{"id":20737,"date":"2019-01-06T15:32:39","date_gmt":"2019-01-06T23:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/?p=20737"},"modified":"2026-02-01T10:24:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T18:24:34","slug":"administrative-structure-of-the-congress-kingdom-of-poland-1815-1844","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/20737","title":{"rendered":"Administrative Structure of the Congress Kingdom of Poland 1815-1844"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Europe after the Congress of Vienna
<\/strong>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<\/em> (J. Cary, Engraver & Map seller, London, England, 1819); digital images, Polona Digital Library<\/em> (http:\/\/polona.pl\/item\/47509069\/<\/a> : accessed 06 January 2019).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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, obw\u00f3ds, and powiats on 16 January 1816.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On 15 Jun 1841, the Krakow Gubernia was renamed the Kielce Gubernia and, effective 10 Nov 1942, powiats were renamed okr\u0119gs, and obw\u00f3ds were renamed powiats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the period of 1815-1844, the administrative divisions of the Congress Kingdom of Poland changed as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

09 June 1815<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n