Brześć District
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Brześć District[lower-alpha 1] was a district of the Civil Administration of the Eastern Lands from June 1919[1] to September 1920, and Provisional Administration of Front-line and Phase Territories from September 1920[2] to December 1920,[3] all of which were under the control of the Second Polish Republic. Its seat was located in Brest-Litovsk. In December 1919, it had an area of 57,758 km² (22,300 square miles), and was inhabited by 1,121,978 people.[4]
Brześć District Okręg brzeski (Polish) | |||||||||||||
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District of Civil Administration of the Eastern Lands and Provisional Administration of Front-line and Phase Territories | |||||||||||||
1919–1920 | |||||||||||||
Location within the Civil Administration of the Eastern Lands | |||||||||||||
Capital | Brest-Litovsk | ||||||||||||
Area | |||||||||||||
• 1919 | 57,758 km2 (22,300 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
Population | |||||||||||||
• 1919 | 1 121 978 | ||||||||||||
Government | |||||||||||||
Chief of District | |||||||||||||
• 1919 | Maciej Jamont | ||||||||||||
• 1919–1920 | Władysław Jeśman | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
• Formation of Brześć District | 7 June 1919 | ||||||||||||
• Incorporation into Provisional Administration of Front-line and Phase Territories | 9 September 1920 | ||||||||||||
• Incorporation into Second Polish Republic | 20 December 1920 | ||||||||||||
Contained within | |||||||||||||
• Civil administration | Civil Administration of the Eastern Lands (June 1919 – September 1920 Provisional Administration of Front-line and Phase Territories (September 1920 – December 1920) | ||||||||||||
Political subdivisions | 6 counties (until August 1919) 7 counties (August – November 1919) 8 counties (since November 1919) | ||||||||||||
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It was established on 7 June 1919 with the formation of Civil Administration of the Eastern Lands, from the lands conquered from the Socialist Soviet Republic of Lithuania and Belorussia.[5] On 17 January 1920, it was incorporated into Provisional Administration of Front-line and Phase Territories.[2] On 20 December 1920, the civil administration was disestablished and the district was incorporated into Nowogródek and Polesian Districts.[3]