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Encyclopedia > Nowogr贸dek Voivodship
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Nowogródek Voivodship (Polish województwo nowogródzkie) was an unit of administrative division of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Poland between 15th century and 1795 and then between 1919 and 1939, with the capital in the town of Nowogródek. Nowogródek Voivodship File links The following pages link to this file: Black Ruthenia Nowogródek Voivodship Categories: GFDL images ... Nowogródek Voivodship File links The following pages link to this file: Black Ruthenia Nowogródek Voivodship Categories: GFDL images ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ... 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Navahradak (Нава́градак in Belarusian; Russian: Novogrudok, Polish: Nowogródek; Lithuanian: Naugardukas) is a Belarusian city with an old history, the first capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. ...


Since 1921 it covered 22 692 km2 and had the population of 800 761 (as per the 1921 census). 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...


Out of the inhabitants of the voivodship, roughly 53% were Poles, 38% Belarusians and 7% Jewish. However, cities were mostly populated by Poles and Jews, while the countryside was predominantly Belarusian.


Administratively, the Voivodship was divided onto 8 powiats with seats in the principal towns and cities of the area: Powiat is the Polish name for county, a second-level unit of the administrative division and local government in Poland. ...

The powiats were further divided onto 8 towns and 89 rural communes. Navahradak (Нава́градак in Belarusian; Russian: Novogrudok, Polish: Nowogródek; Lithuanian: Naugardukas) is a Belarusian city with an old history, the first capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. ... (text in Polish) History of Baranovichi Baranowicze Radio Station (text in Polish) Categories: Towns in Belarus ... Lida (Belarusian: Лі́да, Russian: Ли́да, Lithuanian: Lyda) is a small city located in western Belarus, approximately 70 km west of Minsk. ... Niasvizh (Belarusian: Нясьві́ж, Нясві́ж; Russian: Несвиж (Nesviz); Polish: Nieśwież) is a city in Belarus. ... Slonim (Belarusian: Сло́нім; Russian: Сло́ним Polish: Słonim) is a city in Belarus in the Hrodna voblast, located at the junction of the Scara and Isa rivers, 143 km southeast of Hrodna. ... Gmina is the principal unit (lowest level) of the territorial division in Poland, and is equivalent to a commune or municipality. ...


After the Polish Defence War of 1939 the area was occupied by the Soviet Union, and then (after 1941) by Germany. After the World War II the area was annexed by the Soviet union and divided between Lithuanian SSR and Byelorussian SSR. Polish Defence War of 1939 Conflict World War II Date 1 September - 6 October 1939 Place Poland Result Decisive German and Soviet victory The Polish September Campaign (alternatively refered to as the German plan Fall Weiss) refers to the conquest of Poland by the armies of Nazi Germany and the... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... State motto: Visų šalių proletarai, vienykitės (Workers of all countries, unite) Official language According to the constitution, all languages were equal. ... State motto: Пралетарыі ўсіх краін, яднайцеся! Official language None. ...



 

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