PGM of Buysky district of Kostroma province. Kostroma province: counties and its history

Administrative-territorial unit of the Russian Empire and the RSFSR, which existed in 1796-1929. Provincial city - Kostroma.

The Kostroma province was located in the center of the European part of the Russian Empire. It bordered in the west with, in the south with and, in the east with, and in the north and north-west with provinces.

History of the formation of the Kostroma province

On May 29, 1719, the Kostroma province was created in the Moscow province and the Galician province in the Arkhangelsk province. Subsequently, in 1778, the Kostroma Governorate was created from these two provinces.

The Kostroma governorship was divided into two regions: Kostroma with its center in Kostroma and Unzhenskaya with its center in Unzha. The governorship included 15 counties: Buysky, Varnavinsky, Vetluzhsky, Galitsky, Kadysky, Kineshma, Kologrivsky, Kostroma, Lukhovsky, Makaryevsky, Nerekhtsky, Plyosovsky, Soligalichsky, Chukhlomsky and Yuryevetsky.

On December 12, 1796, the governorship was transformed into the Kostroma province, the cities of Bui, Kady, Lukh and Plyos were left to the state.

In 1802, Buisky district was restored.

After the October Revolution of 1917, the Kostroma province became part of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR) formed in 1918.

In 1922, Varnavinsky and Vetluzhsky districts were transferred to the Nizhny Novgorod province.

By a resolution of the Presidium of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee of January 14, 1929, the provinces were completely liquidated. The territory of the Kostroma province became part of the Kostroma district of the Ivanovo Industrial Region.

In the period from 1802 to 1918, the province included 12 counties:

In 1918, Koverninsky district was formed, and Kineshma, Yuryevetsky and part of Nerekhta district were transferred to the Ivanovo-Voznesensk province.

In 1922, Makaryevsky district became part of the Ivanovo-Voznesensk province, and Varnavinsky and Vetluzhsky - into Nizhny Novgorod. Koverninsky district was abolished.

Thus, in 1926 the province included 7 counties:

• Buysky
• Galichsky
• Kologrivsky
• Kostroma
• Nerekhtsky
• Soligalichsky
• Chukhlomsky

Additional materials on Kostroma province

• Plans for general land surveying of the Kostroma province
  

  Buysky district	1 mile	-
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  Galich district	2 versts	-
  Kostroma district	1 mile	-
  Lukhsky district	1 mile	-

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History of Buyskaya land

The city of Bui is one of many small towns in provincial Russia. Its history began about five centuries ago, in 1536, when, according to the petition of the inhabitants of the Korezhskaya, Zalesskaya, Lykurgskaya volosts and the Iron Borok volost, at the behest of the young Grand Duke Ivan IV the Terrible, his mother Elena Glinskaya founded a “fortification-fortress” in the Korezhskaya volost , Bui-town on Koreg.” It was founded to protect against attacks by the Kazan Tatars, Mordovians, Chuvash and other Volga nomads and as an outpost of the northeastern borders of the Moscow state.

The rich capital of the district principality and the no less rich Zheleznoborovsky monastery were tempting prey for the nomadic tribes of the Volga region. Their raids on the principality and the monastery became especially frequent at the end of the 15th and beginning of the 16th centuries. The nomads walked along the Volga and its tributaries on barges and destroyed everything on their way, burned houses, grain in the fields, captured entire families and took entire families into slavery; many, especially children, died in these attacks. And cre...

The history of the Russian Empire is very interesting. Kostroma province of that time: what do we know about it? What monuments remained after wars and defeats? The city of Kostroma was a significant settlement for the Russian state. The transformation accelerated economic and cultural growth. The architecture of those times still adorns historical cities.

Geography

The Kostroma province is located in the European part of the Russian Empire. Its borders: from the west it borders on Yaroslavl; in the south - from Vladimirskaya and Nizhny Novgorod. Northern neighbor - Vologda; eastern - Vyatskaya.

Story

The Kostroma province was formed in 1719. It was renamed the viceroyalty by 1778. It included 12 counties. The area occupied by the Kostroma province was almost 84 thousand square kilometers. By 1926, the number of counties was reduced to 7. It was liquidated, like the rest of the provinces, in 1929. Subsequently it began to be called a region.

Administrative division

Counties of the Kostroma province that were part of it:

1. Buysky.
2. Vetluzhsky district.
3. Galichsky.
4. Varnavinsky.
5. Kineshemsky.
6. Kologrivsky.
7. Kostroma.
8. Makarievsky.
9. Nerekhtsky.
10. Soligalichsky is the largest and most developed.
11. Chukhlomsky.
12. Yurievetsky.

Coat of arms

Initially it was made in the form of a shield, divided into four equal parts. The first depicts a silver cross, the second and fourth are made in gold, and the fourth part has a crescent moon turned upside down. This coat of arms was abolished in 1878 and a new one was adopted, depicting the imperial crown, a Varangian ship and oak leaves tied with St. Andrew's ribbon.

Counties

The Kostroma province included many territorial objects. Of these, 12 were counties. How were they different?

Buysky district was located in the western part. Its area was almost 3 thousand square miles. It was formed thanks to the administrative reform of Catherine II. Consisted of 17 volosts. It was inhabited by more than 70 thousand people.

Varnavinsky district was formed in 1778. It included 21 volosts. The district town was Varnavin. Based on the 1897 census data, the population was more than 120 thousand people. Abolished in 1923.

Vetluzhsky district bordered on Vyatka and its area was more than 15 thousand square kilometers. Consisted of 21 volosts. About 120 thousand people lived in the territory.

The Galich district existed from 1727 to 1929. It was located in the central part of the province. It contained large estates of boyars and nobles. It consisted of 24 volosts with a total population of more than 100 thousand people.

Kineshma district, whose area was 4433 square versts, was divided into two halves by the Volga River. Consisted of 23 volosts. The county town is Kineshma.

Kologrivsky was located in the northern part. There were 27 volosts in its area. The population, which was 99% Russian, amounted to more than 130 thousand people.

Makaryevsky district of Kostroma province had an area of ​​more than 10 thousand square miles. It consisted of 27 volosts and two provincial towns: Kady and Unzha.

The Kostroma district appeared within the province by 1778. It consisted of 21 volosts and one provincial town of Sudislavl.

Nerekhta district is located in the southwest. Its area was about 3.5 thousand square miles. On its territory there were 37 volosts and one city - Plyos.

If you answer the question about Which district of the Kostroma province included the most populated areas, then Soligalichsky definitely wins. It also differed from the rest by the presence of 69 factories and factories.

Chukhloma district is located in the north of the province. Consisted of 12 volosts. He is known from during the Chukhloma siege.

Yurievetsky was assigned to the province in 1778. Consisted of 23 volosts and the city of Lukh. Abolished in January 1929.

Kostroma city

It was located on the banks of the Volga River. Kostroma was founded in the 7th century. The city center has still preserved some of the architecture of the 18th-19th centuries. It has the official status of a historical city. It is the center of the textile industry.

The woodworking and food industries are developing very actively. Also, Kostroma, in addition to linen products, is known for jewelry, because on its territory there are several factories for the production of jewelry from precious metals.

If we talk about religion, then with The most representative was and remains the Kostroma diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate,founded back in 1744.

To plunge into understand what K was like Ostroma province, just visit the main cities. The architecture will transport visitors to past times.