Volchansk uyezd
Volchansk uyezd was an uyezd (district) in Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire.
| Volchansk uyezd Волчанский уездъ | |
|---|---|
| of the Russian Empire | |
| 1780–1923 | |
| Capital | Volchansk |
| Population | |
• (1897) | 166 787 |
| History | |
• Established | 1780 |
• Disestablished | 1923 |
History
This uyezd was created on April 25, 1780 by order of the Empress Catherine the Great. The administrative centre of uyezd was small town Volchansk. Since 1781 Volchansk got its own coat of arms.
The uyezd had one town (Volchansk) and consisted of 14 volosts.
In the 1890s, the railway was built through the uyezd and the Volchansk railway station was built in 1896 in Volchansk[1].
In January 1897, according to the Russian Empire Census, the population of the uyezd was 166 787 people.
By the Soviet administrative reform of 1923, uyezd was transformed into Volchansk raion.
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References
- Волчанск // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / редколл., гл. ред. Б. А. Введенский. 2-е изд. том 9. М., Государственное научное издательство «Большая Советская энциклопедия», 1951. стр.44
Sources
- Волчанск // Энциклопедический словарь Брокгауза и Ефрона : в 86 т. (82 т. и 4 доп.). — Т. 7. СПб., 1892.
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