Administrative divisions development in Ukraine
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Administrative divisions development in Ukraine reviews the history of changes in the administrative divisions of Ukraine
.
consisted of 25 oblasts and two cities of republican subordination Kiev and Sevastopol.
In 1991 Crimea became an autonomous republic.
In 1988 on the territory of Chernihiv Oblast
was established a new city of Slavutych
for victims of the Chornobyl catastrophe. The city was subordinated to the Kiev Oblast
.
In 1958 Voroshylovhrad Oblast was renamed into Luhansk, then in 1970 back into Voroshylovhrad, and in 1990 once again into Luhansk.
Beside the transfer of the Crimean Oblast
from Russia to Ukraine on February 19, a new oblast was created on January 7, the Cherkasy Oblast
, mostly out of the southern raion
s of Kiev Oblast
. Cherkasy Oblast also included some raions of Poltava Oblast
and Kirovohrad Oblast
.
On February 15 of the same year Odessa Oblast
was merged with Izmail Oblast
into the new Odessa Oblast. Several raions of the previous Odessa Oblast were transferred to the neighboring Kirovohrad Oblast
and Mykolaiv Oblast
.
Between 1944 and 1951 the border between Ukrainian SSR and Poland People's Republic changed a lot. There were at least five territorial transfers.
Zakarpattia
Beside Ukrainian-Polish border exchange on January 22, 1946 there also was created the Zakarpattia Oblast
out of the newly acquired Czechoslovakia
territories where right before the World War II
was proclaimed the Carpatho-Ukraine
.
A new Kherson Oblast
was created already during the war on March 30, 1944 out of the territories of Mykolaiv Oblast
and Zaporizhia Oblast
.
Ukriane
During the World War II
most of Ukraine was under a "civil administration" of Reichskommissariat Ukraine
with capital in Rivne
. Reichskommissariat was divided into five Generalbezirke and one Teilbezirke Taurien (Krim):
Krim, however, did not in reality encompass territory of the Crimean peninsula which was under a special jurisdiction of Wehrmacht
. It was planned to extend the territory of such Ukraine all the way to Volga river. Each Generalbezirke consisted of several Kreisgebiete.
Some territories of Ukraine (Donets basin
and Sloboda Ukraine
) stayed under the Wehrmacht
jurisdiction due to a close proximity to front-lines.
General Government
The western Ukraine around Lviv
was part of the General Government
as Distrikt Galizien among four other districts. Distrikt Galizien consisted of 13 land-kreis and one stadtkreis (Lemberg). Some other territories that in 1939 were incorporated within Ukrainian SSR
were passed to other Distrikts, mostly Krakau.
Romania
During the war Romania occupied the south-western part of Ukraine, more specifically the area which today constitutes Odessa Oblast
eastward of the Dniester
and southern Vinnytsia Oblast
. The region, considered a compensation for Northern Transylvania
ceded to Hungary
following the Second Vienna Award
, became an administrative division called Transnistria
, though not integrally part of the whole Romanian administrative framework. Besides Transnistria, Romania also acquired Budjak
(Izmail Oblast
) and Northern Bukovina (Chernivtsi Oblast
), regions which Romania considered to be historically integral parts of Romania, unjustly occupied by the Soviet Union in 1940; therefore, these two regions were administratively were organized as such. The breakdown of the administrative divisions was the following:
, Halychyna, Bukovina
, and Budjak
. On the territories of Volhynia and Halychyna were created six oblasts in 1939: Lviv Oblast
, Drohobych Oblast
, Stanislav Oblast, Ternopil Oblast
, Volyn Oblast
, and Rivne Oblast
. In 1940 Bukovina was organized into Chernivtsi Oblast
, while Budjak into Izmail Oblast
.
Carpatho-Ukraine
was overran by the Kingdom of Hungary
in 1939. Prior to that in the fall of 1938 the southwestern territories of Subcarpathian Rus were yielded to Kingdom of Hungary
and included cities of Uzhhorod
, Berehove
, and Mukacheve
. Some of the newly acquired territories in 1939 were annexed and incorporated as Kárpátalja. Kárpátalja unlike most of the country, however, had a special administrative division with intention to be governed by the Ruthenian minority population. In practice, it was not really the case. Kárpátalja was divided into three administrative delegations (Közigazgatási Kirendeltség) each divided into four districts (Járás). The previously annexed territories of 1938 were divided into Bereg County and Ung County.
Part of RSFSR then
(see Високопілля — селище міського типу, районний центр, Херсонська область, Високопільський район)
Part of RSFSR then
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
.
1958 - 1991
Before the fall of Soviet Union in 1992 the Ukrainian SSRUkrainian SSR
The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic or in short, the Ukrainian SSR was a sovereign Soviet Socialist state and one of the fifteen constituent republics of the Soviet Union lasting from its inception in 1922 to the breakup in 1991...
consisted of 25 oblasts and two cities of republican subordination Kiev and Sevastopol.
In 1991 Crimea became an autonomous republic.
In 1988 on the territory of Chernihiv Oblast
Chernihiv Oblast
Chernihiv Oblast is an oblast of northern Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Chernihiv.-Geography:The total area of the province is around 31,900 km²....
was established a new city of Slavutych
Slavutych
Slavutych is a new city in northern Ukraine, named after the Old Slavic name of the nearby Dnieper River. As of 2007, its population was 24,549.-Geography:...
for victims of the Chornobyl catastrophe. The city was subordinated to the Kiev Oblast
Kiev Oblast
Kyiv Oblast, sometimes written as Kiev Oblast is an oblast in central Ukraine.The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Kyiv , also being the capital of Ukraine...
.
- 1986 Chornobyl Raion and the city municipality of Prypiat were liquidated and merged with the Ivankiv Raion, Kiev OblastKiev OblastKyiv Oblast, sometimes written as Kiev Oblast is an oblast in central Ukraine.The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Kyiv , also being the capital of Ukraine...
. - 1965 Talalaiv Raion was transferred from the Sumy OblastSumy OblastSumy Oblast is an oblast in the northeastern part of Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Sumy.Other important cities within the oblast include Konotop, Okhtyrka, Romny, and Shostka....
to the Chernihiv OblastChernihiv OblastChernihiv Oblast is an oblast of northern Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Chernihiv.-Geography:The total area of the province is around 31,900 km².... - May 21, 1959 Lviv OblastLviv OblastLviv Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Lviv.-History:The oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on December 4, 1939...
and Drohobych OblastDrohobych OblastDrohobych Oblast , was an oblast in the Ukrainian SSR. It had a territory of 9.6 thousands of km³, and population of 853 thousand .-History:...
were merged into Lviv OblastLviv OblastLviv Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Lviv.-History:The oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on December 4, 1939...
In 1958 Voroshylovhrad Oblast was renamed into Luhansk, then in 1970 back into Voroshylovhrad, and in 1990 once again into Luhansk.
1954
Big changes in the administrative division in Ukraine took place in winter of 1954.Beside the transfer of the Crimean Oblast
Crimean Oblast
The Crimean Oblast was an oblast of the former Russian SFSR and Ukrainian SSR , which was at the time part of the Soviet Union. Its capital was the city of Simferopol....
from Russia to Ukraine on February 19, a new oblast was created on January 7, the Cherkasy Oblast
Cherkasy Oblast
Cherkasy Oblast is an oblast of central Ukraine located along the Dnieper River. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Cherkasy).-Geography:...
, mostly out of the southern raion
Raion
A raion is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet countries. The term, which is from French rayon 'honeycomb, department,' describes both a type of a subnational entity and a division of a city, and is commonly translated in English as "district"...
s of Kiev Oblast
Kiev Oblast
Kyiv Oblast, sometimes written as Kiev Oblast is an oblast in central Ukraine.The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Kyiv , also being the capital of Ukraine...
. Cherkasy Oblast also included some raions of Poltava Oblast
Poltava Oblast
Poltava Oblast is an oblast of central Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Poltava.Other important cities within the oblast include: Komsomolsk, Kremenchuk, Lubny and Myrhorod.-Geography:...
and Kirovohrad Oblast
Kirovohrad Oblast
Kirovohrad Oblast is an oblast of Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Kirovohrad.-Geography:The area of the province is , its population is 1.1 million....
.
On February 15 of the same year Odessa Oblast
Odessa Oblast
Odesa Oblast, also written as Odessa Oblast , is the southernmost and largest oblast of south-western Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Odessa.-History:...
was merged with Izmail Oblast
Izmail Oblast
Izmail Oblast was an oblast in the Ukrainian SSR. It had a territory of 12.4 thousand km².The oblast was organized on August 7, 1940 on the territory, known as Budjak or southern Bessarabia, occupied by the Soviet Union from Romania. It was originally known as Akkerman Oblast until December 1,...
into the new Odessa Oblast. Several raions of the previous Odessa Oblast were transferred to the neighboring Kirovohrad Oblast
Kirovohrad Oblast
Kirovohrad Oblast is an oblast of Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Kirovohrad.-Geography:The area of the province is , its population is 1.1 million....
and Mykolaiv Oblast
Mykolaiv Oblast
Mykolaiv Oblast is an oblast of Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Mykolayiv.-Geography:The Mykolaiv Oblast is located in the southern half of Ukraine...
.
Polish-Soviet border changes
- October 1944 to Poland were transferred HorynetsHoryniec-ZdrójHoryniec-Zdrój is a village in Lubaczów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, about from the border with Ukraine. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Horyniec-Zdrój. It lies approximately east of Lubaczów and east of the regional capital Rzeszów...
Raion, LubachivLubaczówLubaczów is a town in southeastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine, with 12,405 inhabitants .Situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship , it is the capital of Lubaczów County and is located 50 kilometers northeast of Przemyśl....
Raion, UhnivUhnivUhniv is a city in the Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine. Population is 1,021 .Uhniv is the smallest city of Ukraine aside couple of cities in the Zone of alienation in the northern Ukraine. It is part of Sokal Raion and is located 22 km from Belz and 21 km from Rava Ruska. The capital of...
Raion, Synyava Raion, and LyashkivLaszki, Subcarpathian VoivodeshipLaszki is a village in Jarosław County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Laszki. It lies approximately east of Jarosław and east of the regional capital Rzeszów....
Raion of the Lviv OblastLviv OblastLviv Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Lviv.-History:The oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on December 4, 1939...
. - March 1945 to Poland also were transferred BirchaBirczaBircza is a village in Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Bircza. It lies approximately south-west of Przemyśl and south-east of the regional capital Rzeszów...
Raion, Liski Raion, and western part of PeremyshlPrzemyslPrzemyśl is a city in south-eastern Poland with 66,756 inhabitants, as of June 2009. In 1999, it became part of the Podkarpackie Voivodeship; it was previously the capital of Przemyśl Voivodeship....
Raion with the city of PeremyshlPrzemyslPrzemyśl is a city in south-eastern Poland with 66,756 inhabitants, as of June 2009. In 1999, it became part of the Podkarpackie Voivodeship; it was previously the capital of Przemyśl Voivodeship....
from the Drohobych OblastDrohobych OblastDrohobych Oblast , was an oblast in the Ukrainian SSR. It had a territory of 9.6 thousands of km³, and population of 853 thousand .-History:...
. - May 1948 to Poland was also transferred MedykaMedykaMedyka is a village in Przemyśl County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Medyka...
Raion of Drohobych Oblast. - In 1951 Drohobych Oblast yielded Nyzhno-UstritsaUstrzyki DolneUstrzyki Dolne is a town in south-eastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine, with 9,383 inhabitants .Situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship , it is the capital of Bieszczady County....
Raion to Poland as well. - February 15, 1951 several Polish localities were transferred to Ukraine as part of the territorial exchange which formed Zabuzk Raion with seat in BelzBelzBelz , a small city in the Lviv Oblast of Western Ukraine, near the border with Poland, is located between the Solokiya river and the Rzeczyca stream....
, including the city of KrystynopilChervonohradChervonohrad is a city located in the Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine. The city is designated as a separate raion within the oblast. It about 62 km north of Lviv and 7 km from Sokal. The population numbers 68,300 inhabitants....
. Later Zabuzk Raion was reassigned under the Sokal RaionSokal RaionSokal Raion is a raion in Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Sokal. It has a population of 94 500.It was established in 1939.-External links:*...
of Lviv OblastLviv OblastLviv Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Lviv.-History:The oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on December 4, 1939...
.
Zakarpattia
Beside Ukrainian-Polish border exchange on January 22, 1946 there also was created the Zakarpattia Oblast
Zakarpattia Oblast
The Zakarpattia Oblast is an administrative oblast located in southwestern Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Uzhhorod...
out of the newly acquired Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
territories where right before the World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
was proclaimed the Carpatho-Ukraine
Carpatho-Ukraine
Carpatho-Ukraine was an autonomous region within Czechoslovakia from late 1938 to March 15, 1939. It declared itself an independent republic on March 15, 1939, but was occupied by Hungary between March 15 and March 18, 1939, remaining under Hungarian control until the Nazi occupation of Hungary in...
.
A new Kherson Oblast
Kherson Oblast
Kherson Oblast is an oblast in southern Ukraine, just north of Crimea. Its administrative center is Kherson. The area of the region is 29000 km², its population is 1.12 million.Important cities in the oblast include:...
was created already during the war on March 30, 1944 out of the territories of Mykolaiv Oblast
Mykolaiv Oblast
Mykolaiv Oblast is an oblast of Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Mykolayiv.-Geography:The Mykolaiv Oblast is located in the southern half of Ukraine...
and Zaporizhia Oblast
Zaporizhia Oblast
Zaporizhia Oblast is an oblast of southern Ukraine. Its capital is Zaporizhia.This oblast is an important part of Ukraine's industry and agriculture.-Geography:...
.
World War II
During the World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
most of Ukraine was under a "civil administration" of Reichskommissariat Ukraine
Reichskommissariat Ukraine
Reichskommissariat Ukraine , literally "Reich Commissariat of Ukraine", was the civilian occupation regime of much of German-occupied Ukraine during World War II. Between September 1941 and March 1944, the Reichskommissariat was administered by Reichskommissar Erich Koch as a colony...
with capital in Rivne
Rivne
Rivne or Rovno is a historic city in western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Rivne Oblast , as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Rivne Raion within the oblast...
. Reichskommissariat was divided into five Generalbezirke and one Teilbezirke Taurien (Krim):
- Wolhynien und Podolien (Luzk) - 25 Kreisgebiete,
- Shitomir - 17 Kreisgebiete,
- Kiew - 24 Kreisgebiete,
- Nikolajew - 13 Kreisgebiete,
- Dnjepropetrowsk - 16 Kreisgebiete,
- Krim (Melitopol) - 5 Kreisgebiete.
Krim, however, did not in reality encompass territory of the Crimean peninsula which was under a special jurisdiction of Wehrmacht
Wehrmacht
The Wehrmacht – from , to defend and , the might/power) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the Heer , the Kriegsmarine and the Luftwaffe .-Origin and use of the term:...
. It was planned to extend the territory of such Ukraine all the way to Volga river. Each Generalbezirke consisted of several Kreisgebiete.
Some territories of Ukraine (Donets basin
Donets Basin
Donbas or Donbass , full rarely-used name Donets Basin , is a historical, economic and cultural region of eastern Ukraine. Originally a coal mining area, it has become a heavily industrialised territory suffering from urban decay and industrial pollution.-Geography:Donbas covers three...
and Sloboda Ukraine
Sloboda Ukraine
Sloboda Ukraine was a historical region which developed and flourished in the 17th and 18th centuries on the southwestern frontier of the Tsardom of Russia....
) stayed under the Wehrmacht
Wehrmacht
The Wehrmacht – from , to defend and , the might/power) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the Heer , the Kriegsmarine and the Luftwaffe .-Origin and use of the term:...
jurisdiction due to a close proximity to front-lines.
General Government
The western Ukraine around Lviv
Lviv
Lviv is a city in western Ukraine. The city is regarded as one of the main cultural centres of today's Ukraine and historically has also been a major Polish and Jewish cultural center, as Poles and Jews were the two main ethnicities of the city until the outbreak of World War II and the following...
was part of the General Government
General Government
The General Government was an area of Second Republic of Poland under Nazi German rule during World War II; designated as a separate region of the Third Reich between 1939–1945...
as Distrikt Galizien among four other districts. Distrikt Galizien consisted of 13 land-kreis and one stadtkreis (Lemberg). Some other territories that in 1939 were incorporated within Ukrainian SSR
Ukrainian SSR
The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic or in short, the Ukrainian SSR was a sovereign Soviet Socialist state and one of the fifteen constituent republics of the Soviet Union lasting from its inception in 1922 to the breakup in 1991...
were passed to other Distrikts, mostly Krakau.
Romania
During the war Romania occupied the south-western part of Ukraine, more specifically the area which today constitutes Odessa Oblast
Odessa Oblast
Odesa Oblast, also written as Odessa Oblast , is the southernmost and largest oblast of south-western Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Odessa.-History:...
eastward of the Dniester
Dniester
The Dniester is a river in Eastern Europe. It runs through Ukraine and Moldova and separates most of Moldova's territory from the breakaway de facto state of Transnistria.-Names:...
and southern Vinnytsia Oblast
Vinnytsia Oblast
Vinnytsia Oblast is an oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Vinnytsia.-Geography:The area of the region is 26,500 km²; its population is 1.7 million....
. The region, considered a compensation for Northern Transylvania
Northern Transylvania
Northern Transylvania is a region of Transylvania, situated within the territory of Romania. The population is largely composed of both ethnic Romanians and Hungarians, and the region has been part of Romania since 1918 . During World War II, as a consequence of the territorial agreement known as...
ceded to Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
following the Second Vienna Award
Second Vienna Award
The Second Vienna Award was the second of two Vienna Awards arbitrated by the Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy. Rendered on August 30, 1940, it re-assigned the territory of Northern Transylvania from Romania to Hungary.-Prelude and historical background :After the World War I, the multi-ethnic...
, became an administrative division called Transnistria
Transnistria (World War II)
Transnistria Governorate was a Romanian administered territory, conquered by the Axis Powers from the Soviet Union during Operation Barbarossa, and occupied from 19 August 1941 to 29 January 1944...
, though not integrally part of the whole Romanian administrative framework. Besides Transnistria, Romania also acquired Budjak
Budjak
Budjak or Budzhak is a historical region in the Odessa Oblast of Ukraine. Lying along the Black Sea between the Danube and Dniester rivers this multiethnic region was the southern part of Bessarabia...
(Izmail Oblast
Izmail Oblast
Izmail Oblast was an oblast in the Ukrainian SSR. It had a territory of 12.4 thousand km².The oblast was organized on August 7, 1940 on the territory, known as Budjak or southern Bessarabia, occupied by the Soviet Union from Romania. It was originally known as Akkerman Oblast until December 1,...
) and Northern Bukovina (Chernivtsi Oblast
Chernivtsi Oblast
Chernivtsi Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine, bordering on Romania and Moldova. It has a large variety of landforms: the Carpathian Mountains and picturesque hills at the foot of the mountains gradually change to a broad partly forested plain situated between the Dniester and Prut rivers....
), regions which Romania considered to be historically integral parts of Romania, unjustly occupied by the Soviet Union in 1940; therefore, these two regions were administratively were organized as such. The breakdown of the administrative divisions was the following:
- Transnistria was organized into a separate Governate divided into 13 județJudetA județ is an administrative division in Romania, and was also used for some time in Moldova, before that country switched to raions.Județ translates into English as jurisdiction, but is commonly mistranslated as county .The territory of Romania is divided for administrative purposes into 41...
e ("counties"), while the secondary level divisions were towns and raions, the latter being preserved as in the Soviet administration (in Romania proper, each județ was further divided into plasas ("districts") and orașe ("towns").): Ananiev (Ananiv), BaltaBalta-Places:*Balta, Shetland, an island in Scotland*Balta Sound, a sound on the east coast of the island of Unst in the Shetland Islands, Scotland*Bâlta, a village in the town of Filiaşi, Dolj County, Romania*Bâlta, a village in Runcu, Gorj, Romania...
(Balta), Berezovca (Berezovka), DubăsariDubasariDubăsari is a city in Transnistria, with a population of 23,650. The city is under the administration of the breakaway government of the "Transnistrian Moldovan Republic", and functions as the seat of the Dubăsari sub-district, Transnistria, Moldova.-Name:The origin of the town name is the plural...
, Golta (Golta), Jugastru (Yampil), Movilău (Mohyliv-Podilskyi), Oceacov (Ochakiv), Odesa (Odessa), OvidiopolOvidiopolOvidiopol is a coastal town in Odessa Oblast, Ukraine. It is located at around .The town was named after Ovid, the Roman poet, based on the claim of Dimitrie Cantemir in his Descriptio Moldaviae that a local lake near Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi was named in Romanian Lacul Ovidului Ovidiopol is a...
(Ovidiopol), RîbniţaRîbnitaRîbnița, also spelled Râbnița is a city in Moldova. The city is under the administration of the breakaway government of the Transnistria. According to the 2004 Census in Transnistria, it has a population of 53,648. Rîbniţa is situated in the northern half of Transnistria, on the left bank of the...
, TiraspolTiraspolTiraspol is the second largest city in Moldova and is the capital and administrative centre of the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic . The city is located on the eastern bank of the Dniester River...
, Tulcin (Tulchyn). - Budjak area became part of Governate of Bessarabia, roughly reorganized into three județe: Cetatea Albă, ChiliaChiliaChilia may refer to:* Kiliya, Ukraine* Chilia, a village in Bârgăuani Commune, Neamţ County, Romania* Chilia, a village in Făgeţelu Commune, Olt County, Romania* Chilia, a village in Homoroade Commune, Satu Mare County, Romania...
, and IzmailIzmailIzmail is a historic town near the Danube river in the Odessa Oblast of south-western Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center of the Izmail Raion , the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast....
. - Northern Bukovina became part of the Governate of Bukovina reorganized into four județe: DorohoiDorohoiDorohoi is a city in the Botoşani County, Romania, on the right bank of the Jijia River, which broadens into a lake on the north.Dorohoi used to be a market for the timber and farm produce of the north Moldavian highlands; merchants from the neighboring states flocked to its great fair, held on...
(partially), Hotin, Cernăuți and Storojineț.
Before the WWII
In 1939 and 1940 Soviet Union launched an offensive into eastern Poland and eastern Romania. During those operations Ukrainian SSR acquired territories of VolhyniaVolhynia
Volhynia, Volynia, or Volyn is a historic region in western Ukraine located between the rivers Prypiat and Southern Bug River, to the north of Galicia and Podolia; the region is named for the former city of Volyn or Velyn, said to have been located on the Southern Bug River, whose name may come...
, Halychyna, Bukovina
Bukovina
Bukovina is a historical region on the northern slopes of the northeastern Carpathian Mountains and the adjoining plains.-Name:The name Bukovina came into official use in 1775 with the region's annexation from the Principality of Moldavia to the possessions of the Habsburg Monarchy, which became...
, and Budjak
Budjak
Budjak or Budzhak is a historical region in the Odessa Oblast of Ukraine. Lying along the Black Sea between the Danube and Dniester rivers this multiethnic region was the southern part of Bessarabia...
. On the territories of Volhynia and Halychyna were created six oblasts in 1939: Lviv Oblast
Lviv Oblast
Lviv Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Lviv.-History:The oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on December 4, 1939...
, Drohobych Oblast
Drohobych Oblast
Drohobych Oblast , was an oblast in the Ukrainian SSR. It had a territory of 9.6 thousands of km³, and population of 853 thousand .-History:...
, Stanislav Oblast, Ternopil Oblast
Ternopil Oblast
Ternopil Oblast is an oblast' of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Ternopil, through which flows the Seret River, a tributary of the Dnister.-Geography:...
, Volyn Oblast
Volyn Oblast
Volyn Oblast is an oblast in north-western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Lutsk. Kovel is the westernmost town and the last station in Ukraine of the rail line running from Kiev to Warsaw.-History:...
, and Rivne Oblast
Rivne Oblast
Rivne Oblast is an oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Rivne. The area of the region is 20,100 km²; its population is 1.2 million...
. In 1940 Bukovina was organized into Chernivtsi Oblast
Chernivtsi Oblast
Chernivtsi Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine, bordering on Romania and Moldova. It has a large variety of landforms: the Carpathian Mountains and picturesque hills at the foot of the mountains gradually change to a broad partly forested plain situated between the Dniester and Prut rivers....
, while Budjak into Izmail Oblast
Izmail Oblast
Izmail Oblast was an oblast in the Ukrainian SSR. It had a territory of 12.4 thousand km².The oblast was organized on August 7, 1940 on the territory, known as Budjak or southern Bessarabia, occupied by the Soviet Union from Romania. It was originally known as Akkerman Oblast until December 1,...
.
Carpatho-Ukraine
Carpatho-Ukraine was an autonomous region within Czechoslovakia from late 1938 to March 15, 1939. It declared itself an independent republic on March 15, 1939, but was occupied by Hungary between March 15 and March 18, 1939, remaining under Hungarian control until the Nazi occupation of Hungary in...
was overran by the Kingdom of Hungary
Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946)
The Kingdom of Hungary also known as the Regency, existed from 1920 to 1946 and was a de facto country under Regent Miklós Horthy. Horthy officially represented the abdicated Hungarian monarchy of Charles IV, Apostolic King of Hungary...
in 1939. Prior to that in the fall of 1938 the southwestern territories of Subcarpathian Rus were yielded to Kingdom of Hungary
Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946)
The Kingdom of Hungary also known as the Regency, existed from 1920 to 1946 and was a de facto country under Regent Miklós Horthy. Horthy officially represented the abdicated Hungarian monarchy of Charles IV, Apostolic King of Hungary...
and included cities of Uzhhorod
Uzhhorod
Uzhhorod or Uzhgorod is a city located in western Ukraine, at the border with Slovakia and near the border with Hungary. It is the administrative center of the Zakarpattia Oblast , as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Uzhhorodskyi Raion within the oblast...
, Berehove
Berehove
Berehove is a city located in the Zakarpattia Oblast in western Ukraine, near the border with Hungary.Serving as the administrative center of the Berehove Raion , the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast...
, and Mukacheve
Mukacheve
Mukachevo or Mukacheve is a city located in the valley of the Latorica river in the Zakarpattia Oblast , in southwestern Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center of the Mukachivskyi Raion , the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast...
. Some of the newly acquired territories in 1939 were annexed and incorporated as Kárpátalja. Kárpátalja unlike most of the country, however, had a special administrative division with intention to be governed by the Ruthenian minority population. In practice, it was not really the case. Kárpátalja was divided into three administrative delegations (Közigazgatási Kirendeltség) each divided into four districts (Járás). The previously annexed territories of 1938 were divided into Bereg County and Ung County.
Bulgarians
- Blahoyeve (Blahoyeve), today part of Ivanivka Raion (Odessa OblastOdessa OblastOdesa Oblast, also written as Odessa Oblast , is the southernmost and largest oblast of south-western Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Odessa.-History:...
) - Kolarivka (Kolarivka), today part of Prymorsk Raion (Zaporizhia OblastZaporizhia OblastZaporizhia Oblast is an oblast of southern Ukraine. Its capital is Zaporizhia.This oblast is an important part of Ukraine's industry and agriculture.-Geography:...
) - Vilashanka (Vilshanka), today part of same name raion (Kirovohrad OblastKirovohrad OblastKirovohrad Oblast is an oblast of Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Kirovohrad.-Geography:The area of the province is , its population is 1.1 million....
)
Greeks
- Velykyi Yanisol (Velykyi Yanisol), today part of similar raion Velyka Novosilka Raion (Donetsk OblastDonetsk OblastDonetsk Oblast is an oblast of eastern Ukraine. Its administrative center is Donetsk. Historically, the province is an important part of the Donbas region...
) - Sartana (Sartana), today part of Illich Raion of MariupolMariupolMariupol , formerly known as Zhdanov , is a port city in southeastern Ukraine. It is located on the coast of the Azov Sea, at the mouth of the Kalmius River. Mariupol is the largest city in Priazovye - a geographical region around Azov Sea, divided by Russia and Ukraine - and is also a popular sea...
- Manhush (Manhush), today part of Pershotraven Raion (Donetsk OblastDonetsk OblastDonetsk Oblast is an oblast of eastern Ukraine. Its administrative center is Donetsk. Historically, the province is an important part of the Donbas region...
)
Jews
- Kalindorf (Kalinindorf) (1927-1941), today part of Velyka Oleksandrivka Raion (Kherson OblastKherson OblastKherson Oblast is an oblast in southern Ukraine, just north of Crimea. Its administrative center is Kherson. The area of the region is 29000 km², its population is 1.12 million.Important cities in the oblast include:...
) - Novozlatopil (Novozlatopil) (1929-1941), today part of Hulyaipole Raion (Zaporizhia OblastZaporizhia OblastZaporizhia Oblast is an oblast of southern Ukraine. Its capital is Zaporizhia.This oblast is an important part of Ukraine's industry and agriculture.-Geography:...
) - Stalindorf (Stalindorf) (1931-1941), today part of Sofiivka Raion (Dnipropetrovsk OblastDnipropetrovsk OblastDnipropetrovsk Oblast is an oblast of central Ukraine, the most important industrial region of the country. Its administrative center is Dnipropetrovsk....
)
Part of RSFSR then
- Larindorf (Larindorf) (1935-1939), today Pervomayske Raion (CrimeaCrimeaCrimea , or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , is a sub-national unit, an autonomous republic, of Ukraine. It is located on the northern coast of the Black Sea, occupying a peninsula of the same name...
) - Fraidorf (Fraidorf) (1930-1939), today part of Rozdolne RaionRozdolne raionRozdolne Raion is one of the 25 regions of Crimea....
(CrimeaCrimeaCrimea , or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , is a sub-national unit, an autonomous republic, of Ukraine. It is located on the northern coast of the Black Sea, occupying a peninsula of the same name...
)
Crimean Tatars
Part of RSFSR then- Alushta municipalityAlushta municipalityAlushta city municipality , officially "the territory governed by the Alushta city council", also known as Greater Alushta is one of the 25 regions of Crimea...
(1930-1944) - Balaklava Raion (1930-1944)
- Bakhchisaray RaionBakhchisaray raionBakhchisaray Raion is one of the 25 regions of Crimea. Bakhchisaray raion is situated in the southwestern part of the republic. 2/3 of the raion's area is mountainous, while the western part of the region is occupied by the coastal plain.-Places of interest:...
(1930-1944) - Sudak municipalitySudak municipalitySudak city municipality , officially "the territory governed by the Sudak city council" is one of the 25 regions of Crimea. It is a resort region, located at the south-eastern shore of Crimea.-Subdivisions:...
(1930-1944) - Yalta municipalityYalta municipalityYalta city municipality , officially "the territory governed by the Yalta city council", also known as Greater Yalta is one of the 25 regions of Crimea...
(1930-1944) - Albat (1935-?)
Poles
- Markhlevsk (MarkhlevskDovbyshDovbysh is a town in Baranivka Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine. The town is also known as Marchlewsk after the Polish politician and civil activist Julian Marchlewski. The population is 4,750 as of 2009....
) (1925-1935), today part of Baranivka RaionBaranivka RaionBaranivka Raion is a raion of Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is located at Baranivka. The raion covers an area of 1000 square kilometres and as of 2011 it had a population of 42,132 people....
(Zhytomyr OblastZhytomyr OblastZhytomyr Oblast is an oblast of northern Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Zhytomyr.-History:The oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on September 22, 1937....
)
Ukrainians
Part of RSFSR then- Ishun (Ishun) (1930-?), today part of Krasnoperekopsk RaionKrasnoperekopsk raionKrasnoperekopsk Raion is one of the 25 regions of Crimea. It is situated in the northern part of the republic....
(CrimeaCrimeaCrimea , or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , is a sub-national unit, an autonomous republic, of Ukraine. It is located on the northern coast of the Black Sea, occupying a peninsula of the same name...
)
Germans
- Fritz Heckert (Vysokopillya) (1926-?), today part of Vysokopillya Raion (Kherson OblastKherson OblastKherson Oblast is an oblast in southern Ukraine, just north of Crimea. Its administrative center is Kherson. The area of the region is 29000 km², its population is 1.12 million.Important cities in the oblast include:...
) (see :de:Kolonie Kronau)
(see Високопілля — селище міського типу, районний центр, Херсонська область, Високопільський район)
- Zeltsi (Zeltsi)
- Karl-Liebknecht (Landau)
- Karl-Marx
- Luxemburg
- Pulinsk
- Rotfront (Waldheim)
- Singtran
- Friedrich-Engels
- Spartakivka (Spartakivka) (see :de:Welykodolynske)
- Molochansk (MolochanskMolochanskMolochansk is a city in Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine. It is located at around . Molochna River flows through the city.Molochansk was founded in 1804 by Dutch Mennonite settlers who were invited to settle on the vast steppes of the czar's Russian empire. They called the new village "Halbstadt"...
), today part of Tokmak Raion (Zaporizhia OblastZaporizhia OblastZaporizhia Oblast is an oblast of southern Ukraine. Its capital is Zaporizhia.This oblast is an important part of Ukraine's industry and agriculture.-Geography:...
)
Part of RSFSR then
- Büyük Onlar (Büyük Onlar) (1930-1938), today part of Krasnohvardiyske RaionKrasnohvardiyske raionKrasnohvardiyske Raion is one of the 25 regions of Crimea. Krasnohvardiyske raion is situated in the central part of the republic....
(CrimeaCrimeaCrimea , or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , is a sub-national unit, an autonomous republic, of Ukraine. It is located on the northern coast of the Black Sea, occupying a peninsula of the same name...
) - Thälmann (Qurman-Kemelci) (1935-1938), today part of Krasnohvardiyske RaionKrasnohvardiyske raionKrasnohvardiyske Raion is one of the 25 regions of Crimea. Krasnohvardiyske raion is situated in the central part of the republic....
(CrimeaCrimeaCrimea , or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , is a sub-national unit, an autonomous republic, of Ukraine. It is located on the northern coast of the Black Sea, occupying a peninsula of the same name...
)
See also
- Administrative divisions of the Ukrainian SSRAdministrative divisions of the Ukrainian SSRDuring its existence from 1919 to 1991, the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic consisted of many administrative divisions. Itself part of a highly centralized state, sub-national divisions in the Ukrainian SSR were subordinate to higher executive authorities and devolved their power from them...
- Administrative divisions of UkraineAdministrative divisions of UkraineUkraine is subdivided into 24 oblasts , one autonomous republic, and two "cities with special status".- Overview :...
- Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina
- Invasion of Poland
- Chernobyl catastropheChernobyl disasterThe Chernobyl disaster was a nuclear accident that occurred on 26 April 1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine , which was under the direct jurisdiction of the central authorities in Moscow...