{"id":21020,"date":"2019-02-10T19:32:28","date_gmt":"2019-02-11T03:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/?p=21020"},"modified":"2021-11-12T07:13:01","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T15:13:01","slug":"administrative-structure-of-the-congress-kingdom-of-poland-1845-1918","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/21020","title":{"rendered":"Administrative Structure of the Congress Kingdom of Poland 1845-1918"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In 1845, for the &#8220;general good of the country&#8221;, the borders of six gubernias in the Congress Kingdom of Poland were changed.  The Kalisz Gubernia and the Masovian Gubernia were combined to form the Warsaw Gubernia with its seat in Warsaw.  The Podlaski Gubernia and the Lublin Gubernia were combined to form the Lublin Gubernia with its seat in Lublin.  The Sandomierz Gubernia and the Kielce Gubernia were combined to form the Radom Gubernia with its seat in Radom.  The August\u00f3w Gubernia remained unchanged with its seat in Suwalki, and the P\u0142ock Gubernia remained unchanged with its seat in P\u0142ock.  The eight gubernias that had existed in the Congress Kingdom of Poland had been reduced to five.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>01 January 1845<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From 01 January 1845 until 30 December 1866, the administrative divisions of the Congress Kingdom of Poland were as follows: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>August\u00f3w Gubernia<\/strong> (Powiats: August\u00f3w, Kalwaria, \u0141om\u017ca, Mariampol, and Sejny)<\/li><li><strong>Lublin Gubernia<\/strong> (Powiats: Bia\u0142a, Hrubiesz\u00f3w, Jan\u00f3w, Krasnystaw, Lublin, \u0141uk\u00f3w, Siedlce, and Radzy\u0144)<\/li><li><strong>P\u0142ock Gubernia<\/strong> (Powiats: Lipno, M\u0142awa, Ostro\u0142\u0119ka, P\u0142ock, Przasnysz, and Pu\u0142tusk)<\/li><li><strong>Radom Gubernia<\/strong> (Powiats: Kielce, Ko\u0144ski, Miech\u00f3w, Olkusz, Opat\u00f3w, Radom, Sandomierz, and Stopnica)<\/li><li><strong>Warsaw Gubernia<\/strong> (Powiats: Brze\u015b\u0107, Kalisz, Konin, Kutno, \u0141\u0119czyca, \u0141owicz, Minsk, Piotrk\u00f3w, Sieradz, Warsaw, and Wielun)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/MAP-Poland-Egloff-1863-Reduced.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/MAP-Poland-Egloff-1863-Reduced.jpg\" alt=\"\u00ef\u00bb\u00bfCongress Kingdom of Poland - 1845-1866\" class=\"wp-image-21074\" width=\"600\" height=\"722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/MAP-Poland-Egloff-1863-Reduced.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/MAP-Poland-Egloff-1863-Reduced-249x300.jpg 249w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/MAP-Poland-Egloff-1863-Reduced-768x924.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/MAP-Poland-Egloff-1863-Reduced-852x1024.jpg 852w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption> <br><strong>Congress Kingdom of Poland &#8211; 1845-1866<br><\/strong>Jarzy Egloff,<em>&nbsp;Karta pocztowa i przemys\u0142owa Kr\u00f3lestwa Polskiego&nbsp;<\/em>(Franciszek Spiess and Company, Warsaw, 1863); digital images, <em>Digital Repository of Scientific Institutes<\/em> &nbsp;&nbsp;(<a href=\"http:\/\/rcin.org.pl\/publication\/51292\">http:\/\/rcin.org.pl\/publication\/51292<\/a>&nbsp;: accessed 10 February 2019).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>31 December 1866<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the failure of the January Uprising (1863-1864), larger gubernias in the Congress Kingdom of Poland were divided into smaller ones.  From 31 December 1866 to 10 March 1879, the administrative division of the Congress Kingdom of Poland was as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Kalisz Gubernia<\/strong> (Powiats: Kalisz, Ko\u0142o, Konin, \u0141\u0119czyca, Sieradz, S\u0142upca, Turek, and Wielu\u0144)<\/li><li><strong>Kielce Gubernia<\/strong> (Powiats: J\u0119drzej\u00f3w, Kielce, Miech\u00f3w, Olkusz, Pi\u0144cz\u00f3w, Stopnica, and W\u0142oszczowa)<\/li><li><strong>Lublin Gubernia<\/strong> (Powiats: Bi\u0142goraj, Che\u0142m, Hrubiesz\u00f3w, Jan\u00f3w Lubelski, Krasnystaw, Lubart\u00f3w, Lublin, Pu\u0142awy [Nowa Aleksandria], Tomasz\u00f3w Lubelski, Zamo\u015b\u0107)<\/li><li><strong>\u0141om\u017ca Gubernia<\/strong> (Powiats: Kolno, \u0141om\u017ca, Mak\u00f3w Mazowiecki, Ostro\u0142\u0119ka, Ostr\u00f3w Mazowiecka, Pu\u0142tusk, Szczuczyn, and Wysokie Mazowieckie)<\/li><li><strong>Piotrk\u00f3w Gubernia<\/strong> (Powiats: B\u0119dzi\u0144, Brzeziny, Cz\u0119stochowa, \u0141ask, \u0141\u00f3d\u017a, Piotrk\u00f3w Trybunalski, Radomsko, and Rawa Mazowiecka)<\/li><li><strong>P\u0142ock Gubernia<\/strong> (Powiats: Ciechan\u00f3w, Lipno, M\u0142awa, P\u0142ock, P\u0142o\u0144sk, Przasnysz, Rypin, and Sierpc)<\/li><li><strong>Radom Gubernia<\/strong> (Powiats: I\u0142\u017ca, Ko\u0144skie, Kozienice, Opat\u00f3w, Opoczno, Radom, and Sandomierz)<\/li><li><strong>Siedlce Gubernia<\/strong> (Powiats: Bia\u0142a Podlaska, Garwolin, Konstantyn\u00f3w, \u0141uk\u00f3w, Radzy\u0144, Podlaski, Siedlce, Soko\u0142\u00f3w Podlaski, W\u0119gr\u00f3w, and W\u0142odawa)<\/li><li><strong>Suwalki Gubernia<\/strong> (Powiats: August\u00f3w, Kalwarija, Kudirkos Naumiestis [W\u0142adys\u0142aw\u00f3w], Marijampol\u0117, Sejny, Suwa\u0142ki, and Vilkavi\u0161kis)<\/li><li><strong>Warsaw Gubernia<\/strong> (Powiats: B\u0142onie, G\u00f3ra Kalwarya, Gosty\u0144, Gr\u00f3jec, Kutno, \u0141owicz, Mi\u0144sk Mazowiecki, Radzieje \/ later Nieszawa, Radzymin, Skierniewice, Sochaczew, Warsaw, and W\u0142oc\u0142awek)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/MAP-Poland-1867-Reduced.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/MAP-Poland-1867-Reduced.jpg\" alt=\"Congress Kingdom of Poland - 1866-1879\" class=\"wp-image-21047\" width=\"600\" height=\"735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/MAP-Poland-1867-Reduced.jpg 2500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/MAP-Poland-1867-Reduced-245x300.jpg 245w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/MAP-Poland-1867-Reduced-768x941.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/MAP-Poland-1867-Reduced-836x1024.jpg 836w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><br><strong>Congress Kingdom of Poland &#8211; 1866-1879<br><\/strong>Author&nbsp;unknown,<em>&nbsp;Karta Dr\u00f3zna Kr\u00f3lestwa Polskiego&nbsp;<\/em>(Zarz\u0105dzie General Kwatermistrza 1ej Armii, Place unknown, 1867); digital images,&nbsp;<em>Polona Digital Library<\/em>&nbsp;(<a href=\"http:\/\/polona.pl\/item\/29081074\/\">http:\/\/polona.pl\/item\/29081074\/<\/a>&nbsp;: accessed 09 February 2019).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>NOTE: In a proclamation dated 07 September 1870, the city of Warsaw was specifically excluded from the Warsaw Gubernia, subordinate to the General-Governor of Warsaw and the Ministry of Internal Affairs in St. Petersburg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>11 March 1879<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1879, the G\u00f3rny Kalwarija Powiat was abolished and its territory was incorporated into the Gr\u00f3jec Powiat.  From 11 March 1879 until 17 Oct 1915, the administrative division of the Congress Kingdom of Poland was as follows: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Kalisz Gubernia<\/strong> (Powiats: Kalisz, Ko\u0142o, Konin, \u0141\u0119czyca, Sieradz, S\u0142upca, Turek, and Wielu\u0144)<\/li><li><strong>Kielce Gubernia<\/strong> (Powiats: J\u0119drzej\u00f3w, Kielce, Miech\u00f3w, Olkusz, Pi\u0144cz\u00f3w, Stopnica, and W\u0142oszczowa)<\/li><li><strong>Lublin Gubernia<\/strong> (Powiats: Bi\u0142goraj, Che\u0142m, Hrubiesz\u00f3w, Jan\u00f3w Lubelski, Krasnystaw, Lubart\u00f3w, Lublin, Pu\u0142awy [Nowa Aleksandria], Tomasz\u00f3w Lubelski, Zamo\u015b\u0107)<\/li><li><strong>\u0141om\u017ca Gubernia<\/strong> (Powiats: Kolno, \u0141om\u017ca, Mak\u00f3w Mazowiecki, Ostro\u0142\u0119ka, Ostr\u00f3w Mazowiecka, Pu\u0142tusk, Szczuczyn, and Wysokie Mazowieckie)<\/li><li><strong>Piotrk\u00f3w Gubernia<\/strong> (Powiats: B\u0119dzi\u0144, Brzeziny, Cz\u0119stochowa, \u0141ask, \u0141\u00f3d\u017a, Piotrk\u00f3w Trybunalski, Radomsko, and Rawa Mazowiecka)<\/li><li><strong>P\u0142ock Gubernia<\/strong> (Powiats: Ciechan\u00f3w, Lipno, M\u0142awa, P\u0142ock, P\u0142o\u0144sk, Przasnysz, Rypin, and Sierpc)<\/li><li><strong>Radom Gubernia<\/strong> (Powiats: I\u0142\u017ca, Ko\u0144skie, Kozienice, Opat\u00f3w, Opoczno, Radom, and Sandomierz)<\/li><li><strong>Siedlce Gubernia<\/strong> (Powiats: Bia\u0142a Podlaska, Garwolin, Konstantyn\u00f3w, \u0141uk\u00f3w, Radzy\u0144, Podlaski, Siedlce, Soko\u0142\u00f3w Podlaski, W\u0119gr\u00f3w, and W\u0142odawa)<\/li><li><strong>Suwalki Gubernia<\/strong> (Powiats: August\u00f3w, Kalwarija, Kudirkos Naumiestis [W\u0142adys\u0142aw\u00f3w], Marijampol\u0117, Sejny, Suwa\u0142ki, and Vilkavi\u0161kis)<\/li><li><strong>Warsaw Gubernia<\/strong> (Powiats: B\u0142onie, Gosty\u0144, Gr\u00f3jec, Kutno, \u0141owicz, Mi\u0144sk Mazowiecki, Radzieje \/ later Nieszawa, Radzymin, Skierniewice, Sochaczew, Warsaw, and W\u0142oc\u0142awek)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>26 December 1893<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1893, the P\u0142o\u0144sk Powiat (P\u0142ock Gubernia) and the Pu\u0142tusk Powiat (\u0141om\u017ca Gubernia) were transferred to the Warsaw Gubernia. From 26 December 1893 to 17 Oct 1915, the administrative division of the Congress Kingdom of Poland was as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Kalisz Gubernia<\/strong> (Powiats: Kalisz, Ko\u0142o, Konin, \u0141\u0119czyca, Sieradz, S\u0142upca, Turek, and Wielu\u0144)<\/li><li><strong>Kielce Gubernia<\/strong> (Powiats: J\u0119drzej\u00f3w, Kielce, Miech\u00f3w, Olkusz, Pi\u0144cz\u00f3w, Stopnica, and W\u0142oszczowa)<\/li><li><strong>Lublin Gubernia<\/strong> (Powiats: Bi\u0142goraj, Che\u0142m, Hrubiesz\u00f3w, Jan\u00f3w Lubelski, Krasnystaw, Lubart\u00f3w, Lublin, Pu\u0142awy [Nowa Aleksandria], Tomasz\u00f3w Lubelski, Zamo\u015b\u0107)<\/li><li><strong>\u0141om\u017ca Gubernia<\/strong> (Powiats: Kolno, \u0141om\u017ca, Mak\u00f3w Mazowiecki, Ostro\u0142\u0119ka, Ostr\u00f3w Mazowiecka, Szczuczyn, and Wysokie Mazowieckie)<\/li><li><strong>Piotrk\u00f3w Gubernia<\/strong> (Powiats: B\u0119dzi\u0144, Brzeziny, Cz\u0119stochowa, \u0141ask, \u0141\u00f3d\u017a, Piotrk\u00f3w Trybunalski, Radomsko, and Rawa Mazowiecka)<\/li><li><strong>P\u0142ock Gubernia<\/strong> (Powiats: Ciechan\u00f3w, Lipno, M\u0142awa, P\u0142ock, Przasnysz, Rypin, and Sierpc)<\/li><li><strong>Radom Gubernia<\/strong> (Powiats: I\u0142\u017ca, Ko\u0144skie, Kozienice, Opat\u00f3w, Opoczno, Radom, and Sandomierz)<\/li><li><strong>Siedlce Gubernia<\/strong> (Powiats: Bia\u0142a Podlaska, Garwolin, Konstantyn\u00f3w, \u0141uk\u00f3w, Radzy\u0144, Podlaski, Siedlce, Soko\u0142\u00f3w Podlaski, W\u0119gr\u00f3w, and W\u0142odawa)<\/li><li><strong>Suwalki Gubernia<\/strong> (Powiats: August\u00f3w, Kalwarija, Kudirkos Naumiestis [W\u0142adys\u0142aw\u00f3w], Marijampol\u0117, Sejny, Suwa\u0142ki, and Vilkavi\u0161kis)<\/li><li><strong>Warsaw Gubernia<\/strong> (Powiats: B\u0142onie, Gosty\u0144, Gr\u00f3jec, Kutno, \u0141owicz, Mi\u0144sk Mazowiecki, Nieszawa [formerly Radzieje], P\u0142o\u0144sk, Pu\u0142tusk, Radzymin, Skierniewice, Sochaczew, Warsaw, and W\u0142oc\u0142awek)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/MAP-Poland-1893-1912-Reduced-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/MAP-Poland-1893-1912-Reduced-1.jpg\" alt=\"Congress Kingdom of Poland - 1893-1912\" class=\"wp-image-21060\" width=\"600\" height=\"805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/MAP-Poland-1893-1912-Reduced-1.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/MAP-Poland-1893-1912-Reduced-1-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/MAP-Poland-1893-1912-Reduced-1-768x1030.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/MAP-Poland-1893-1912-Reduced-1-763x1024.jpg 763w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption> <br><strong>Congress Kingdom of Poland &#8211; 1893-1912<br><\/strong>J\u00f3zef Micha\u0142&nbsp;Bazewicz,<em>&nbsp;Mapa Kr\u00f3lestwa Polskiego Kongresowego : na podstawie najnowszych \u017ar\u00f3de\u0142&nbsp;<\/em>(J.&nbsp;M.&nbsp;Bazewicz, Warsaw, about 1914); digital images,&nbsp;<em>Polona Digital Library<\/em>&nbsp;(<a href=\"http:\/\/polona.pl\/item\/9989656\/\">http:\/\/polona.pl\/item\/9989656\/<\/a>&nbsp;: accessed 10 February 2019). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>06 July 1912<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On 06 July 1912, parts of the Siedlce Gubernia (the Bia\u0142a Podlaska Powiat, and parts of the Konstantyn\u00f3w, Radzy\u0144, and W\u0142odawa Powiats), and the Lublin Gubernia (the Tomasz\u00f3w and Hrubiez\u00f3w Powiats and parts of the Lubart\u00f3w, Che\u0142m, Krasnystaw, and Bi\u0142goraj Powiats) were split off and combined to form the new Che\u0142m Gubernia. The W\u0119gr\u00f3w Powiat of the former Siedlce Gubernia was incorporated into the \u0141om\u017ca Gubernia. The remaining territory of the former Siedlce Gubernia was incorporated into the Lublin Gubernia. These changes eliminated the Siedlce Gubernia and resulted in the administrative divisions of the Congress Kingdom of Poland as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Che\u0142m Gubernia<\/strong> (Powiats:  Bi\u0142goraj, Bia\u0142a Podlaska, Hrubiesz\u00f3w, Che\u0142m, Konstantyn\u00f3w, Tomasz\u00f3w, W\u0142odawa, and Zamo\u015b\u0107)<\/li><li><strong>Kalisz Gubernia<\/strong> (Powiats: Kalisz, Ko\u0142o, Konin, \u0141\u0119czyca, Sieradz, S\u0142upca, Turek, and Wielu\u0144)<\/li><li><strong>Kielce Gubernia<\/strong> (Powiats: J\u0119drzej\u00f3w, Kielce, Miech\u00f3w, Olkusz, Pi\u0144cz\u00f3w, Stopnica, and W\u0142oszczowa)<\/li><li><strong>Lublin Gubernia<\/strong> (Powiats:  Garwolin, Jan\u00f3w, Krasnystaw, Lubart\u00f3w, Lublin, \u0141uk\u00f3w, Pu\u0142awy [Nowo-Aleksandria], Radzy\u0144, Siedlce, and Soko\u0142\u00f3w Podlaski)<\/li><li><strong>\u0141om\u017ca Gubernia<\/strong> (Powiats:  Kolno, \u0141om\u017ca, Mak\u00f3w Mazowiecki, Ostro\u0142\u0119ka, Ostr\u00f3w Mazowiecka, Szczuczyn, W\u0119gr\u00f3w, and Wysokie Mazowieckie)<\/li><li><strong>Piotrk\u00f3w Gubernia<\/strong> (Powiats: B\u0119dzi\u0144, Brzeziny, Cz\u0119stochowa, \u0141ask, \u0141\u00f3d\u017a, Piotrk\u00f3w Trybunalski, Radomsko, and Rawa Mazowiecka)<\/li><li><strong>P\u0142ock Gubernia<\/strong> (Powiats: Ciechan\u00f3w, Lipno, M\u0142awa, P\u0142ock, Przasnysz, Rypin, and Sierpc)<\/li><li><strong>Radom Gubernia<\/strong> (Powiats: I\u0142\u017ca, Ko\u0144skie, Kozienice, Opat\u00f3w, Opoczno, Radom, and Sandomierz)<\/li><li><strong>Suwalki Gubernia<\/strong> (Powiats: August\u00f3w, Kalwarija, Kudirkos Naumiestis [W\u0142adys\u0142aw\u00f3w], Marijampol\u0117, Sejny, Suwa\u0142ki, and Vilkavi\u0161kis)<\/li><li><strong>Warsaw Gubernia<\/strong> (Powiats: B\u0142onie, Gosty\u0144, Gr\u00f3jec, Kutno, \u0141owicz, Mi\u0144sk Mazowiecki, Nieszawa [formerly Radzieje], P\u0142o\u0144sk, Pu\u0142tusk, Radzymin, Skierniewice, Sochaczew, Warsaw, and W\u0142oc\u0142awek)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/MAP-Poland-1914-Reduced.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/MAP-Poland-1914-Reduced.jpg\" alt=\"Congress Kingdom of Poland - 1912-1915\" class=\"wp-image-21057\" width=\"600\" height=\"756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/MAP-Poland-1914-Reduced.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/MAP-Poland-1914-Reduced-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/MAP-Poland-1914-Reduced-768x968.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/MAP-Poland-1914-Reduced-813x1024.jpg 813w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><br><strong>Congress Kingdom of Poland &#8211; 1912-1915<br><\/strong>P. A. Baracz,<em>&nbsp;Mapa Kr\u00f3lestwa Polskiego : z oznaczeniem dr\u00f3g \u017celaznych, bitych, i zwyczajnych&nbsp;(<\/em>Gebethner and Wolff, Warsaw, 1914); digital images,&nbsp;<em>Polona Digital Library<\/em>&nbsp;(<a href=\"http:\/\/polona.pl\/item\/4901903\/\">http:\/\/polona.pl\/item\/4901903\/<\/a>&nbsp;: accessed 10 February 2019).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>30 March 1915<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On 30 March 1915, the Che\u0142m Gubernia was annexed to the Southwest Krai of the Russian Empire and included the following administrative divisions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Che\u0142m Gubernia<\/strong> (Uyezds:  Belgoraisky, Belsky, Grubeshovsky, Kholmsk, Konstantinovsky, Tomashevsky, Vlodavsky, and Zamosty)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/MAP-Poland-1915-Reduced.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/MAP-Poland-1915-Reduced.jpg\" alt=\"Congress Kingdom of Poland - 1915\" class=\"wp-image-21076\" width=\"600\" height=\"732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/MAP-Poland-1915-Reduced.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/MAP-Poland-1915-Reduced-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/MAP-Poland-1915-Reduced-768x937.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/MAP-Poland-1915-Reduced-839x1024.jpg 839w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption> <br><strong>Congress Kingdom of Poland &#8211; 1915<br><\/strong>Author&nbsp;unknown,<em>&nbsp;Mapa Kr\u00f3lestwa Polskiego<\/em>&nbsp;(Publisher&nbsp;unknown,&nbsp;Place&nbsp;unknown, not before 1915); digital images,&nbsp;<em>Polona Digital Library<\/em>&nbsp;(<a href=\"http:\/\/polona.pl\/item\/7957782\/\">http:\/\/polona.pl\/item\/7957782\/<\/a>&nbsp;: accessed 10 February 2019).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>During World War I, the Central Powers divided the territory of the Kingdom of Poland into two zones: German and Austrian.  On 01 September 1915, the General Government of Lublin was created from those territories occupied by Austria.  The divisions of Gubernias were eliminated from both General Governments.  The largest administrative divisions that remained were the Powiats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>01 Septmber 1915<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>General Government of Lublin:<\/strong>  the former Radom Gubernia, Kielce Gubernia, almost all of the Lublin Gubernia from before 1912, and part of the Piotrk\u00f3w Gubernia<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>08 September 1915<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On 08 September 1915, the General Government of Warsaw was created from those territories occupied by the German Empire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>General Government of Warsaw:<\/strong> the former Suwalki, \u0141om\u017ca, P\u0142ock, Siedlce, and Warsaw Gubernias, almost all of the Kalisz Gubernia (without the Wielu\u0144 Powiat), part of the Piotrk\u00f3w Gubernia (all or part of the Brzeziny, Rawa, \u0141\u00f3d\u017a, \u0141asdk, Cz\u0119stochowa, and B\u0119dzin Powiats), and the one powiat from the Lublin Gubernia (Pu\u0142awy)<\/li><li><strong>Powiats W\u0142odaw, Radzyn, Bialsk, and Konstantyn\u00f3w<\/strong> were not included in the General Government of Warsaw so that they could be offered to a potential pro-German Ukrainian State<\/li><li><strong>Suwalki Gubernia<\/strong> was not included in the General Government of Warsaw so that it could be included in the Lithuanian State which was politically connected to the German Reich<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Gubernias were abolished and several powiats were combined to form 30 powiats in the General Government of Warsaw, numbered in alphabetical order:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>B\u0119dzin<\/li><li>B\u0142onie<\/li><li>Cz\u0119stochowa<\/li><li>Garwolin<\/li><li>Gr\u00f3jec<\/li><li>Kalisz<\/li><li>Ko\u0142o<\/li><li>Konin<\/li><li>Kutno<\/li><li>Lipno<\/li><li>\u0141\u0119czyca<\/li><li>\u0141\u00f3d\u017c<\/li><li>\u0141om\u017ca<\/li><li>\u0141owicz<\/li><li>\u0141uk\u00f3w<\/li><li>Mi\u0144sk Mazowiecki<\/li><li>M\u0142awa<\/li><li>Ostro\u0142\u0119ka<\/li><li>Ostr\u00f3w<\/li><li>P\u0142ock<\/li><li>Pu\u0142tusk<\/li><li>Rawa<\/li><li>Siedlce<\/li><li>Sieradz<\/li><li>Skierniewice<\/li><li>Soko\u0142\u00f3w<\/li><li>Szczuczyn<\/li><li>Warszawa<\/li><li>Wielu\u0144<\/li><li>W\u0142oc\u0142awek<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>15 June 1916<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>General Government of Lublin:<\/strong> the former Che\u0142m, Hrubiesz\u00f3w, and Tomasz\u00f3w Powiats were incorporated into the General Government of Lublin<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/MAP-Poland-1915-1918.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/MAP-Poland-1915-1918.jpg\" alt=\"General Governments of Warsaw and Lublin - 1915-1918\" class=\"wp-image-21068\" width=\"600\" height=\"785\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/MAP-Poland-1915-1918.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/MAP-Poland-1915-1918-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/MAP-Poland-1915-1918-768x1005.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/MAP-Poland-1915-1918-782x1024.jpg 782w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><br><strong>General Governments of Warsaw and Lublin &#8211; 1915-1918<br><\/strong>Author&nbsp;unknown,<em>&nbsp;Mapa powiat\u00f3w komunalnych Gen.-Gub. Warszawskiego&nbsp;(<\/em>Publisher unknown, Place unknown, between 1915-1918); digital images,&nbsp;<em>Digital Repository of Scientific Institutes<\/em>&nbsp;(<a href=\"http:\/\/rcin.org.pl\/publication\/52547\">http:\/\/rcin.org.pl\/publication\/52547<\/a>&nbsp;: accessed 10 February 2019).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>REFERENCES:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Trzebi\u0144ski, Wojciech, and Adam Borkiewicz. 1956. <em>Podzia\u0142y administracyjne Kr\u00f3lestwa Polskiego w okresie 1815-1918 r.: (zarys historyczny)<\/em>. Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Geografii. Image copy.\u00a0<em>Digital Repository of Scientific Institutes<\/em> (<a href=\"http:\/\/rcin.org.pl\/publication\/50581\">http:\/\/rcin.org.pl\/publication\/50581<\/a> : 2019).<\/li><li>Borkiewicz, Adam J\u00f3zzef. 1956. <em>Podzia\u0142y administracyjne Kr\u00f3lestwa Polskiego w okresie 1815-1918 r.: mapy<\/em>. Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Geografii. Image copy.\u00a0<em>Digital Repository of Scientific Institutes<\/em> (<a href=\"http:\/\/rcin.org.pl\/publication\/50583\">http:\/\/rcin.org.pl\/publication\/50583<\/a> : 2019).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Copyright \u00a9 2019 by Stephen J. Danko <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 1845, for the &#8220;general good of the country&#8221;, the borders of six gubernias in the Congress Kingdom of Poland were changed. 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