Drohobych Oblast

Дрогобицька область Drohobych Oblast Oblast of Ukrainian SSR ← 1939–1959 → Drohobych Oblast is marked by its capital Дрогобич (far west). Capital Drohobych 49°21′N 23°30′E / 49.35°N 23.5°E / 49.35; 23.5Coordinates: 49°21′N 23°30′E / 49.35°N 23.5°E / 49.35; 23.5 History  - Established December 4, 1939  - Abolished and merged into Lviv Oblast June 21, 1959 Area  - 1956 9,600 km2 (3,707 sq mi) Population  - 1956 853,000       Density 88.9 /km2  (230.1 /sq mi)

Drohobych Oblast (Ukrainian: Дрогобицька область, Drohobyts'ka oblast’), (December 4, 1939 – June 21, 1959) was an oblast in the Ukrainian SSR. It had a territory of 9.6 thousands of km³, and population of 853 thousand (as of 1956).

History

Drohobych Oblast was one of six oblasts (the other five are Lviv Oblast, Rivne Oblast, Stanislav (Ivano-Frankivsk) Oblast, Tarnopil (Ternopil) Oblast, and Volyn Oblast) established on the territory of West Ukraine following the 1939 invasion of Poland.

On November 27, 1939 eight powiats of Lwow voivodeship and two powiats of Stanislawow voivodeship were designated for the creation of Drohobych Oblast, establishment of which was confirmed on December 4, 1939.

• Dobromyl
• Drohobych
• Lesko
• Mostyska
• Peremyshl
• Rudky
• Sambir
• Zhydachiv
• Stryi
• Turka

On January 17, 1940 the oblast was split into 30 raions and five municipalities: Bircha (village), Boryslav (city), Vysotsko-Vyzhnye (village), Dobromyl (city), Drohobych (city), Dublyany (village), Zhydechuv (city), 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), Sambor (city), Skole (city), Stary Sambor (city), Strilky (village), Stryi (city), Sudova Vyshnya (city), Turka (city), Ustryki Dolni (town), Khodoriv (city), Khyriv (town). Municipalities were Boryslav, Drohobych, Peremyshl, Sambor, Stryi. On August 15, 1940 Boryslav Raion was liquidated. On November 11, 1940 couple of raions were re-designated: Vysotsko-Vyzhnye to Borynya (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 - Novi Strelyshcha, Ustryki Dolni - Nyzhnyo Ustryki. In March 1945 Bircha, Lisko, and most of Peremyshl Raion (including Peremyshl city) were transferred to Poland. In place of the rest of former Peremyshl Raion there was created Nyzhankovychy Raion (centered at a town of Nyzhankovychy). On May 15, 1948 whole Medyka Raion was transferred to Poland as well. On July 15, 1951 there was created a Truskavets municipality. On December 10, 1951 Nyzhnyo-Ustryky Raion was followed along with another transferring process to Poland (see 1951 Polish-Soviet territorial exchange). In July 1957 Khyriv Raion was liquidated. Five more raions were liquidated on January 21, 1959: Dublyany, Zhuravno, Krukenych, Novi Strelyshcha, Strilky. Sometime before May of 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 Yavorsky (until Aug.21)
• 1957 - May 1959 - Ilya Tarnavsky

External links

• Drohobych Oblast. World historical portal. (amateurs site) (Russian)