| Drohobych Oblast Дрогобицька область | |||||||||
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| Oblast of theUkrainian SSR | |||||||||
| 1939–1959 | |||||||||
.png) Drohobych Oblast is marked by its capital Дрогобич (Drohobych; far west). | |||||||||
| Capital | Drohobych | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
| • Coordinates | 49°21′N23°30′E / 49.350°N 23.500°E /49.350; 23.500 | ||||||||
• 1956 | 9,600 km2 (3,700 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1956 | 853,000 | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 4 December 1939 | ||||||||
• Merged intoLviv Oblast | 21 May 1959 | ||||||||
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Drohobych Oblast (Ukrainian:Дрогобицька область,romanized: Drohobytska oblast) was anoblast of theUkrainian SSR from December 4, 1939 to May 21, 1959. It had an area of 9,600 square kilometres (3,700 sq mi) and, as of 1956, had a population of 853,000.
Drohobych Oblast was one of six oblasts (the other five areLviv Oblast,Rivne Oblast,Stanislav (Ivano-Frankivsk) Oblast,Tarnopil (Ternopil) Oblast, andVolyn Oblast) established on the territory ofWest Ukraine following the 1939invasion of Poland.
On November 27, 1939 eight powiats ofLwow voivodeship and two powiats ofStanislawow voivodeship were designated for the creation of Drohobych Oblast, establishment of which was confirmed on December 4, 1939.
On January 17, 1940 the oblast was split into 30 raions and five municipalities:Bircha (village),Boryslav (city), Vysotsko-Vyzhnie (village),Dobromyl (city),Drohobych (city),Dubliany (village),Zhydachiv (city),Zhuravno (village),Komarno (city),Krukenych (village), Lavochne (village),Lysko (city),Medenytsia (town),Medyka (village),Mostyska (city),Mykolaiv (city), Streliski Novi (town),Peremyshl (city), Pidbuzh (village),Rudky (city),Sambir (city),Skole (city),Staryi Sambir (city),Strilky (village),Stryi (city),Sudova Vyshnia (city),Turka (city), Ustryki Dolni (town),Khodoriv (city),Khyriv (city). Municipalities were Boryslav, Drohobych, Peremyshl, Sambir, Stryi. On August 15, 1940Boryslav Raion was disestablished. On November 11, 1940, couple of raions were re-designated: Vysotsko-Vyzhnie to Borynia (village) and Lavochne-Slavsko (village).
After the oblast was retaken from German occupation on August 15, 1944, three raions were renamed: Zhydechuv to Zhydachiv, Streliski Novi toNovi Strelyshcha, and Ustryki Dolni toNyzhnio Ustryki. In March 1945,Bircha Raion,Lisko Raion, and most ofPeremyshl Raion (including the city of Przemyśl) were transferred toPoland. In place of the rest of former Peremyshl Raion, theNyzhankovychy Raion (centered at a town of Nyzhankovychy) was created. On May 15, 1948 wholeMedyka Raion was transferred to Poland as well. On July 15, 1951, the municipality ofTruskavets was created. On December 10, 1951,Nyzhnio Ustryky Raion was followed along with another transferring process to Poland (see1951 Polish-Soviet territorial exchange). In July 1957, Khyriv Raion was disestablished. Five more raions were liquidated on January 21, 1959: Dubliany, Zhuravno, Krukenych, Novi Strelyshcha, and Strilky. Sometime before May 1959, Pidbuzh Raion was liquidated, however Boryslav Raion was reinstated. On May 1, 1959, there were 19 raions and five municipalities. On May 21, 1959, Drohobych Oblast was merged withLviv Oblast.
Governors or chairmen of regional executive committee:
