Wikipedia:WikiProject Former countries/Subdivisions bureau

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Welcome to the Subdivisions bureau of WikiProject Former countries.

Contents 1 Scope 2 Parentage 3 Work Groups 4 Other WikiProjects 5 Participants 6 Infobox 7 Article structure 8 History 9 Geography 10 Governors 11 Districts 12 References

[edit] Scope

The Subdivisions bureau handles questions related to historic subdivisions and coordinate these questions between different work groups, task forces and WikiProjects.

[edit] Parentage

• Parent: WikiProject Former countries

[edit] Work Groups

• Austria-Hungary subdivisions work group (Subdivisions of the countries in Austria-Hungary)
• Former subdivisions work group (Former subdivisions of contries that are still extant)

[edit] Other WikiProjects

• In collaboration with: WikiProject Prussia (Provinces, Regierungsbezirke, Kreise, Standesamter)
• In collaboration with: WikiProject Country subdivisions

[edit] Participants

[edit] Infobox

• {{Infobox Former Subdivision}}

Associated infoboxes:

• {{Infobox SSR}}
• {{Infobox SFRY}}

[edit] Article structure

The article should start with a good introduction, giving the name of the subdivision, its location in the country, the country it is in now, its capital.

{{Infobox Former Subdivision}}

[edit] History

Main article: History of _

When was the subdivision was founded, what were its predecessors, merges, splits, where is it now.

[edit] Geography

Main article: Geography of _

Bordering subdivisions and bordering former countries, significant rivers, lakes and mountains. Area and population.

[edit] Governors

Main article: Governors of _

[edit] Districts

This section covers districts, regions or what ever the further divisions were called.

[edit] References

cite wherever possible