Kursk Governorate
1796–1928 unit of Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kursk Governorate (Russian: Курская губерния, romanized: Kurskaya guberniya) was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of the Russian Empire, which existed from 1796 to 1928 with its capital in Kursk.
| Kursk Governorate Курская губерния | |||||||||
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| Governorate of the Russian Empire (1796-1917), Russian Republic and RSFSR (1917–1928) | |||||||||
| 1796–1928 | |||||||||
 Coat of arms
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.svg) Location in the Russian Empire | |||||||||
| Capital | Kursk | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• 1914 | 46,455 km2 (17,936 sq mi) | ||||||||
• 1926 | 43,653 km2 (16,855 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1914 | 3,256,600[1] | ||||||||
• 1926 | 2,906,360[2] | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 12 December 1796 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1928 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Russia Ukraine | ||||||||
As of 1914, Kursk Governorate included 15 uyezds.
Coat of arms of the governorate before 1857
Coat of arms of the governorate (1880)
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