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'''Obwód''' (plural ''obwody'') is a term used in Polish to denote administrative districts in various countries, particularly as a translation of the Russian ''[[oblast]]''. As administrative subdivisions of [[Poland]] itself, obwody existed as subdivisions of [[voivodeship]]s (later [[gubernia]]s) in the early part of the [[Congress Poland]] period, from 1816 until 1842, when they were renamed [[powiat]]s (the former powiats being renamed [[okręg]]i).<ref>[[:pl:Podział administracyjny Królestwa Polskiego 1837-1914|Administrative division of the Congress Poland (in Polish)]]</ref> See [[Administrative division of Congress Poland]].

Obwody were also created temporarily in 1945–46, in the areas annexed to Poland from Germany as a result of the Soviet military advance. An obwód was then a subdivision of an [[okręg]]. These obwody were later replaced by powiats, and the okręgi by voivodeships.<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=2007-08-15 |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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{{Slavic terms for country subdivisions}}

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[[Category:Administrative divisions of Poland]]
[[Category:Types of administrative division]]


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