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Kovno Governorate[a] was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of the Russian Empire, with its capital in Kovno (Kaunas). It was formed on 18 December 1842 by Tsar Nicholas I from the western part of Vilna Governorate, and the order was carried out on 1 July 1843.
This is a list of governorates of the Russian Empire (Russian: губерния, pre-1918: губернія, romanized: guberniya) established between the administrative reform of 1708 and the establishment of the Kholm Governorate in 1912 (inclusive).
Map of governorates of the western Russian Empire in 1910. In the aftermath of the Russo-Turkish War (1806–1812), and the ensuing Treaty of Bucharest (1812), the eastern parts of the Principality of Moldavia, an Ottoman vassal state, along with some areas formerly under direct Ottoman rule, came under the rule of the empire.
Kovno Governorate [lower-alpha 1] was an administrative-territorial unit of the Russian Empire, with its capital in Kovno . It was formed on 18 December 1842 by Tsar Nicholas I from the western part of Vilna Governorate , and the order was carried out on 1 July 1843.
Jan 26, 2021 · This category has the following 92 subcategories, out of 92 total. Locator maps of governorates of the Russian Empire (81 F) Old maps of governorates of the Russian Empire (25 C, 28 F)
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Territory of modern Lithuania was divided between 3 governorates, named after their corresponding principal cities: Kovno/Kowno (Kaunas) governorate, Vilna/Vilno/Wilno (Vilnius) governorate and Suvalki/Suwalki governorate.
