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# In the early Middle Ages starosta was the head of Slavic community; in Russia the word was used until the early 20th Century to denote the elected leader of '' Obshchina ''. # From the 14th century through the era of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth till the Partitions Of Poland in 1795 starosta was a royal official. There were several types of starosta:
# In Galicia and Bukovina under tha Austrian rule a starosta supervised the County administration. # Between 1918-1939 and 1944-1950 starosta was the head of county (powiat) administration, subordinate to Voivode # Currently starosta is the head of the county (powiat) council (rada powiatowa), and the head of the ''starostwo powiatowe'' #Starosta is the Master Of Ceremonies in the traditional Carpatho-Rusyn wedding {Link without Title} #Starosta was a head of various communities: church starosta, '' Artel '' starosta, etc. #In the Czech Republic and Slovakia , ''starosta'' is the title of mayor of a town or village (mayors of major cities use the title ''primátor''). See also External link |