I am attempting to document the events in my ancestors’ lives with place names that were accurate at the time of the event. Such an approach has several advantages over using current place names, including the fact that the historical place names help to provide a historical context for my ancestors’ lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Przemy\u015bl Powiat includes the village of Nienadowa where my Da\u0144ko ancestors lived. The Powiat was part of the Ruthenian Voivodeship (Wojew\u00f3dztwo Ruskie) during the time of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, but the area was included in the territory seized by the Habsburg Empire during the first partition of Poland on 05 August 1772. On 11 August 1804, the Austrian Empire was proclaimed, and on 30 March 1867 the Austro-Hungarian Compromise resulted in the formation of the Empire of Austria-Hungary. After World War I, the Second Polish Republic was established which lasted until 01 September 1939 when Germany and Russia invaded. The area of Przemy\u015bl Powiat was incorporated into the General Government for the Occupied Polish Territories. After World War II, the People’s Republic of Poland was formed and, finally, on 30 January 1990, the Republic of Poland came into existence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The administrative structure to which Nienadowa belonged evolved as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The administrative structure to which Dubiecko belonged evolved as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The term Kreis means Circle, Bezirk means District, Powiat is often translated as County, and the term Voivodeship (Wojew\u00f3dztwo) is frequently rendered as Province. I prefer the terms Kreis, Bezirk, Powiat, and Voivodeship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Copyright \u00a9 2011-2022 by Stephen J. Danko<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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