Turka district

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Location of the Turka district in the crown land of Galicia and Lodomeria

The Turka district was a political district in the crown land of Galicia and Lodomeria . Its territory included parts of eastern Galicia in today's Western Ukraine ( Lviv Oblast , Turka Raion , Skole and Rajon Staryj Sambir ) and Poland ( Subcarpathian Voivodeship , Bieszczady County ), seat of the district administration was the market Turka . In November 1918, after the collapse of the Danube Monarchy at the end of World War I, the district was briefly part of the West Ukrainian People's Republic .

It bordered the Stary Sambor district in the north, the Drohobycz district in the northeast, the Skole district in the southeast, the Kingdom of Hungary in the south and the Lisko district in the west .

history

After the district offices were abolished at the end of October 1865 and their competencies were transferred to the district offices , the division of the country into two administrative areas was also abolished after the Austro-Hungarian Compromise in 1867. In addition, in the course of the separation of the political from the judicial administration, separate administrative and judicial authorities were created. While the judicial division remained largely unaffected, municipalities of several judicial districts were combined into administrative districts.

The new political district Turka was formed from the following districts:

  • Borynia district (with 32 parishes)
  • Turka district (with 21 municipalities)
  • Parts of the Pudbuż district (municipalities Hołosko, Jasionka Masiowa, Jasionka Steciowa, Issaje, Kontratów, Swidnik, Wołosianka Wielka, Wołosianka Mała and Zubrzyce)
  • Parts of the Lutowisko district (Boberka, Dydiowa, Dzwiniacz Górny, Łokieć, Tarnawa Niżnia and Wyżnia, Szandrowiec municipalities)

The Turka district consisted of 74 communities and 69 manor areas at the 1910 census and covered an area of ​​1459 km². In 1900 the population was 71,057, in 1910 85,823 people lived here. The majority of the population lived in the area with Ruthenian colloquial language (79%) and the Greek-Catholic faith; Jews made up around 14% of the population.

Localities

In 1910 there were district courts in Borynia and Turka on the territory of the district , to which the following locations were assigned:

Borynia Judicial District:

Turka judicial district:

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Reichs-Gesetz-Blatt for the Austrian Empire 1865, XXVI. Piece, No. 92: "Ordinance of the State Ministry of September 23, 1865, on the repeal of the district authorities in Galicia"
  2. ^ Reichs-Gesetz-Blatt for the Empire of Austria. Born in 1868, XVII. Piece, No. 44. "Act of May 19, 1868 on the establishment of political administrative authorities in the kingdoms ..."
  3. ^ Reichs-Gesetz-Blatt for the Empire of Austria. Born in 1867, XVII. Piece, No. 37: "Ordinance of the Ministry of Justice of February 15, 1867, on the establishment of purely district courts in Eastern Galicia"
  4. ^ Reichs-Gesetz-Blatt for the Empire of Austria. Year 1867, IX. Piece, No. 17: "Ordinance of the State Ministry of January 23, 1867"
  5. ^ The results of the census of December 31, 1910 in the kingdoms and countries represented in the Imperial Council - the summary results of the census. With 6 cartograms - Table I.
  6. ^ The results of the census of December 31, 1910 in the kingdoms and countries represented in the Imperial Council - the summary results of the census. With 6 cartograms - Table II.
  7. ^ The results of the census of December 31, 1910 in the kingdoms and countries represented in the Imperial Council - the summary results of the census. With 6 cartograms - Table III.
  8. ↑ General list of local parishes and towns in Austria based on the results of the census of December 31, 1910, page 388

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