Volchansky district is an administrative-territorial unit of the Kharkov province of the Russian Empire . The administrative center is the city of Volchansk .
| Volchansk district | |
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| A country |  Russian empire |
| Province | Kharkov province |
| County town | Volchansk |
| Population | 166 787 [1] (1 897) people |
| Area | 3,503.9 miles Β² |
| Educated | 1780 |
| Abolished | |
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Content
- 1 History
- 2 population
- 2.1 National composition
- 3 Symbols
- 4 Administrative divisions
- 5 notes
- 6 References
History
- 1780 - the county was formed by decree of Empress Catherine II of April 25 as part of the Kharkov province by transforming the Bogodukhov Commissar.
- 1796 - by decree of Emperor Paul I of December 12 became part of the updated Sloboda-Ukrainian province .
- 1835 - the name of the province was changed to Kharkov.
- 1923 - after administrative reform, the county was liquidated with the formation of the Volchansky district .
Population
According to the 1897 census, the county population was 166,787 people, including 11,020 inhabitants in the city of Volchansk [1] .
National composition
The 1897 National Census [2] :
- Ukrainians (Little Russians) - 124 746 people. (74.8%),
- Russians - 41,740 people. (25.0%),
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Symbols
The coat of arms of the parish is described by the following words: β A running wolf in a blue field denoting the name of this city β [6] .
Administrative Division
In 1913 there were 14 volosts in the county [7] :
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Notes
- β 1 2 First General Census of the Russian Empire in 1897. Kharkov province
- β First general census of the population of the Russian Empire in 1897. Distribution of the population according to their native language. Volchansk district
- β Memorial book of the Kharkov province for 1862 - S. 32.
- β Troitsky N. A. The first general census of the population of the Russian Empire in 1897. XLVI. Kharkov province. - SPb. : 1904. - T. 46. - C. IV.
- β Kharkov calendar for 1917
- β Brief outline of the history of the Kharkov nobility / L.V. Ilyashevich. - Kharkov, 1885.
- β Volostnaya, stanichnaya, rural, municipality governing and administration, as well as police stations throughout Russia with the designation of their location . - Kyiv: Publishing House of the L.A. Fish, 1913.
Links
- Volchansk // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.