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Vladimir Governorate(Russian:Владимирская губерния,romanized:Vladimirskaya guberniya) was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of theRussian Empire,theRussian Republicand theRussian SFSR,which existed in 1796–1929.
| Vladimir Governorate Владимирская губерния | |||||||||
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| Governorateof theRussian Empire | |||||||||
| 1796–1929 | |||||||||
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 Location in the Russian Empire | |||||||||
| Capital | Vladimir | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• 1897 | 45,910 km2(17,730 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1897 | 1,515,691[1] | ||||||||
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• Established | 1 November 1796 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1 October 1929 | ||||||||
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History
editUntil 1719 – Vladimirsky Uyezd of the Zamoskovny Krai within theTsardom of Russia.
In 1719, the Vladimir Province was formed as part ofMoscow Governorate.In 1778, an independent Vladimir Viceroyalty was formed, divided into 14uyezds.In 1796, the viceroyalty was transformed into a governorate. From 1881 to 1917, Vladimir Governorate consisted of 13 uyezds and didn't change its borders.
By the Decree of the Presidium of theAll-Russian Central Executive Committee“On the formation on the territory of the Russian SFSR of administrative-territorial associations of krai and oblast significance” of 14 January 1929, from 1 October 1929, Vladimir Governorate (within borders significantly smaller than Vladimir Governorate of the Russian Empire) was abolished. The Ivanovo Industrial Oblast was formed (there's no such name in the resolution itself; the Zoning Commission under the Presidium of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee was tasked with establishing the name of the region) with its center in the city ofIvanovo-Voznesensk,consisting, as the main body, of Govenorates ofIvanovo-Voznesensk,Vladimir,YaroslavlandKostroma.[2]
Religion
editIn church terms, the Vladimir Governorate constituted theVladimir Diocese.In 1888, there were 970Orthodoxparishesand 1,192temples(including 18cathedrals,26house churches,1,036 rural churches and 112 parish city and cemetery churches).
There was one Evangelical church, two Jewishhouses of worship.
References
edit- ^"Первая всеобщая перепись населения Российской Империи 1897 г."Archivedfrom the original on 2012-07-09.Retrieved2009-10-17.
- ^"Постановление ВЦИК от 14.01.1929 «Об образовании на территории Р. С. Ф. С. Р. административно-территориальных объединений краевого и областного значения»".Archived fromthe originalon March 4, 2016.