its most northerly counties (raions). These four counties, Kremenets Raion, Shumsk Raion, Lanivtsi as well as the northern half of Zbarazh Raion, were formerly part of the county of Krzemieniec in the Wolyn voivodeship (province) of the Second Polish Republic during the interwar period. Prior to World War I, they were part of Congress Poland. They never formed part of the Kingdom of Galicia. The remaining counties of Ternopil Oblast were all part of the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria. Carpathian Ruthenia, today largely contained in the Ukrainian oblast of Zakarpattia, was never part of the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria nor of modern Poland. Instead, it was part of transleithanian lands of the Kingdom of Hungary. Jewish Administrative Centers The government assigned some towns the status of Jewish Administrative Center. These Administrative Centers were responsible for maintaining Jewish vital records. See also Subdivisions of Ukraine Voivodeships of Poland References Further reading 1877 Galician Administrative Districts from JewishGen 1900 Galicia: Administrative Districts from PolishRoots 74 Administrative Districts in Galicia Galician Administrative Districts from The Polish Genealogical Society of America Galicia Galicia Bukovina Galicia