Wilna Administrative Area

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Wilna Administrative Area (German: Wilna Gebiet or Verwaltungberzik Wilna) was a unit of administrative division of German-controlled territory of the Ober-Ost during the World War I. It bordered the so-called Southern Lithuania area to the south and Kaunas government precinct to the north.

[edit] History

For more details on the history of the area see Republic of Central Lithuania, History of Vilnius and Vilnius region.

[edit] Demography

Main article: Ethnic composition of Central Lithuania

The cities of the region had great number of Jews (both Yiddish and Russian speaking) and Poles (in southeastern Vilnius government precinct cities, including capital Vilnius, there were many Polish speaking people. Nationality of most pidgin speakers as well as Lithuanian speakers was Lithuanian, as well as of some Polish speakers. Most Russian and Yiddish speakers were Jews.^{[citation needed]}