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Stanisławów Voivodeship

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Stanisławów Voivodeship
Województwo stanisławowskie
Voivodeship of Poland
1920–1939
Coat of arms of Stanisławów
Coat of arms

Location of Stanisławów Voivodeship (red)
within the Second Republic of Poland (1938).
CapitalStanisławów
Area 
• 1921
18,368 km2 (7,092 sq mi)
• 1939
16,894 km2 (6,523 sq mi)
Population 
• 1921
1,348,580
• 1931
1,480,300
Government
 • TypeVoivodeship
Voivode 
• 1921–1925 (first)
Edmund Jurystowski
• Jan–Sep 1939 (last)
Stanisław Jarecki
History 
• Established
23 December 1920
17 September 1939
• replaced with Stanislav Oblast, Ukrainian SSR
27 November 1939
Political subdivisions15 powiats
Preceded by		 Succeeded by
Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast

Stanisławów Voivodeship (Polish: Województwo stanisławowskie) was an administrative district of the interwar Poland (1920–1939). It was established in December 1920 with an administrative center in Stanisławów. The voivodeship had an area of 16,900 km2 and comprised twelve counties (powiaty). Following World War II, at the insistence of Joseph Stalin during the Tehran Conference of 1943, Poland's borders were redrawn, Polish population forcibly resettled and Stanisławów Voivodeship was incorporated into the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic as Stanislav Oblast (later renamed as Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast).

September 1939 and its aftermath

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Following German invasion on Poland, and in accordance with the secret protocol of Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, Soviet forces invaded eastern Poland on September 17, 1939. As bulk of the Polish Army was concentrated in the west, fighting Germans, the Soviets met with little resistance and their troops quickly moved westwards. Polish authorities originally intended to organize anti-German resistance in Stanisławów Voivodeship (see: Romanian Bridgehead), with Polish Army units planning to stand ground until the spring of 1940 when a French attack on Germany was expected. However, the Soviet invasion of Poland rendered these plans ineffectual. It is estimated that prior to Soviet counter-offensive in the latter part of World War II, over 18,000 Polish civilians in Stanisławów Voivodeship fell victims to OUN-UPA massacres.[1][2]

Demographics

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The Voivodeship's capital was Stanisławów (now Ivano-Frankivsk in Ukraine). In 1921 was inhabited by 1,339,191 people, and its population density was 72.9 persons per km2. Ukrainians and Ruthenians constituted 70% of the population, especially in the countryside. Poles, distributed across the entire voivodeship, made around 22%, Polish Jews (mainly in towns), around 7%. Also, there were smaller communities of Galician Germans. In 1931 the population grew to 1,480,285 and the density to 88 persons per km2.

According to the census of 1921 the Stanisławów Voivodeship was inhabited by 1,339,191 people, of whom by nationality 70.2% were Ruthenian (Ukrainian), 21.8% were Polish, 6.8% were Jewish, 1.1% were German and 0.1% all others. By religion 74.3% were Uniate or Orthodox, 14.3% were Roman Catholic, 0.8% were Protestant and 10.6% were Jewish.[3]

In 1931 the voivodeship had 1,480,285 inhabitants, of whom by mother tongue 68.8% spoke Ukrainian and Ruthenian, 22.4% spoke Polish, 7.4% spoke Yiddish and Hebrew, 1.1% spoke German and 0.3% spoke other languages. By religion 73% were Greek Catholic and Orthodox, 16.6% were Roman Catholic, 0.8% were Protestant, 9.4% were Jewish and 0.2% were others.

The results of the 1931 census (questions about mother tongue and about religion) are presented in the table below:

Comparison of Polish and Ukrainian population of Stanisławów Voivodeship according to the 1931 census[4]
County Polish name County Pop. Polish % Ukrainian & Ruthenian % Roman Catholic % Uniate & Orthodox %
Dolina Dolyna 118373 21158 17.9% 83880 70.9% 15630 13.2% 89811 75.9%
Horodenka Horodenka 92894 27751 29.9% 59957 64.5% 15519 16.7% 69789 75.1%
Kałusz Kalush 102252 18637 18.2% 77506 75.8% 14418 14.1% 80750 79.0%
Kołomyja Kolomyia 176000 52006 29.5% 110533 62.8% 31925 18.1% 121376 69.0%
Kosów Kosiv 93952 6718 7.2% 79838 85.0% 4976 5.3% 80903 86.1%
Nadwórna Nadwórna County 140702 16907 12.0% 112128 79.7% 15214 10.8% 113116 80.4%
Rohatyn Rohatyn 127252 36152 28.4% 84875 66.7% 27108 21.3% 90456 71.1%
Stanisławów Stanyslaviv 198359 49032 24.7% 120214 60.6% 42519 21.4% 123959 62.5%
Stryj Stryi 152631 25186 16.5% 106183 69.6% 23404 15.3% 108159 70.9%
Śniatyn Sniatyn 78025 17206 22.1% 56007 71.8% 8659 11.1% 61797 79.2%
Tłumacz Tlumach 116028 44958 38.7% 66659 57.5% 31478 27.1% 76650 66.1%
Żydaczów Zhydachiv 83817 16464 19.6% 61098 72.9% 15094 18.0% 63144 75.3%
Województwo Stanisławowskie Stanisławów Voivodeship 1480285 332175 22.4% 1018878 68.8% 245944 16.6% 1079910 73.0%

Geography

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The Stanisławów Voivodeship's area was 16,894 square kilometers. It was located in south-eastern corner of the country, bordering Tarnopol Voivodeship to the northeast, Lwów Voivodeship to the west, Czechoslovakia (Between 1919 and 1938), Hungary (Between 1938 and 1939) and Romania to the south. It was in large part covered by forests of the Carpathian Mountains, with numerous mountain spas (Worochta, Skole, Dolina, Żabie, Sławsko, Woronienka, Jaremcza, Kuty). The landscape was hilly (in the north) and mountainous (in the south), with Hoverla in the Chornohora range as the highest peak (2060 meters above sea level). The other significant mountain range was the Gorgany.

The main river was the Dniester, which also marked border with the Tarnopol Voivodeship. Other rivers were: the Prut, the Stryj and the Cheremosh (the last one was at the same time bordering Poland from Romania).

Administrative divisions

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Before the onset of World War II the Stanisławów Voivodeship consisted of 15 powiats (counties) (earlier 12), 29 towns, 904 villages and numerous smaller communities (futory, kolonie). Those were the same 12 powiats that were part of the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria with the addition of Turka powiat later on. Its capital Stanisławów was the largest city, with population of some 60,000 (as of 1931). Other important municipal centers of the voivodeship were: Kołomyja (pop. 33,800), Stryj (pop. 30,500), Horodenka (pop. 12,200), Kalusz (pop. 12,100), Sniatyn (pop. 10,800) and Bolechow (pop. 10,700).

Map of Stanisławów Voivodeship with Counties

The Stanisławów Voivodeship consisted of 12 powiats (counties):

  1. Dolina Powiat (2,397 km2)
  2. Horodenka Powiat (849 km2)
  3. Kałusz Powiat (1,137 km2)
  4. Kołomyja Powiat (1,339 km2), joined with Peczeniżyn Powiat
  5. Kosów Powiat (1,839 km2)
  6. Nadwórna Powiat (2,472 km2)
  7. Rohatyn Powiat (1,147 km2)
  8. Stanisławów Powiat (1,249 km2), joined with Bohorodczan Powiat
  9. Stryj Powiat (2,081 km2), joined with Skolski Powiat
  10. Śniatyń Powiat (567 km2)
  11. Tłumacz Powiat (934 km2)
  12. Żydaczów Powiat (883 km2)

Railroads and industry

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The Stanisławów Voivodeship was located in the so-called Poland "B" region, which meant that it was underdeveloped, with low level of industry and considerable numbers of inhabitants living in poverty. Agricultural production was low due to poor quality of soil. Since mid-1930s, the area was quickly gaining popularity as a tourist destination, with numbers of visitors to mountain springs rising steadily year by year. Railroad network was well-developed in the north, with such important junctions as Stanisławów, Kołomyja and Stryj. In the south, however, rail connections were lacking.

On January 1, 1938, total length of railroads within Voivodeship's boundaries was 755 kilometers (4.5 km. per 100 km2).

Voivodes

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Administrative divisions, 1938
Building of the Voivodeship administration (today Medical University)

The local government of voivodeship and city was located at address Ulica Karpinskiego, 7 (today - vulytsia Halytska, 2).

  • Edmund Jurystowski: 21 October 1921 – 18 August 1925
  • Aleksander Des Loges: 18 August 1925 – 25 October 1926
  • Władysław Korsak: 18 December 1926 – 12 September 1927
  • Aleksander Morawski: 28 October 1927 – 30 October 1928
  • Bronisław Nakoniecznikow-Klukowski: 30 October 1928 – 29 August 1930
  • Zygmunt Jagodziński: 3 September 1930 – 1 February 1936 (acting until 2 February 1931)
  • Mieczysław Starzyński: 11 February 1936 – 22 June 1936 (acting )
  • Jan Sawicki: 23 June 1936 – July 1936
  • Stefan Pasławski: 14 July 1936 – 20 January 1939
  • Stanisław Jarecki: 20 January 1939 – 2 September 1939

Following Soviet invasion of Poland on 17 September 1939, the voivodeship existed until 27 November 1939. On 6 October 1939 – 27 November 1939 the voivodeship was governed by Soviet provisional chairman of Civilian Administration Mikhail Grulenko who later continued to hold his post as the 1st secretary of the CPU in the region.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Władysław Siemaszko, Ewa Siemaszko, Ludobójstwo dokonane przez nacjonalistów ukraińskich na ludności polskiej Wołynia 1939–1945, vol. 1–2, Warsaw, 2000; pp. 1056–1057.
  2. ^ Szczepan Siekierka, H. Komański, E. Różański, Ludobójstwo dokonane przez nacjonalistów ukraińskich na Polakach w województwie stanisławowskim w latach 1939–1946, Wrocław, 2007, op. cit., s. 36, 118, 169, 258, 292, 354, 419, 508, 591, 650, 716, 769.
  3. ^ "Plik:Woj.stanisławowskie-Polska spis powszechny 1921.pdf – Wikipedia, wolna encyklopedia" (PDF). commons.wikimedia.org (in Polish). 1927. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
  4. ^ "Plik:Woj.stanisławowskie-Polska spis powszechny 1931.pdf – Wikipedia, wolna encyklopedia" (PDF). commons.wikimedia.org (in Polish). 1938. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
  • Maly rocznik statystyczny 1939, Nakladem Glownego Urzedu Statystycznego, Warszawa 1939 (Concise Statistical Year-Book of Poland, Warsaw 1939).
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