Subdivisions of Galicia

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Galicia was the largest and most populous province of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and existed from 1772 to 1918. Today, Galicia is a historical region split between Poland and Ukraine. The subdivisions of Galicia consisted of 73 Administrative Districts in 1877 and 78 in 1900. These districts were responsible for storing vital records.

Contents 1 Voivodeships and oblasts 2 Administrative Districts in present-day Poland 3 Administrative Districts in present-day Ukraine 4 Jewish Administrative Centers 5 References 6 See also

[edit] Voivodeships and oblasts

Today Galicia belong to 3 Polish voivodeships (Malopolskie, Podkarpackie and Slaske) and 3 Ukrainian oblasts (Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Ternopil).^[1]

[edit] Administrative Districts in present-day Poland

Biała Bircza (prior to 1900) Bochnia Brzesko Brzozów Chrzanów Cieszanow Dąbrowa Dobromil (after 1877) Gorlice Grybow Jarosław Jaslo Kolbuszowa Kraków Krosno Lancut Lesko Limanowa Mielec

Myslenice Neumarkt (after 1877) Neusandez (after 1877) Nisko Nowy Sacz Nowy Targ Pilzno Podgórze (after 1877) Przemysl Przeworsk (after 1877) Ropczyce Rzeszow Sanok Saybusch (after 1877) Strzyzów (after 1877) Tarnobrzeg Tarnów Wadowice Wieliczka Zywiec

[edit] Administrative Districts in present-day Ukraine

Bóbrka Bohorodczany Borszczow Brody Brzezany Buczacz Czortkow Dolina Drohobycz Grodek Horodenka Husiatyn Jaworow Kalusz Kamionka Strumilowa Kolomyia Kossow Lemberg (after 1877) Lviv Mosciska Nadworna

Peczenizyn (after 1877) Podhajce Przemyslany Rawa Ruska Rohatyn Rudki Skalat Sniatyn Sokal Stanisławów (now Ivano-Frankivsk) Staryi Sambir Stryj Tarnopol Tlumacz Trembowla Turka Zaleszczyki Zbaraz Zloczów Zólkiew Zydaczów

[edit] Jewish Administrative Centers

The government assigned some towns the status of Jewish Administrative Center. These Administrative Centers were responsible for maintaining Jewish vital records.

[edit] References

1. ^ Galician Distant Cousins

• 1877 Galician Administrative Districts from JewishGen
• 1900 Galicia: Administrative Districts from PolishRoots
• Galician Administrative Districts from The Polish Genealogical Society of America
• 74 Administrative Districts in Galicia
• Galician Administrative Map

[edit] See also

• Subdivisions of Ukraine
• Voivodeships of Poland