Administrative division of Congress Poland

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Administrative division of Congress Poland, 1907. This map represents the period 1893-1912, and is valid for the most part for 1867-1893 and 1912-1914.
Administrative division of Congress Poland, 1907. This map represents the period 1893-1912, and is valid for the most part for 1867-1893 and 1912-1914.
Administrative division of Congress Poland, 1831. This map represents the period 1816-1844.
Administrative division of Congress Poland, 1831. This map represents the period 1816-1844.
Western governorates of the Russian Empire, 1902 (including those of Congress Poland).
Western governorates of the Russian Empire, 1902 (including those of Congress Poland).

The administrative division of Congress Poland changed several times. Immediately after its creation, 1815-1816, the Congress Kingdom of Poland was divided into departments, a relic from the times of the French-dominated Duchy of Warsaw. In 1816 the administrative divisions were reformed into the more traditionally Polish voivodeships, obwóds and powiats. In 1837, in the aftermath of the November Uprising earlier that decade, the administrative division was reformed once again, bringing Congress Poland closer to the structure of the Russian Empire, with the introduction of guberniyas (governorate, Polish spelling gubernia), gradually transforming Congress Poland into the "Vistulan Country". Over the next several decades, various smaller reforms were carried out, either changing the smaller administrative units or merging/splitting various guberniyas.

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[edit] 1816

On January 16, 1816 the administrative division was reformed from the departments of the Duchy of Warsaw into the more traditionally Polish voivodeships, obwóds and powiats.

There were 8 voivodeships:

[edit] 1837

On 7 March 1837 the Congress Poland voivodeships were renamed as 8 guberniyas (governorates):

[edit] 1842

In 1842 powiats were renamed okręgs, and obwóds were renamed powiats.

[edit] 1844

In 1844 several governorates were merged with others, and some others renamed. 5 governorates remained:

[edit] 1867

The 1867 reform, initiated after the failure of the January Uprising, was designed to tie the Congress Kingdom (now de facto the Vistulan Country) more tightly to the administration structure of the Russian Empire. It dividied larger governorates into smaller ones and introduced a new lower level entity, gminas. This time 19 governorates were formed:

[edit] 1893

A minor reform of 1893 transferred some territory from the Płock and Łomża Governorates to Warsaw Governorate.

[edit] 1912

Chełm Governorate (pink)
Chełm Governorate (pink)

The 1912 reform created a new governorate - Chełm Governorate - from parts of the Siedlce and Lublin Governorates. However this was split off from the Vistulan Country and made an integral part of the Russian Empire.

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