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{{Short description|Administrative division in some Slavic states}} |
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An '''okrug'''{{efn|{{lang-bg|окръг|okrag}}, {{IPA-bg|ˈɔkrɐk|pron}}; {{lang-mk|округ|okrug}}; {{lang-ru|округ|okrug}}; {{lang-sr|округ|okrug}}, {{IPA-sr|ôkruːɡ|pron}}; {{lang-uk|округ|оkruh}}; {{lang-be|акруга|akruha}}; {{lang-pl|[[okręg]]}}; {{lang-ab|оқрҿс}}; {{lang-mhr|йырвел}}, {{small|[[Romanization|romanized]]:}} {{transl|mhr|jyrvel}}}} is a type of [[administrative division]] in some [[Slavic languages|Slavic]]-speaking states. The word ''okrug'' is a [[loanword]] in English,<ref>[[Oxford English Dictionary]] on CD-ROM, Second Edition. Entry on ''okrug''. Oxford University Press, 2002</ref> alternatively translated as [[area]], [[district]], or [[region]]. |
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| ⚫ | Etymologically, ''okrug'' literally means '[[Circuit (administrative division)|circuit]]', derived from Proto-Slavic {{Lang|sla-x-proto|*okrǫgъ}}, in turn from {{Lang|sla-x-proto|*ob-}} "around" + {{Lang|sla-x-proto|*krǫgъ}} "circle". In meaning, the word is similar to the [[German language|German]] term ''[[Bezirk]]'' or ''[[Districts of Germany|Kreis]]'' ('[[district]]') and the French word ''[[arrondissement]]''; all of which refer to something "encircled" or "surrounded". |
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{{Main article|Provinces of Bulgaria}} |
{{Main article|Provinces of Bulgaria}} |
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In [[Bulgaria]], '' |
In [[Bulgaria]], {{Transliteration|bg|okrag}}''s'' are the abolished primary unit of the administrative division and implied "districts" or "counties". They existed in the postwar Bulgaria between 1946 and 1987 and corresponded approximately to today's [[oblast]]s. |
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==Poland== |
==Poland== |
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{{Main article|District (Poland)}} |
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As historical administrative subdivisions of [[Poland]], okręgi existed in the later part of the [[Congress Poland]] period, from 1842, when the name was applied to the former [[powiat]] |
As historical administrative subdivisions of [[Poland]], {{Lang|pl|okręgi}} existed in the later part of the [[Congress Poland]] period, from 1842, when the name was applied to the former [[powiat|''powiats'']] (the name {{Lang|pl|powiat}} being transferred to the former ''[[obwód|obwody]]'').<ref>[[:pl:Podział administracyjny Królestwa Polskiego 1837-1914|Administrative division of the Congress Poland]] {{in lang|pl}}</ref> See: [[subdivisions of Congress Poland]]. |
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Okręgi were also created temporarily from 1945 to 1946, in the areas annexed to Poland from Germany as a result of the Soviet military advance. An okręg was then subdivided into obwody. These okręgi were later replaced by [[voivodeships of Poland|voivodeship]]s, and the obwody by |
{{Lang|pl|Okręgi}} were also created temporarily from 1945 to 1946, in the areas annexed to Poland from Germany as a result of the Soviet military advance. An {{Lang|pl|okręg}} was then subdivided into {{Lang|pl|obwody}}. These {{Lang|pl|okręgi}} were later replaced by [[voivodeships of Poland|voivodeship]]s, and the {{Lang|pl|obwody}} by {{Lang|pl|powiat}}s.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://baza.archiwa.gov.pl/sezam/iza.php?nrarchiwum=65&nrzespolu=357&cdnumeru=0&mode=showzesp&search1=get&offset=100 |title=Article in Polish re 1945-46 |access-date=2013-09-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071023080501/http://baza.archiwa.gov.pl/sezam/iza.php?nrarchiwum=65&nrzespolu=357&cdnumeru=0&mode=showzesp&search1=get&offset=100 |archive-date=2007-10-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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==Russia== |
==Russia== |
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===Imperial Russia=== |
===Imperial Russia=== |
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''Okrugs'' were one of the several types of administrative division for [[oblast]]s and selected [[ |
''Okrugs'' were one of the several types of administrative division for [[oblast]]s and selected [[governorate (Russia)|governorates]] in [[Russian Empire|Imperial Russia]]. Until the 1920s, ''okrugs'' were administrative districts in [[Cossack host]]s such as the [[Don Cossacks]]. |
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===Soviet Union=== |
===Soviet Union=== |
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{{See|Okruhas of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic}} |
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| ⚫ | Inherited from Imperial Russia, in the 1920s, ''okrugs'' were administrative divisions of several other primary divisions such as [[oblast]]s, [[krai]]s, and others. For some time in the 1920s they also served as the primary unit upon the abolishment of [[governorate (Russia)|guberniyas]] and were divided into [[raion]]s. On July 30, 1930, most of the ''okrugs'' were abolished. The remaining ''okrugs'' were phased out in the [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic|Russian SFSR]] during 1930–1946, although they were retained in [[Zakarpattia Oblast]] of the [[Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic|Ukrainian SSR]] in a status equivalent to that of a raion. |
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| ⚫ | National ''okrugs'' were first created in the [[Mountain Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic|Mountain ASSR]] of the Russian SFSR in 1921 as units of the Soviet autonomy and additional national ''okrugs'' were created in the Russian SFSR for the peoples of the north and Caucasus region. In 1977, all national ''okrugs'' were renamed autonomous ''okrugs''. |
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===Russian Federation=== |
===Russian Federation=== |
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{{Main article|Political divisions of Russia}} |
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In the present-day [[Russia|Russian Federation]], the term |
In the present-day [[Russia|Russian Federation]], the term ''okrug'' is either translated as ''district'' or rendered directly as ''okrug'', and is used to describe the following types of divisions: |
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*[[Federal districts of Russia|Federal Districts]] ( |
*[[Federal districts of Russia|Federal Districts]] ({{Transliteration|ru|federalny okrug}}), such as the [[Siberian Federal District]] |
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*[[Autonomous okrugs of Russia|Autonomous okrugs]] ( |
*[[Autonomous okrugs of Russia|Autonomous okrugs]] ({{Transliteration|ru|avtonomny okrug}}), such as [[Chukotka Autonomous Okrug]] |
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After the series of mergers in 2005–2008, several autonomous okrugs of Russia lost their federal subject status and are now considered to be administrative territories within the federal subjects they had been merged into: |
After the series of mergers in 2005–2008, several autonomous ''okrugs'' of Russia lost their federal subject status and are now considered to be administrative territories within the federal subjects they had been merged into: |
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*[[Agin-Buryat Okrug]], a territory with special status within [[Zabaykalsky Krai]] |
*[[Agin-Buryat Okrug]], a territory with special status within [[Zabaykalsky Krai]] |
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*[[Komi-Permyak Okrug]], a territory with special status within [[Perm Krai]] |
*[[Komi-Permyak Okrug]], a territory with special status within [[Perm Krai]] |
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*[[Ust-Orda Buryat Okrug]], a territory with special status within [[Irkutsk Oblast]] |
*[[Ust-Orda Buryat Okrug]], a territory with special status within [[Irkutsk Oblast]] |
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''Okrug'' is also used to describe the administrative divisions of the two "[[federal cities of Russia|federal cities]]" in Russia: |
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*the [[administrative divisions of Moscow|administrative okrugs]] of [[Moscow]] are an upper-level administrative division |
*the [[administrative divisions of Moscow|administrative ''okrugs'']] of [[Moscow]] are an upper-level administrative division |
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*the [[administrative divisions of Saint Petersburg|municipal okrugs]] of [[Saint Petersburg|St. Petersburg]] |
*the [[administrative divisions of Saint Petersburg|municipal ''okrugs'']] of [[Saint Petersburg|St. Petersburg]] is a lower-level administrative division |
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In the federal city of [[Sevastopol]], municipal okrugs are a type of |
In the federal city of [[Sevastopol]], municipal ''okrugs'' are a type of municipal formation. |
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In [[Tver Oblast]], the term |
In [[Tver Oblast]], the term ''okrug'' also denotes a type of an [[city of federal subject significance|administrative division]] which is equal in status to that of the districts. |
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Furthermore, the designation |
Furthermore, the designation ''okrug'' denotes several ''[[selsoviet]]''-level administrative divisions: |
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*[[Selsoviet#Selsoviets in Russia|okrugs]], such as [[administrative divisions of Samara Oblast|okrugs of Samara Oblast]] |
*[[Selsoviet#Selsoviets in Russia|okrugs]], such as [[administrative divisions of Samara Oblast|okrugs of Samara Oblast]] |
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*[[Selsoviet#Selsoviets in Russia|rural okrugs]] ( |
*[[Selsoviet#Selsoviets in Russia|rural okrugs]] ({{Transliteration|ru|selsky okrug}}), such as the [[administrative divisions of Belgorod Oblast|rural okrugs of Belgorod Oblast]] |
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*[[Selsoviet#Selsoviets in Russia|rural territorial okrugs]] ( |
*[[Selsoviet#Selsoviets in Russia|rural territorial okrugs]] ({{Transliteration|ru|selsky territorialny okrug}}), such as the [[administrative divisions of Murmansk Oblast|rural territorial okrugs of Murmansk Oblast]] |
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*[[Selsoviet#Selsoviets in Russia|stanitsa okrugs]] ( |
*[[Selsoviet#Selsoviets in Russia|stanitsa okrugs]] ({{Transliteration|ru|stanichny okrug}}), such as the [[administrative divisions of Krasnodar Krai|stanitsa okrugs of Krasnodar Krai]] |
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In some cities, the term |
In some cities, the term ''okrug'' is used to refer to the administrative divisions of those cities. Administrative ''okrugs'' are such divisions in the cities of [[Murmansk]], [[Omsk]], and [[Tyumen]]; city ''okrugs'' are used in [[Krasnodar]]; municipal ''okrugs'' are the divisions of [[Nazran]]; ''okrugs'' exist in [[Belgorod]], [[Kaluga]], [[Kursk]], and [[Novorossiysk]]; and territorial ''okrugs'' are the divisions of [[Arkhangelsk]] and [[Lipetsk]]. |
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The term |
The term ''okrug'' is also used to describe a type of a [[Political divisions of Russia#Municipal divisions|municipal formation]], the municipal urban ''okrug''—a municipal urban settlement not incorporated into a municipal district.<ref name="Mun">{{cite Russian law |
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==Serbia== |
==Serbia== |
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{{Main article|Districts of Serbia}} |
{{Main article|Districts of Serbia}} |
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{{See also|Administrative divisions of Serbia}} |
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The [[Serbia|Republic of Serbia]] is divided into twenty-nine ''okrugs'' as well as the [[Belgrade|City of Belgrade]]. The term ''okrug'' in Serbia is often translated as either |
The [[Serbia|Republic of Serbia]] is divided into twenty-nine ''okrugs'' as well as the [[Belgrade|City of Belgrade]]. The term ''okrug'' in Serbia is often translated as either ''district'' or ''county''. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[Administrative division]] |
*[[Administrative division]] |
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*[[Krai]] |
*[[Krai]] |
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*[[Oblast]] |
*[[Oblast]] |
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==Notes== |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20161220201005/http://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/display.asp?linkpath=pages%5CU%5CN%5CUnionfortheLiberationofUkraineSVU.htm%5CO%5CK%5COkruha.htm Okruha] in the [http://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com Encyclopedia of Ukraine] |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20161220201005/http://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/display.asp?linkpath=pages%5CU%5CN%5CUnionfortheLiberationofUkraineSVU.htm%5CO%5CK%5COkruha.htm Okruha] in the [http://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/ Encyclopedia of Ukraine] |
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Latest revision as of 08:26, 4 May 2024
An okrug[a] is a type of administrative division in some Slavic-speaking states. The word okrug is a loanword in English,[1] alternatively translated as area, district, or region.
Etymologically, okrug literally means 'circuit', derived from Proto-Slavic *okrǫgъ, in turn from *ob- "around" + *krǫgъ "circle". In meaning, the word is similar to the German term Bezirk or Kreis ('district') and the French word arrondissement; all of which refer to something "encircled" or "surrounded".
Bulgaria
[edit]In Bulgaria, okrags are the abolished primary unit of the administrative division and implied "districts" or "counties". They existed in the postwar Bulgaria between 1946 and 1987 and corresponded approximately to today's oblasts.
Poland
[edit]As historical administrative subdivisions of Poland, okręgi existed in the later part of the Congress Poland period, from 1842, when the name was applied to the former powiats (the name powiat being transferred to the former obwody).[2] See: subdivisions of Congress Poland.
Okręgi were also created temporarily from 1945 to 1946, in the areas annexed to Poland from Germany as a result of the Soviet military advance. An okręg was then subdivided into obwody. These okręgi were later replaced by voivodeships, and the obwody by powiats.[3]
Russia
[edit]Imperial Russia
[edit]Okrugs were one of the several types of administrative division for oblasts and selected governorates in Imperial Russia. Until the 1920s, okrugs were administrative districts in Cossack hosts such as the Don Cossacks.
Soviet Union
[edit]Inherited from Imperial Russia, in the 1920s, okrugs were administrative divisions of several other primary divisions such as oblasts, krais, and others. For some time in the 1920s they also served as the primary unit upon the abolishment of guberniyas and were divided into raions. On July 30, 1930, most of the okrugs were abolished. The remaining okrugs were phased out in the Russian SFSR during 1930–1946, although they were retained in Zakarpattia Oblast of the Ukrainian SSR in a status equivalent to that of a raion.
National okrugs were first created in the Mountain ASSR of the Russian SFSR in 1921 as units of the Soviet autonomy and additional national okrugs were created in the Russian SFSR for the peoples of the north and Caucasus region. In 1977, all national okrugs were renamed autonomous okrugs.
Russian Federation
[edit]In the present-day Russian Federation, the term okrug is either translated as district or rendered directly as okrug, and is used to describe the following types of divisions:
- Federal Districts (federalny okrug), such as the Siberian Federal District
- Autonomous okrugs (avtonomny okrug), such as Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
After the series of mergers in 2005–2008, several autonomous okrugs of Russia lost their federal subject status and are now considered to be administrative territories within the federal subjects they had been merged into:
- Agin-Buryat Okrug, a territory with special status within Zabaykalsky Krai
- Komi-Permyak Okrug, a territory with special status within Perm Krai
- Koryak Okrug, a territory with special status within Kamchatka Krai
- Ust-Orda Buryat Okrug, a territory with special status within Irkutsk Oblast
Okrug is also used to describe the administrative divisions of the two "federal cities" in Russia:
- the administrative okrugs of Moscow are an upper-level administrative division
- the municipal okrugs of St. Petersburg is a lower-level administrative division
In the federal city of Sevastopol, municipal okrugs are a type of municipal formation.
In Tver Oblast, the term okrug also denotes a type of an administrative division which is equal in status to that of the districts.
Furthermore, the designation okrug denotes several selsoviet-level administrative divisions:
- okrugs, such as okrugs of Samara Oblast
- rural okrugs (selsky okrug), such as the rural okrugs of Belgorod Oblast
- rural territorial okrugs (selsky territorialny okrug), such as the rural territorial okrugs of Murmansk Oblast
- stanitsa okrugs (stanichny okrug), such as the stanitsa okrugs of Krasnodar Krai
In some cities, the term okrug is used to refer to the administrative divisions of those cities. Administrative okrugs are such divisions in the cities of Murmansk, Omsk, and Tyumen; city okrugs are used in Krasnodar; municipal okrugs are the divisions of Nazran; okrugs exist in Belgorod, Kaluga, Kursk, and Novorossiysk; and territorial okrugs are the divisions of Arkhangelsk and Lipetsk.
The term okrug is also used to describe a type of a municipal formation, the municipal urban okrug—a municipal urban settlement not incorporated into a municipal district.[4]
Serbia
[edit]The Republic of Serbia is divided into twenty-nine okrugs as well as the City of Belgrade. The term okrug in Serbia is often translated as either district or county.
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Bulgarian: окръг, romanized: okrag, pronounced [ˈɔkrɐk]; Macedonian: округ, romanized: okrug; Russian: округ, romanized: okrug; Serbian: округ, romanized: okrug, pronounced [ôkruːɡ]; Ukrainian: округ, romanized: оkruh; Belarusian: акруга, romanized: akruha; Polish: okręg; Abkhaz: оқрҿс; Meadow Mari: йырвел, romanized: jyrvel
References
[edit]- ^ Oxford English Dictionary on CD-ROM, Second Edition. Entry on okrug. Oxford University Press, 2002
- ^ Administrative division of the Congress Poland (in Polish)
- ^ "Article in Polish re 1945-46". Archived from the original on 2007-10-23. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
- ^ Государственная Дума Российской Федерации. Федеральный Закон №131-ФЗ от 6 октября 2003 г. «Об общих принципах организации местного самоуправления в Российской Федерации», в ред. Федерального Закона №290-ФЗ от 4 октября 2014 г. (State Duma of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #131-FZ of October 6, 2003 On the General Principles of Organization of the Local Self-Government in the Russian Federation, as amended by the Federal Law #290-FZ of September 28, 2010. ).
External links
[edit]- Okruha in the Encyclopedia of Ukraine