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Moscow Governorate (russian: Московская губерния; pre-reform Russian: ), or the Government of Moscow, was an administrative division (a '' guberniya'') of the
As with the rest of the governorates, initially, neither the borders nor internal subdivisions of Moscow Governorate were defined; instead, the territory was defined as a set of cities and the lands adjacent to those cities. Later, Moscow Governorate was subdivided into 13 uyezds. The governorate underwent numerous changes in the following years, and was finally abolished on January 14, 1929 when modern
Religion Statistics of 1897
Moscow Governorate (russian: Московская губерния; pre-reform Russian: ), or the Government of Moscow, was an administrative division (a '' guberniya'') of the Tsardom of Russia
The Tsardom of Russia or Tsardom of Rus' also externally referenced as the Tsardom of Muscovy, was the centralized Russian state from the assumption of the title of Tsar by Ivan IV in 1547 until the foundation of the Russian Empire by Peter I i ...
, the Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was an empire and the final period of the Russian monarchy from 1721 to 1917, ruling across large parts of Eurasia. It succeeded the Tsardom of Russia following the Treaty of Nystad, which ended the Great Northern War. ...
, and the Russian SFSR
The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR or RSFSR ( rus, Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика, Rossíyskaya Sovétskaya Federatívnaya Soci ...
, which existed in 1708–1929.
Administrative division
Moscow Governorate consisted of 13 uyezds (their administrative centres in brackets): *Bogorodsky Uyezd
Bogorodsky Uyezd (russian: Богородский уезд) was one of the subdivisions of the Moscow Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the eastern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Bogorodsk (Noginsk).
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( Bogorodsk/Noginsk)
* Bronnitsky Uyezd Bronnitsky Uyezd (''Бронницкий уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Moscow Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southeastern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Bronnitsy.
Demographics
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(Bronnitsy
Bronnitsy (russian: Бро́нницы) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located southeast of central Moscow and west of the Bronnitsy station on the Moscow–Ryazan railroad. The town is surrounded by Ramensky District but is administrative ...
)
* Vereysky Uyezd Vereysky Uyezd (''Верейский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Moscow Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the western part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Vereya.
Demographics
At the time of ...
(Vereya Vereya (russian: Верея) is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia.
;Urban localities
*Vereya, Naro-Fominsky District, Moscow Oblast, a town in Naro-Fominsky District of Moscow Oblast
;Rural localities
* Vereya, Orekhovo-Zuyevsky ...
)
* Volokolamsky Uyezd
Volokolamsky Uyezd (''Волоколамский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Moscow Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northwestern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Volokolamsk.
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(Volokolamsk
Volokolamsk (russian: Волокола́мск) is a town and the administrative center of Volokolamsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Gorodenka River, not far from its confluence with the Lama River, northwest of Moscow. Pop ...
)
* Dmitrovsky Uyezd (Dmitrov
Dmitrov ( rus, Дмитров, p=ˈdmʲitrəf) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, town and the administrative center of Dmitrovsky District, Moscow Oblast, Dmitrovsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located to the north of Mosco ...
)
* Zvenigorodsky Uyezd (Zvenigorod
Zvenigorod (russian: Звени́город) is an old town in Moscow Oblast, Russia. Population:
History
The town's name is based either on a personal name (cf. Zvenislav, Zvenimir) or on a hydronym (cf. the Zvinech, Zvinyaka, Zveniga Rivers) ...
)
* Klinsky Uyezd Klinsky Uyezd (''Клинский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Moscow Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Klin.
Demographics
At the time of the ...
(Klin
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)
* Kolomensky Uyezd Kolomensky Uyezd (''Коломенский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Moscow Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southeastern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Kolomna.
Demographics
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(Kolomna
Kolomna ( rus, Колóмна, p=kɐˈlomnə) is a historical types of inhabited localities in Russia, city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, situated at the confluence of the Moskva River, Moskva and Oka Rivers, (by rail) southeast of Moscow. Populati ...
)
* Mozhaysky Uyezd Mozhaysky Uyezd (''Можайский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Moscow Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the western part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Mozhaysk.
Demographics
At the time ...
(Mozhaysk
MozhayskAlternative transliterations include ''Mozhaisk'', ''Mozhajsk'', ''Mozhaĭsk'', and ''Možajsk''. ( rus, Можа́йск, p=mɐˈʐajsk) is a town and the administrative center of Mozhaysky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located to th ...
)
* Moskovsky Uyezd
Moskovsky Uyezd (''Московский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Moscow Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the central part of the governorate and existed until 1929. Its administrative centre was Moscow.
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(Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...
)
* Podolsky Uyezd Podolsky Uyezd (''Подольский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Moscow Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Podolsk.
Demographics
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(Podolsk
Podolsk ( rus, Подольск, p=pɐˈdolʲsk) is an industrial city, center of Podolsk Urban Okrug, Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Pakhra River (a tributary of the Moskva River).
History
The first mentions of the village of Podol, w ...
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* Ruzsky Uyezd Ruzsky Uyezd (''Рузский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Moscow Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the western part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Ruza.
Demographics
At the time of the Rus ...
( Ruza)
* Serpukhovsky Uyezd Serpukhovsky Uyezd (''Серпуховский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Moscow Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Serpukhov.
Demographics
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(Serpukhov
Serpukhov ( rus, Серпухов, p=ˈsʲɛrpʊxəf) is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Oka and the Nara Rivers, south from Moscow ( from Moscow Ring Road) on the Moscow—Simferopol highway. The Moscow— T ...
)
History
Moscow Governorate, together with seven other governorates, was established on , 1708, byTsar
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Peter the Great
Peter I ( – ), most commonly known as Peter the Great,) or Pyotr Alekséyevich ( rus, Пётр Алексе́евич, p=ˈpʲɵtr ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪtɕ, , group=pron was a Russian monarch who ruled the Tsardom of Russia from t ...
's edict
An edict is a decree or announcement of a law, often associated with monarchism, but it can be under any official authority. Synonyms include "dictum" and "pronouncement".
''Edict'' derives from the Latin edictum.
Notable edicts
* Telepinu Proc ...
.Указ об учреждении губерний и о росписании к ним городовAs with the rest of the governorates, initially, neither the borders nor internal subdivisions of Moscow Governorate were defined; instead, the territory was defined as a set of cities and the lands adjacent to those cities. Later, Moscow Governorate was subdivided into 13 uyezds. The governorate underwent numerous changes in the following years, and was finally abolished on January 14, 1929 when modern
Moscow Oblast
Moscow Oblast ( rus, Моско́вская о́бласть, r=Moskovskaya oblast', p=mɐˈskofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ), or Podmoskovye ( rus, Подмоско́вье, p=pədmɐˈskovʲjə, literally "under Moscow"), is a federal subject of Rus ...
was created.
Demography
Language
*Population by mother tongue according to the Imperial census of 1897.Religion
*According to the Imperial census of 1897.References
Further reading
* * {{coord, 55.7517, N, 37.6178, E, source:wikidata, display=title States and territories established in 1708 States and territories disestablished in 1929 Governorates of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic 1708 establishments in Russia 18th century in Moscow 19th century in Moscow 1929 disestablishments in Russia Governorates of the Russian Empire