North Warsaw County

North Warsaw County
County of Warsaw
1928–1939
1944–1960

Location within Warsaw in 1931.
CapitalWarsaw
Area 
• 1939
31 km2 (12 sq mi)
• 1947
15.27 km2 (5.90 sq mi)
Population 
• 1931
478 200
• 1946
35 856
 • TypeCounty
History 
• Established
24 August 1928
• Disestablishment
1939
• Re-establishment
1944
• Disestablished
1960
Contained within
 • CountrySecond Polish Republic (1928–1939)
Provisional Government of the Republic of Poland (1944–1945)
Provisional Government of National Unity (1945–1947)
Polish People's Republic (1947–1960)
 • VoivodeshipCapital City of Warsaw (1928–1939)
Warsaw (1944–1960)
Preceded by		 Succeeded by
Warsaw County
Warsaw County
Warsaw Śródmieście County
Warsaw

The North Warsaw County[a] was a county within the city of Warsaw. It existed from 1928 to 1939, and from 1944 to 1960, as a county of Warsaw, that functioned as the voivodeship. From 1928 to 1939, it was under the administration of the Second Polish Republic, from 1944 to 1945, under the Provisional Government of the Republic of Poland, from 1945 to 1947, under the Provisional Government of National Unity, and from 1947 to 1960, under the Polish People's Republic.

History

It was established on 24 August 1928, from the part of the Warsaw County, as one of the counties of the Capital City of Warsaw, a voivodeship of the Second Polish Republic.[1] On 1 April 1931, the south-eastern part of the county was incorporated into then established Warsaw Śródmieście County.[2] It ceased to exist in 1939, following the Invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany, and subsequent occupation of the county. As such, it was incorporated into the reestablished Warsaw County. In 1931, it had 478 200 inhabitants, and in 1939, it had an area of 31 km2.[3]

It was reestablished in 1944, from the part of the Warsaw County, as one of the counties of the Warsaw, that functioned as the separate voivodeship.[4] From 1944 to 1945, it was within the territory under the administration of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Poland,[5] which then was replaced by the Provisional Government of National Unity.[6] In 1947, the government had been replaced by the Polish People's Republic.[7] The county existed until 1960, when the counties were replaced by the city districts.[8] In 1946 it had 35 856 inhabitants,[9] and in 1947 it had an area of 15.27 km2.[10]

Government

In the Second Polish Republic, the leader of the county was the town starosta, that was appointed by the Minister of Internal Affairs. They were:[11]

  • 1928 – 18 September 1938: Jan Wasylkiewicz;
  • 18 September 1938 – 1939: Jerzy Skrzyński.

Citations

Notes

  1. ^ Polish: Powiat północno-warszawski

References

  1. ^ Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 5 lipca 1928 r. o organizacji i zakresie działania władz administracji ogólnej na obszarze miasta stołecznego Warszawy. In: Journal of Laws of 1928, no. 72, position 647.
  2. ^ Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 12 marca 1931 r. o utworzeniu powiatu grodzkiego Śródmiejsko-Warszawskiego. In: Journal of Laws of 1931, no. 26, position 155.
  3. ^ Drugi Powszechny Spis Ludności z dn. 9.XII 1931 r. Mieszkania i gospodarstwa domowe. Ludność, Główny Urząd Statystyczny, 1938, p. 1.
  4. ^ Ustawa z dnia 28 maja 1975 r. o dwustopniowym podziale administracyjnym Państwa oraz o zmianie ustawy o radach narodowych.
  5. ^ Paweł Wieczorkiewicz: Historia polityczna Polski 1935–1945, Warsaw: Książka i Wiedza publishing house, 2005. ISBN 83-05-13441-5, p. 459).
  6. ^ Aleksander Gella: Zagłada Drugiej Rzeczypospolitej 1945–1947, Warsaw, 1998.
  7. ^ Andrzej Ajnenkiel: Polskie konstytucje. Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna. 1983. ISBN 83-214-0256-9.
  8. ^ Andrzej Gawryszewski: Ludność Warszawy w XX wieku. Warsaw: Polska Akademia Nauk – Instytut Geografii i Przestrzennego Zagospodarowania im. Stanisława Leszczyckiego, 2009, p. 90, series: Monografie. ISBN 978-83-61590-96-5. ISSN 1643-2312.
  9. ^ Powszechny Sumaryczny Spis Ludności z dn. 14 II 1946 r. Warsaw: Główny Urząd Statystyczny, 1947. p. 5.
  10. ^ Andrzej Gawryszewski: Ludność Warszawy w XX wieku. Warsaw: Polska Akademia Nauk – Instytut Geografii i Przestrzennego Zagospodarowania im. Stanisława Leszczyckiego, 2009, p. 90, series: Monografie. ISBN 978-83-61590-96-5. ISSN 1643-2312.
  11. ^ Zwolnienia i mianowania starostów, In: Polska Zbrojna, 19 September 1938, Warsaw, p. 4.