Subdivisions of Galicia

The Subdivisions of Galicia were the administrative districts of the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, the largest and most populous part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire between 1772 to 1918. It consisted of 73 administrative districts in 1877 and 78 in 1900 and they were responsible for storing vital records. Galicia is today a historical region in Poland and the Ukraine.

Voivodeships and oblasts

Today Galicia belong to 3 Polish voivodeships (Malopolskie, Podkarpackie and Slaske) and 3 Ukrainian oblasts (Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Ternopil). [ [http://worsten.org/galicio/indeksoj_gal/en_gal.htm Galician Distant Cousins] ]

Administrative Districts in present-day Poland

Administrative Districts in present-day Ukraine

Jewish Administrative Centers

The government assigned some towns the status of Jewish Administrative Center. These Administrative Centers were responsible for maintaining Jewish vital records.

References

* [http://www.jewishgen.org/Galicia/towns/admin__dist_.html 1877 Galician Administrative Districts] from JewishGen
* [http://www.polishroots.org/geomaps/galicia_admin.htm 1900 Galicia: Administrative Districts] from PolishRoots
* [http://www.pgsa.org/Inter/galizien.htm Galician Administrative Districts] from The Polish Genealogical Society of America
* [http://www.gtrdata.com/richler/Interesting%20stuff/Galician%20Administrative%20districts.txt 74 Administrative Districts in Galicia]
* [http://www.pgsa.org/galicmap.htm Galician Administrative Map]

ee also

*Subdivisions of Ukraine
*Voivodeships of Poland