Kurpsky district ( Kabardino- Cherk. KurpI kuei ) is an administrative region within the Kabardino-Balkarian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic .
| Administrative district | |
| Kurpsky district | |
|---|---|
| Kabard.-Cherk. Kurp Kuei | |
| A country |  the USSR |
| Entered into | Kabardino-Balkarian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic |
| Included | 6 village councils |
| Adm. Centre | colony Gnadenburg |
| History and Geography | |
| Date of formation | January 28, 1935 |
| Date of Abolition | March 7, 1944 |
| Square | 376.9 km² |
| Timezone | MSK ( UTC + 3 ) |
| Population | |
| Population | 9995 [1] people ( 1939 ) |
| Nationalities | Kumyks , Kabardians , Russians , Germans , Bulgarians |
| Denominations | Muslims - Sunnis , Orthodox , Evangelists |
The administrative center is the Gnadenburg colony.
Content
Geography
Kurpsky district was located in the eastern part of the Kabardino-Balkarian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. In the north and east it bordered on the Stavropol Territory , in the south with the Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic . The area of the district is 376.9 km² [2] .
History
The Kurp district was formed on January 28, 1935 from the Gnadenburg, Razdolnensky, Kizlyar, Lower Kurp and Malgobek village councils of the Malo-Kabardinsky district of the KBASSR.
March 17, 1935 from the Gnadenburgsky village council was isolated Sukhotsky (village Sukhotsky) [3] .
By a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated March 7, 1944 “On the Elimination of the Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic and on the Administrative Structure of its Territory” [4] , the Kurpsky District was transferred to the North Ossetian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic . Nizhnekurpsky village council is listed in Tersky district.
Administrative Division
The Kurp district included:
| No. | Village Councils | Settlements |
| one | Gnadenburg Village Council | Gnadenburg colony, the village of Novo-Nikolaevskoe |
| 2 | Kizlyar Village Council | Kizlyar village, Chechen beam village, Maly Malgobek farm |
| 3 | Malgobek Village Council | Nizhny Malgobek village |
| four | Nizhnekurpsky Village Council | Nizhny Kurp village |
| five | Razdolnensky Village Council | Razdolnoye village |
| 6 | Sukhotsky Village Council | village of Sukhotskoye |
Population
According to the 1939 census, 9,995 people lived in the district. Of them [1] :
| People | Number | Share | Note |
| kumyks | 3 138 | 31.5% | villages of the Kizlyar village council |
| Kabardinians | 2 792 | 28.0% | villages Nizhny Kurp and Nizhny Malgobek |
| Russians | 1 997 | 20.1% | Razdolnoye and Sukhotskoye villages |
| Germans | 909 | 9.1% | colony Gnadenburg |
| Bulgarians | 553 | 5.5% | village of Sukhotskoye |
| Ossetians | 299 | 3.0% | village of Novo-Nikalaevskoye |
| Ukrainians | 101 | 1,0% | Razdolnoye village |
| other | 206 | 2.1% | |
| Total | 9,995 | 100 % |
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Results of the 1939 census for the Kurp district
- ↑ List of districts, district centers and village councils. As of April 1, 1940 (unavailable link) . Date of treatment August 25, 2011. Archived June 24, 2012.
- ↑ Administrative-territorial transformations in Kabardino-Balkaria. History and modernity. - Nalchik: El-Fa, 2000 .-- 730 s.
- ↑ Decree text (inaccessible link)