Volhynian District [a] was a district of the Civil Administration of the Eastern Lands from September 1919 [1] to January 1920, Civil Administration of the Lands of Volhynia and Podolian Front from January 1920 [2] to September 1920 and Provisional Administration of Front-line and Phase Territories from September 1920 [3] to December 1920, [4] all of which were under the control of the Second Polish Republic. Its seat was located in Lutsk, [5] and before that, its provisional seat was in Kovel. [1]
It was established on 9 September 1919 and formed from Administration of the Volhynian Counties and territories conquered from the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, and existed within the Civil Administration of the Eastern Lands. [1] [6] On 17 January 1920, it was incorporated into the Civil Administration of the Lands of Volhynia and Podolian Front, [2] and on 9 September 1920, to the Provisional Administration of Front-line and Phase Territories. [3] On 20 December 1920, the civil administration was disestablished and the district was incorporated mostly into, Volhynian District, Poland, with the exception of Koszyrski County that was incorporated into Polesian District, Poland. [4]
It was established on 9 September 1919 and formed from the Administration of the Volhynian Counties and territories conquered from the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, and existed within the Civil Administration of the Eastern Lands. [1] [6] It was formed as a district of the civil administration under the control of Second Polish Republic, of the lands conquered by it during the Polish–Soviet War. Its provisional seat was located in Kovel. [1] The region was governed by the Chief of District. [7]
From the Administration of the Volhynian Counties it incorporated the counties of Kowel, Łuck and Włodzimierz. [1] Additionally it incorporated counties of: Dubno, Równe, Krzemieniec, Ostróg, Zwiahel, Zasław. [8]
On 20 November 1919, its seat was moved from Kovel to Lutsk. [5] On 17 January 1920, it was incorporated into the Civil Administration of the Lands of Volhynia and Podolian Front. [2]
On 15 March 1920, was established Sarny County, that was formed from the municipalities of Równe County: Wysock, Dąbrowica, Lubikowicze, Niemowicze, Wiry as well as three newly added municipalities: Kisorycze, Olewsk and Jurowo. [9] On 15 May 1920, Starokonstantynów County was transferred from Volhynian to Podolian District. [10]
On 1 June 1920, counties: Włodzimierz, Kowel, Łuck, Dubno, Równe as well as part of Ostróg incorporated into Równe and northwest part of Krzemieniec were transferred under the direct rule of Poland. [11]
On 9 September 1920, to the Provisional Administration of Front-line and Phase Territories. [3] On 12 December 1920, the northern part of Kowel County was reformed into Koszyrski County. [12]
On 20 December 1920, the civil administration was disestablished and the district was incorporated mostly into, Volhynian District, Poland, with the exception of Koszyrski County that was incorporated into Polesian District, Poland. [4]