An uezd (also spelled uyezd ; Russian: уе́зд ( pre-1918 : уѣздъ) , IPA: [ʊˈjest] ), or povit in a Ukrainian context ( Ukrainian : повіт ) was a type of administrative subdivision of the Grand Duchy of Moscow , the Tsardom of Russia , the Russian Empire , the Russian SFSR , and the early Soviet Union , which was in use from the 13th century. For most of Russian history, uezds were a second-level administrative division . By sense, but not by etymology, uezd approximately corresponds to the English " county ".
10-958: The Racha uezd was a county ( uezd ) of the Kutaisi Governorate of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire . It bordered the Terek Oblast to the north, the Lechkhumi uezd to the west, the Kutaisi and Shorapani uezds to the south, and the Gori uezd of the Tiflis Governorate to the east. The area of the uezd corresponded to most of the contemporary Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti region of Georgia. The administrative centre of
20-676: A starosta . Under the Russian Empire , the Russian administration introduced the system of uezds which locally (in Ukrainian language ) were still referred in old manner as povits. After Ukraine declared its independence in 1918, povits remained in use until the introduction of raions in 1923. Counties were introduced in Ukrainian territories under Poland (the Commonwealth Rzeczpospolita to be more precise) in
30-456: A population of 88,162 on 14 January [ O.S. 1 January] 1916, including 44,741 men and 43,421 women, 88,074 of whom were the permanent population, and 88 were temporary residents: 42°35′02″N 43°26′30″E / 42.58389°N 43.44167°E / 42.58389; 43.44167 This Georgian history -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Russian history –related article
40-478: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Uezd Originally describing groups of several volosts , they formed around the most important cities. Uezds were ruled by the appointees ( namestniki ) of a knyaz and, starting from the 17th century, by voyevodas . In 1708, an administrative reform was carried out by Peter the Great , dividing Russia into governorates . The subdivision into uyezds
50-894: The Russian Empire , counties were also introduced in Sloboda Ukraine , Southern Ukraine , and Right-Bank Ukraine ( Russian : уезд , romanized : uezd ). In 1913, there were 126 counties in Ukrainian-inhabited territories of the Russian Empire. Under the Austrian Empire in 1914, there were 59 counties in Ukrainian-inhabited Galicia, 34 in Transcarpathia , and 10 in Bukovina . Counties were retained by
60-580: The Russian Empire Census , the Zugdidi uezd had a population of 114,869 on 28 January [ O.S. 15 January] 1897, including 58,043 men and 56,826 women. The majority of the population indicated Imeretian to be their mother tongue, with significant Georgian and Ossetian speaking minorities. According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar , the Racha uezd had
70-549: The Racha uezd was Oni . The Racha uezd was formed in 1846 as part of the Kutaisi Governorate on the territory of the historical region of Racha during the time of the Russian Empire . In 1918, the Kutaisi Governorate including the Racha uezd was incorporated into the Democratic Republic of Georgia . The subcounties ( uchastoks ) of the Racha uezd in 1913 were as follows: According to
80-573: The second half of the 14th century ( Polish : powiat ). More detailed norms were adopted in the Second Statutes of Lithuania of 1566. They were introduced in the eighteenth century in the Cossack State by the judicial reforms of Hetman Kyrylo Rozumovskyi – while the system of Cossack regiments and companies remained in use as well (see Cossack host ) – and they became administrative and financial entities in 1782. Under
90-506: Was abolished at that time but was reinstated in 1727, as a result of Catherine I 's administrative reform . By the USSR administrative reform of 1923–1929, most of the uezds were transformed into raions (districts). In UkSSR , uezds were reformed into forty okruhas which were the primary-level of administrative division from 1925 to 1930. In the Baltic governorates the type of division
100-536: Was known as Kreis. The uezds of Bessarabia Governorate were called Ținut or Județ in Romanian , which would translate as "county". The Ukrainian word for uezd is povit ( Ukrainian : повіт , plural повіти , povity ). Povit A povit ( Ukrainian : повіт ), also known as a county , was a type of historical territorial-administrative and judicial unit in Ukraine, administered by
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