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 posad for the Russian state. Transformation accelerated the growth of the economy and culture. The architecture of those times still adorns historic cities.
Geography
The Kostroma province is located in the European part of the Russian Empire. Its borders: from the west, it borders with Yaroslavskaya; in the south - with Vladimir and Nizhny Novgorod. Northern neighbor - Vologda; East - Vyatka.
History
Kostroma province was formed in 1719. It was renamed governorship by 1778. It consisted of 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 became known as the region.
Administrative division
Counties of the Kostroma province, which were part of it:
- Buisky.
- Vetluzh district.
- Galich.
- Barnavinsky.
- Kinesham.
- Kologrivsky.
- Kostroma.
- Makaryevsky.
- Nerekhtsky.
- Soligalichsky is the largest and most developed.
- Chukhlomsky.
- Yurevetsky.
Coat of arms
Initially, it was executed in the form of a shield divided into four equal parts. The first depicts a silver cross, the second and fourth are made in golden color, and on the fourth part - a crescent moon, turned upside down. Such a coat of arms was canceled in 1878 and a new one was adopted, depicting the imperial crown, the Varangian ship and oak leaves connected by the St. Andrew ribbon.
Counties
Kostroma province included many territorial objects. Of these, 12 were counties. How did they differ?
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. It consisted of 17 volosts. It was inhabited by more than 70 thousand people.
Barnabas County was formed in 1778. It included 21 volosts. The county town was Barnavin. Based on the census of 1897, the population was more than 120 thousand people. Abolished in 1923.
Vetluzhsky uyezd bordered on the Vyatka and Vologda provinces. Its area was more than 15 thousand square kilometers. It consisted of 21 volosts. About 120 thousand people lived in the territory.
Galich district existed from 1727 to 1929. Located in the central part of the province. It had large estates of boyars and nobles. The structure included 24 volosts with a total number of inhabitants of more than 100 thousand people.
Kinesham County, whose area was 4433 square versts, was divided into two halves by the Volga River. It consisted of 23 volosts. The county town is Kineshma.
Kologrivsky was located in the northern part. On its square there were 27 volosts. The population, consisting of 99% of Russians, amounted to more than 130 thousand people.
The Makaryevsky district of the Kostroma province was an area of more than 10 thousand square versts. It consisted of 27 volosts and two contiguous cities: Kadyi and Unzha.
Kostroma county as part of the province appeared by 1778. It consisted of 21 volosts and one contingent city of Sudislavl.
Nerekht district is located in the southwest. Its area was about 3.5 thousand square versts. On its territory there were 37 volosts and one city - Ples.
If you answer the question about which county of the Kostroma province includes the most settlements, then Soligalichsky definitely wins. It also differed from the rest by the presence of 69 factories and plants.
Chukhloma County is located in the north of the province. It consisted of 12 volosts. It has been known since the time of the Chukhloma siege .
Yuryevetsky was assigned to the province in 1778. It consisted of 23 volosts and the city of Luh. It was abolished in January 1929.
Kostroma city
It is located on the banks of the Volga River. Kostroma was founded in the 7th century. The city center still retains part of the architecture of the XVIII-XIX 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. In addition to flax products, Kostroma is also known for jewelry, because on its territory there are several factories for the production of jewelry made of precious metals.
If we talk about religion, then the Kostroma diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate, founded in 1744, was and remains representative of Ama .
To plunge into the history of the region, to understand what was the Ostrom province, it is enough to visit the main cities. Architecture will carry visitors to the past.