Drohobych Oblast
| Drohobych Oblast Дрогобицька область | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ukrainian SSR | |||||||||
| 1939–1959 | |||||||||
 Drohobych Oblast is marked by its capital Дрогобич (Drohobych; far west). | |||||||||
| Capital | Drohobych | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
| • Coordinates | 49°21′N 23°30′E / 49.350°N 23.500°E | ||||||||
• 1956 | 9,600 km2 (3,700 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1956 | 853,000 | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | December 4 1939 | ||||||||
• Merged into Lviv Oblast | May 21 1959 | ||||||||
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Drohobych Oblast (
Ukrainian SSR
from December 4, 1939 to May 21, 1959. It had an area of 9,600 square kilometres (3,700 sq mi) and, as of 1956, had a population of 853,000.
History
Drohobych Oblast was one of six oblasts (the other five are
invasion of Poland
.
On November 27, 1939 eight powiats of
Stanislawow voivodeship
were designated for the creation of Drohobych Oblast, establishment of which was confirmed on December 4, 1939.
On January 17, 1940 the oblast was split into 30 raions and five municipalities:
Zhuravno (village), Komarno (city), Krukenych (village), Lavochne (village), Lysko (city), Medenytsia (town), Medyka (village), Mostyska (city), Mykolaiv (city), Streliski Novi (town), Peremyshl (city), Pidbuzh (village), Rudky (city), Sambir (city), Skole (city), Staryi Sambir (city), Strilky (village), Stryi (city), Sudova Vyshnia (city), Turka (city), Ustryki Dolni (town), Khodoriv (city), Khyriv (city). Municipalities were Boryslav, Drohobych, Peremyshl, Sambir, Stryi. On August 15, 1940 Boryslav Raion
was disestablished. On November 11, 1940, couple of raions were re-designated: Vysotsko-Vyzhnie to Borynia (village) and Lavochne-Slavsko (village).
After the oblast was retaken from German occupation on August 15, 1944, three raions were renamed: Zhydechuv to Zhydachiv, Streliski Novi to
1951 Polish-Soviet territorial exchange). In July 1957, Khyriv Raion was disestablished. Five more raions were liquidated on January 21, 1959: Dubliany, Zhuravno, Krukenych, Novi Strelyshcha, and Strilky. Sometime before May 1959, Pidbuzh Raion was liquidated, however Boryslav Raion was reinstated. On May 1, 1959, there were 19 raions and five municipalities. On May 21, 1959, Drohobych Oblast was merged with Lviv Oblast
.
Governors
Governors or chairmen of regional executive committee:
- December 8, 1939 – June 30, 1941 – Danylo Lezhenko (evacuated)
- August 1941 – 1942 – Eduard Edamczyk (kreishauptman)
- 1942 – 1944 – Gargens (kreishauptman)
- 1944 – 1946 – Danylo Lezhenko (returned)
- 1946 – 1947 – Ivan Kravchuk
- 1947 – 1957 – Ivan Yavorskyi (until August 21)
- 1957 – May 1959 – Illia Tarnavskyi
External links
- Drohobych Oblast. World historical portal. (amateurs site) (in Russian)