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District of Opolian Silesia

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District of Opolian Silesia
Okręg Śląsk Opolski (Polish)
District of the Republic of Poland
1945–1946

The administrative subdivisions of Poland in 1945, including the District of Opolian Silesia
Government
Attorney-in-fact 
• 1945–1946
Aleksander Zawadzki
History 
• Established
14 March 1945
• Disestablished
24 June 1946
Contained within
 • CountryProvisional Government of the Republic of Poland (1945)
Provisional Government of National Unity (1945–1946)
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Province of Upper Silesia
Silesian Voivodeship

The District of Opolian Silesia,[a] also designated as the 1st District,[b] was a district that acted as an provisional administrative division of Poland, during the administration of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Poland in 1945, and the Provisional Government of National Unity from 1945 to 1946.[1][2] It was centered around the area of the Upper Silesia. It was established as one of four provisional districts on 14 March 1945,[1][3] and existed until 28 June 1946, when it was abolished and incorporated into the Silesian Voivodeship.[2] The head of the district was the attorney-in-fact of the government, Aleksander Zawadzki.[4]

Notes

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  1. ^ Polish: Okręg Śląsk Opolski
  2. ^ Polish: Okręg I

References

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  1. ^ a b Stanisław Jackowiak: Trudny powrót do macierzy, Warsaw: Biuletyn Instytutu Pamięci Narodowej, 9-10/2005, ISSN 1641-9561.
  2. ^ a b Journal of Laws, no. 28, position: 177, 1946.
  3. ^ Andrzej Gawryszewski: Ludność Polski w XX wieku. Warsaw: Polska Akademia Nauk – Instytut Geografii i Przestrzennego Zagospodarowania im. Stanisława Leszczyckiego, 2005, series: Monografie. ISBN 83-87954-66-7. ISSN 1643-2312. p. 43.
  4. ^ ""Tragedia w cieniu 'wyzwolenia'. Górny Śląsk w 1945" – materiały edukacyjne". pamiec.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 1 September 2017.