Polish-Soviet territorial exchange
The Polish-Soviet exchange of territory in 1951 was the largest exchange of territory between the Republic of Poland and the Soviet Union . It covered an area of 480 square kilometers that were exchanged between the two countries.
After Poland was shifted to the west in 1945, with the exception of the village of Medyka , which was returned to Poland in 1948 , the eastern border of Poland essentially remained. Due to the discovery of extensive coal deposits in the bend in the river Bugs , however, a strong interest arose on the Soviet side in the area between the Bug and the Solokija river . Negotiations with Poland took place under Soviet pressure, as a result of which on February 15, 1951 a treaty on the exchange of territory between the two states was signed. The following areas were swapped:
- by the Soviet Union to Poland: Parts of the Oblast Drohobych with the city Ustrzyki Dolne ( Устрики Долішні Ustryky Dolischni ) and the gminas Czarna ( Чорна Chorna ), Lutowiska ( Шевченко Shevchenko ), Krościenko , Bandrow Narodowy , Bystre and Liskowate .
- from Poland to the Soviet Union: parts of the Lublin Voivodeship with the (now partly former) cities:
Bel / Белз (Bełz) Uhniv / Угнів (Uhnów), Chervonohrad / Червоноград (Krystynopol) Warjasch / Варяж (warez), Chorobriw / Хоробрів (Chorobrów), the urban-type settlement Schwyrka / Жвирка (Żwirka) and the following villages:
- Piddubne / Піддубне (Poddębce)
- Mychajliwka / Михайлівка (Michałówka)
- Zastawne / Заставне (Zastawie)
- Kortschiw / Корчів (Korczów)
- Stajiwka / Стаївка (Staje)
- Sabolottja / Заболоття (Zabłocie)
- Schuscheljany / Жужеляни (Żużel)
- Peremyslowytschi / Перемисловичі (Przemysłów)
- Sebetschiw / Себечів (Siebieczów)
- Werbowe / Вербове (Wierzbiąż)
- Zebliw / Цеблів (Cebłów)
- Hluchiw / Глухів (Głuchów)
- Murowane / Муроване (Żabcze Murowane)
- Ostriw / Острів (Ostrów)
- Borjatyn / Борятин (Boratyn)
- Dobryachyn / Добрячин (Dobraczyn)
- Rudka / Рудка (Madziarki)
- Sawyshen / Завишень (Zawisznia)
- Leschkiw / Лешків (Leszczków)
- Lubniwka / Лубнівка (Łubów)
- Russyn / Русин (Rusin)
- Bojanytschi / Бояничі (Bojanice)
- Hatkivka / Гатківка (Hatowice)
- Konotopy / Конотопи
- Nynowytschi / Ниновичі (Mianowice)
- Huta / Гута (Moszków)
- Nismytschi / Нісмичі (Nuśmice)
- Opilsko / Опільсько (Opulsko)
- Savchyn / Савчин (Sawczyn)
- Starhorod / Старгород (Starogród)
- Tudorkowytschi / Тудорковичі (Tudorkowice)
- Uhryniw / Угринів (Uhrynów)
- Wojslawytschi / Войславичі (Wojsławice)
- Teljasch / Теляж (Cieląż)
- Ulwiwok / Ульвівок (Ulwówek)
- Pissotschne / Пісочне (Piaseczno)