammerdepartement Warsaw, Province of South Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia
09 Jul 1807-08 Jun 1815: Village, Błonie Powiat, Warsaw Department, Duchy of Warsaw
09 Jun 1815-15 Jan 1816: Village, Błonie Powiat, Warsaw Department, Congress Kingdom of Poland
16 Jan 1816-06 Mar 1837: Village, Warsaw Obwód, Masovia Voivodeship, Congress Kingdom of Poland
07 Mar 1837-10 Nov 1842: Village, Warsaw Obwód, Masovia Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
11 Nov 1842-1843: Village, Warsaw Powiat, Masovia Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
1844-17 Oct 1915: Village, Błonie Powiat, Warsaw Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
18 Oct 1915-10 Nov 1918: Village, Blonie Bowiat, Warsaw Gubernia, Regency Kingdom of Poland
11 Nov 1918-31 Aug 1939: Village, Błonie Powiat, Warsaw Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic
01 Sep 1939-27 Jun 1945: Village, Kreishauptmannschaft Sochaczew, Distrikt Warsaw, General Government, German Reich
28 Jun 1945-21 Jul 1952: Village, Warsaw Voivodeship, Republic of Poland
22 Jul 1952-31 May 1975: Village, Warsaw Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
01 Jun 1975-30 Dec 1989: Village, Skierniewice Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
31 Dec 1989-30 Dec 1998: Village, Skierniewice Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic
31 Dec 1998-Present: Village, Grodzisk Powiat, Masovia Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic

The administrative structure of the parishes of Mszczonów and Osuchów can be described as follows:

01 Jul 1569-04 Oct 1795: Village, Sochaczew Ziemia, Rawa Voivodeship, Province of Greater Poland, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
04 Oct 1795-08 Jul 1807: Village, Kammerdepartement Warsaw, Province of South Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia
09 Jul 1807-08 Jun 1815: Village, Błonie Powiat, Warsaw Department, Duchy of Warsaw
09 Jun 1815-15 Jan 1816: Village, Błonie Powiat, Warsaw Department, Congress Kingdom of Poland
16 Jan 1816-06 Mar 1837: Village, Warsaw Obwód, Masovia Voivodeship, Congress Kingdom of Poland
07 Mar 1837-10 Nov 1842: Village, Warsaw Obwód, Masovia Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
11 Nov 1842-1843: Village, Warsaw Powiat, Masovia Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
1844-17 Oct 1915: Village, Błonie Powiat, Warsaw Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
18 Oct 1915-10 Nov 1918: Village, Blonie Bowiat, Warsaw Gubernia, Regency Kingdom of Poland
11 Nov 1918-31 Aug 1939: Village, Błonie Powiat, Warsaw Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic
01 Sep 1939-27 Jun 1945: Village, Kreishauptmannschaft Sochaczew, Distrikt Warsaw, General Government, German Reich
28 Jun 1945-21 Jul 1952: Village, Warsaw Voivodeship, Republic of Poland
22 Jul 1952-31 May 1975: Village, Warsaw Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
01 Jun 1975-30 Dec 1989: Village, Skierniewice Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
31 Dec 1989-30 Dec 1998: Village, Skierniewice Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic
31 Dec 1998-Present: Village, Żyrardów Powiat, Masovia Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic

The administrative structure of the parish of Kaski can be described as follows:

01 Jul 1569-04 Oct 1795: Village, Sochaczew Ziemia, Rawa Voivodeship, Province of Greater Poland, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
04 Oct 1795-08 Jul 1807: Village, Sochaczew Kreis, Kammerdepartement Warsaw, Province of South Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia
09 Jul 1807-08 Jun 1815: Village, Sochaczew Powiat, Warsaw Department, Duchy of Warsaw
09 Jun 1815-15 Jan 1816: Village, Sochaczew Powiat, Warsaw Department, Congress Kingdom of Poland
16 Jan 1816-06 Mar 1837: Village, Sochaczew Obwód, Masovia Voivodeship, Congress Kingdom of Poland
07 Mar 1837-10 Nov 1842: Village, Warsaw Obwód, Masovia Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
11 Nov 1842-1843: Village, Warsaw Powiat, Masovia Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
1844-17 Oct 1915: Village, Błonie Powiat, Warsaw Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
18 Oct 1915-10 Nov 1918: Village, Blonie Bowiat, Warsaw Gubernia, Regency Kingdom of Poland
11 Nov 1918-31 Aug 1939: Village, Błonie Powiat, Warsaw Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic
01 Sep 1939-27 Jun 1945: Village, Kreishauptmannschaft Sochaczew, Distrikt Warsaw, General Government, German Reich
28 Jun 1945-21 Jul 1952: Village, Warsaw Voivodeship, Republic of Poland
22 Jul 1952-31 May 1975: Village, Warsaw Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
01 Jun 1975-30 Dec 1989: Village, Skierniewice Voivodeship, Polish People’s Republic
31 Dec 1989-30 Dec 1998: Village, Skierniewice Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic
31 Dec 1998-Present: Village, Grodzisk Powiat, Masovia Voivodeship, Third Polish Republic

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Describing Historical Place Names in Québec

Posted on July 18, 2018 by Steve

As with most parts of the world, the borders and place names used in Québec have changed over the centuries.

1535-1763: Village, Colony of Canada, New France
07 Oct 1763-1791: Village, Province of Québec, British America
26 Dec 1791-1841: Village, Lower Canada, British Empire
10 Feb 1841-1867: Village: Canada East, Province of Canada, British Empire
01 Jul 1867-1982: Village, Province of Québec, Dominion of Canada
29 Mar 1982-Present: Village, Province of Québec, Canada

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The Baptism of Marianna Niedziałkowska – 1745

Posted on September 4, 2017 by Steve

Marianna Niedziałkowska, daughter of Ignacy Niedziałkowski and Zofia Kamińska, was born on about 06 December 1746 in Klonowo, Ciechanów Land, Mazovian Voivodeship, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. She was baptized in the parish church in Pałuki, Ciechanów Land, Mazovian Voivodeship, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth on 06 December 1746.

The Baptismal Record for Marianna Niedziałkowska - 1745 — The Baptismal Record for Marianna Niedziałkowska – 1745

SOURCE: St. Gotard Parish (Pałuki, Poland), â€œBaptisatorum ab Anno 1740 ad 1754. Księga III” [Book III of Baptisms from 1740 to 1754], page 28 verso, Marianna Niedziałkowski baptism, 06 December 1746; accessed as â€œPoland, Warszawa, Pałuki (Ciechanów) – Church records),” browsable images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSXV-Z3Y8-J?i=608 : 04 September 2017), FHS microfilm number 1496612, Item 12, Page 28 verso; Film Viewer – DGS: 008025419, image 609 of 803.

The baptismal record itself refers to two previous baptismal records: one that shows the date of the baptism, and another that shows the name of the priest who baptized Marianna.

Date of Baptism of Marianna Niedziałkowska - 1847 — Date of Baptism of Marianna Niedziałkowska – 1847

Priest Who Baptized Marianna Niedziałkowska - 1847 — Priest Who Baptized Marianna Niedziałkowska – 1847

Click on the images above to view higher resolution images. Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Baptismal Record for Marianna Niedziałkowska – 1754. Taken together and translated from the Latin, the record reads:

Klonowo
On the day and year above [06 December 1746], I, the same as above [Jakub Antoni Chełchowski, Registrar, The Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary], baptized a female with the name Marianna, daughter of the legally married couple, the nobles Ignacy and Zofia Niedziałkowski. The godparents were the well-born Antoni Pajewski and the noble Teresa Niedziałkowska, an unmarried woman.

Marianna Niedziałkowska was my 5th great aunt.

The date of baptism was written in the baptismal record for Mikołaj Wiklowski, immediately preceding Marianna’s record. Then name of the priest who baptized Marianna was written in the baptismal record for Stanisław Zmobeński on the recto (front) side of the same page in the register.

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Administrative Structure of the Parishes of the Suwałki Powiat

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Steve

The following parishes were part of the Suwałki Powiat at the beginning of the 20th Century: Bakałarzewo, Chmielówka, Czostków, Filipów, Głęboki Rów, Huta, Jeleniewo, Kaletnik, Kuków, Leszczewo, Przerośl, Puńsk, Suwałki, Wigry, Wiżajny, and Zaboryszki.

Suwałki Powiat in the Suwałko Gubernia - 1907 — **Suwałki Powiat in the Suwałki 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=11767130 : accessed 02 February 2019).

The administrative structure of the parishes of Bakałarzewo, Czostków, Filipów, Kaletnik, Przerośl, Puńsk, Wiżajny,and Zaboryszki can be described as follows:

01 Jul 1569-03 Oct 1795: Village, Grodno Ziemia, Troki Voivodeship, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
04 Oct 1795-13 Oct 1809: Village, Bialystok Department, Province of New East Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia
14 Oct 1809-08 Jun 1815: Village, Sejny Powiat, Łomża Department, Duchy of Warsaw
09 Jun 1815-15 Jan 1816: Village, Sejny Powiat, Augustów Department, Congress Kingdom of Poland
16 Jan 1816-06 Mar 1837: Village, Sejny Obwód, Augustów Voivodeship, Congress Kingdom of Poland
07 Mar 1837-10 Nov 1842: Village, Sejny Obwód, Augustów Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
11 Nov 1842-30 Dec 1866: Village, Sejny Powiat, Augustów Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
31 Dec 1866 -17 Oct 1915: Village, Suwałki 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, Suwałki 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 of Chmielówka, Głęboki Rów, Huta, Jeleniewo, Kuków, Leszczowo, Suwałki, and Wigry can be described as follows:

01 Jul 1569-03 Oct 1795: Village, Grodno Ziemia, Troki Voivodeship, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
04 Oct 1795-13 Oct 1809: Village, Bialystok Department, Province of New East Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia
14 Oct 1809-08 Jun 1815: Village, Dąbrowski Powiat, Łomża Department, Duchy of Warsaw
09 Jun 1815-15 Jan 1816: Village, Dąbrowski Powiat, Augustów Department, Congress Kingdom of Poland
16 Jan 1816-06 Mar 1837: Village, Dąbrowski Obwód, Augustów Voivodeship, Congress Kingdom of Poland
07 Mar 1837-10 Nov 1842: Village, Dąbrowski Obwód, Augustów Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
11 Nov 1842-30 Dec 1866: Village, Dąbrowski Powiat, Augustów Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
31 Dec 1866 -17 Oct 1915: Village, Suwałki Powiat, Suwałki Gubernia, Congress Kingdom of Poland
18 Oct 1915-10 Nov 1918: Village, Suwałki Powiat, German Empire
11 Nov 1918-16 Sep 1939: Village, Suwałki Powiat, Białystok Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic
17 Sep 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

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The Cable Car to Sugarloaf

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Steve

Sugarloaf is an iconic peak bordering Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro. To get to the top of Sugarloaf, tourists must take two cable cars, the first from the station at Praia Vermelha (Red Beach), and the second from the station at Morro da Urca (Urca Hill). Urca is an acronym for Urbanizaí§í£o Carioca (Carioca Urbanization). The cable car ends at the top of Sugarloaf. According to my tour guide, the indigenous inhabitants called the peak Pau-nh-aí§uquí£, and the Portuguese thought the name sounded like Pí£o de Aí§íºcar (Sugarloaf). The cable car system was modernized by Cristoví£o Leite de Castro in 1972.