Kursk Governorate ( rus, Ку́рская губе́рния, r=Kúrskaya gubérniya) was an administrative division (a '' guberniya'') of 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 ...

, located in

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. It existed from 1796 to 1928; its seat was in the city of

Kursk Kursk ( rus, Курск, p=ˈkursk) is a city and the administrative center of Kursk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kur, Tuskar, and Seym rivers. The area around Kursk was the site of a turning point in the Soviet–German stru ...

Administrative divisions

As of 1914, Kursk Governorate included 15 uyezds. *

Belgorodsky Uyezd Belgorodsky Uyezd (''Белгоро́дский уе́зд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Kursk Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Belgorod. Demographic ...

* Grayvoronsky Uyezd * Dmitriyevsky Uyezd * Korochansky Uyezd * Kursky Uyezd * Lgovsky Uyezd * Novooskolsky Uyezd *

Oboyansky Uyezd Oboyansky Uyezd (''Обоя́нский уе́зд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Kursk Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the central part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Oboyan. Demographics At the tim ...

* Putivlsky Uyezd * Rylsky Uyezd *

Starooskolsky Uyezd Starooskolsky Uyezd (''Старооско́льский уе́зд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Kursk Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the eastern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Stary Oskol. D ...

* Sudzhansky Uyezd * Timsky Uyezd * Fatezhsky Uyezd * Shchigrovsky Uyezd Governorates of the Russian Empire 1796 establishments in the Russian Empire 1928 disestablishments in Russia States and territories established in 1796 States and territories disestablished in 1928 {{Russia-geo-stub