Riga Municipality ( Latvian: Rīgas vietniecība , German: Rigasche Statthalterschaft ) - a former administrative unit within the Russian Empire (1783-1796), formed from the province of Riga (included the modern Vidzeme region , as well as part of present-day Estonia ). The highest administrative and military power belonged to the Governor-General of Riga , civil power - to the ruler of Riga governorship (governor).
| Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire | |||||
| Riga governorship | |||||
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| A country |  Russian empire | ||||
| Adm. Centre | Riga | ||||
| Date of formation | 1783 | ||||
| Date of Abolition | 1796 | ||||
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Russian Atlas , 1792
Content
History
On July 3, 1783, by decree of the Russian Empress Catherine II, in accordance with the Establishment of Provinces published in 1775, the Riga Province was transformed into Riga Viceroyalty [1] with a system of government built according to all-Russian legislation [2] . He was governed by the Governor-General appointed by the Empress, whose duties also included army command. Until 1786, there was a collegium of advisers - Landrats . In accordance with this April 21, 1785 Empress Catherine II "Certificate of Rights and Benefits to the Cities of the Russian Empire" after 1787, instead of the Riga City Council, the City Council and other bodies of city self-government were elected. Instead of the Big Guild , three merchant guilds were created. Zemstvo courts were created in the counties, in each of which two out of five court assessors were peasants.
After the death of Catherine II on November 28, 1796, her son Paul I signed a decree according to which the Riga governorship was transformed into the Livonia province [3] .
Administrative Division
Nine districts were included in Riga governorship [4] :
- Riga county (Rīgas apriņķis; Rigische Kreis) - Riga city and 25 volosts,
- Venden County (Cēsu apriņķis; Wendensche Kreis) - Cesis , 16 parishes,
- Wolmar County (Valmieras apriņķis; Wolmarsche Kreis) - the cities of Valmiera and Limbazi , 13 volosts,
- Valkas county (Valkas apriņķis; Walksche Kreis) - Valka city, 11 volosts,
- Verro district (Veravas apriņķis; Werrosche Kreis) - the city of Võru , 8 volosts,
- Dorpat County (Tērbatas apriņķis; Dörptsche Kreis) - the city of Tartu , 14 volosts,
- Fellinsky county (Vīlandes apriņķis; Fellinsche Kreis) - Viljandi city, 8 volosts,
- Pernovsky Uyezd (Pērnavas apriņķis; Pernausche Kreis) - the city of Pärnu , 13 volosts,
- Ezelsky (Arensburg) county (Ārensburgas apriņķis; Arenburgische Kreis) - the city of Kuressaare , 16 volosts.
Governorial Leaders
- 1783 - Nikolai Naumov
- 1783-1790 - Alexander Bekleshov
- 1790-1792 - Ivan Rek
- 1792-1795 - Peter Palen
- 1795-1796 - Casimir von Meyendorf
Notes
- ↑ Yanin, 1994 , p. 369.
- ↑ Catherine II's Rescripts and Decrees to the Livonian and Estonian Governor-General Count Brown on the Establishment of Riga and Revel Governorates
- ↑ Smirin, 1999 , p. 35-37.
- ↑ Vassar, 1961 , p. 672.
Literature
- Vassar A. , Maamyagi V.A. , Ajaloo Instituut (Eesti NSV Teaduste Akadeemia) , Naan G. History of the Estonian SSR . - Eesti Raamat, 1961. - (History of the Estonian SSR).
- Smirin G. Basic facts of the history of Latvia: a manual for self-education . - SI, 1999.
- Yanin V.L. Domestic history: the history of Russia from ancient times until 1917: an encyclopedia in five volumes . - The Great Russian Encyclopedia, 1994. - (Domestic history: the history of Russia from ancient times until 1917: an encyclopedia in five volumes).
- Wilhelm Christian Friebe (1794: Physisch: ökonomisch, und statistische Bermerkungen von Lief- und Ehstland: oder von den beiden Statthalterschaften Riga und Reval. Erste Abteilung: Die Rigische Statthalterschaft , Riga: bey Johann Friedrich Hartknoch, Google books
- Riga: Encyclopedia = Enciklopēdija "Riga" / Ch. ed. P.P. Eran. - 1st ed .. - Riga: Main Edition of Encyclopedias, 1989. - P. 635. - 880 p. - 60,000 copies. - ISBN 5-89960-002-0 .