Nezhinsky Uyezd is a land management (administrative-territorial) unit within the Chernigov province of the Russian Empire , which existed in 1781-1923. The county town is Nizhyn .
| Nezhin County | |
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| A country |  Russian empire |
| Province | Chernihiv province |
| County town | |
| History and Geography | |
| Date of formation | 1781 |
| Date of Abolition | 1923 |
| Area | 2891.8 kmΒ² kmΒ² |
| Population | |
| Population | 168 984 [1] people ( 1897 ) |
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Nezhinsky district in a modern grid of districts
Content
- 1 History
- 2 population
- 3 Administrative divisions
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
History
The county was established in 1781 from parts of the Nezhinsky and Prilutsky regiments as part of the Chernigov governorate . In 1797, the Nezhinsky district became part of the Little Russian province , and from 1802 - the Chernihiv province . In 1923 the county was abolished, on its territory the Nezhinsky district of the Nezhinsky district was formed .
Population
According to the census of the Russian Empire in 1897, 168,984 people lived in the county, of which 91.8% were Ukrainians , 5.9% Jews , 1.9% Russians .
Administrative Division
In 1913, the county consisted of 12 volosts [2] :
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Notes
- β First General Census of the Russian Empire in 1897. Chernihiv province
- β Volostnaya, stanichnaya, rural, communal governments and administrations, as well as police camps throughout Russia with the designation of their location . - Kyiv: Publishing House of the L.A. Fish, 1913.
Links
- Nizhyn // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.