Ruthenian Voivodeship
The Ruthenia Voivodeship ( also historically Rothreußen ( Red Russia ) or Rotruthenien; Latin Palatinatus russiae, Polish ruskie WojewĂłdztwo or Galicja, Ukr Руське воєводство ) was an administrative unit of the Polish- Lithuanian Commonwealth, composed from 1366 to 1772, the province of Malopolska lay.
By the first partition of Poland about 80 % of the province in 1772 came as Galicia the Habsburg monarchy, that later the Republic of Cracow. The northern part of Ruthenia became part of Prussia. The former residence of Lviv was the capital of the new Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria and the fourth largest city of the Habsburg multinational state.
Today, the area between Poland and Ukraine is divided. In earlier work, these parts of the country are also known as West and East Galicia Galicia.
- 2.1 Population development
Administrative division
Capital was Lviv (Polish: Lwów, Ukr Львів / Lviv ), the seat of the Landtag was in Sądowa Wisznia ( Ukr Судова Вишня / Sudowa Wyschnja ). For the case law which was under German law, the upper courts were responsible on the following castles:
Chelmer country
(Polish Ziemia Chełmska ), capital of Chelm ( Chelm dt, Ukr Холм / Chelm )
- Chelm district ( powiat chełmski ), the capital of Chelm
- Circle Krasnystaw ( powiat krasnystawski ), capital Krasnystaw ( Ukr Красностав / Krasnostaw )
- Circle Ratno ( powiat ratneński ), capital Ratno ( Ukr Ратне / Ratne )
Halitscher country
(Polish Ziemia Halicka ), capital of Halych (Polish Halicz, Ukr Галич / Halych )
- Halych district ( powiat Halicki ), the capital of Halych
- Circle Kolomyja ( powiat Kołomyjski ), capital Kolomyja ( Ukr Коломия / Kolomyja )
- Circle Trembowla ( powiat trembowelski ), capital Trembowla ( Ukr Теребовля / Terebovlia )
Lemberger country
(Polish Ziemia Lwowska ), capital of Lviv (Polish: Lwów, Ukr Львів / Lviv )
- District Lviv ( powiat lwowski ), capital Lemberg
- Circle Żydaczów ( powiat żydaczowski ), capital Żydaczów ( Ukr Жидачів / Schydatschiw )
Przemysl country
(Polish Ziemia Przemyska ), capital of Przemysl
- Przemysl district ( powiat Przemyski ), the capital of Przemysl
- Sambor district ( powiat Samborski ), capital Sambir ( Ukr Самбір / Sambir )
- Circle Drohobicz ( powiat drohobycki ), capital Drohobicz ( Ukr Дрогобич / Drohobytsch )
- Circle Stry ( powiat stryjski ), capital Stry ( Ukr Стрий / Stry )
Sanok country
(Polish Ziemia Sanocka ), capital of Sanok
- Sanok district ( powiat Sanocki ), the capital of Sanok
Voivode
- Stanisław Chodecki de Chotcza, 1466-1474
- Jakub Buczacki -1501
- Stanisław Kmita of Wisnicz, 1500 -
- Odrowąż January, 1510 -
- January Amor Tarnowski, ( from 2 April 1527 to 1535 )
- Stanisław Odrowąż, 1542-1545
- Piotr Firlej, 1545-1553
- Mikołaj Sieniawski, 1553-1569
- Hieronim Jarosz Sieniawski, 1576
- January Daniłowicz of Olesko, 1605
- Stanisław Lubomirski ( 1628-1638 )
- Jakub Sobieski, 1641 -
- Jeremi Wiśniowiecki, ( IV of 1646 to 1651 )
- Stefan Czarnecki -1664
- Stanisław Jabłonowski January, 1664 -
- January Stanisław Jabłonowski, 1697-1731
- August Aleksander Czartoryski, ( 1731 )
- Stanisław Szczęsny Potocki (of 1782-1789 )
Population Development
The population increased from 943,000 in 1629 to 1,495,000 in 1770.