Tver Governorate (russian: Тверская губерния, ''Tverskaya guberniya'') was an administrative division (a ''
guberniya'') of the
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was an empire and the final period of the Russian monarchy from 1721 to 1917, ruling across large parts of Eurasia. It succeeded the Tsardom of Russia following the Treaty of Nystad, which ended the Great Northern War ...
and
Russian SFSR
The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR or RSFSR ( rus, Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика, Rossíyskaya Sovétskaya Federatívnaya Soci ...
, which existed from 1796 until 1929. Its seat was in
Tver
Tver ( rus, Тверь, p=tvʲerʲ) is a city and the administrative centre of Tver Oblast, Russia. It is northwest of Moscow. Population:
Tver was formerly the capital of a powerful medieval state and a model provincial town in the Russi ...
. The governorate was located in the center of the European part of the Russian Empire and bordered
Novgorod Governorate
Novgorod Governorate (Pre-reformed rus, Новгоро́дская губе́рнія, r=Novgorodskaya guberniya, p=ˈnofɡərətskəjə ɡʊˈbʲernʲɪjə, t=Government of Novgorod), was an administrative division (a '' guberniya'') of the Ru ...
in the north,
Yaroslavl Governorate in the east,
Vladimir Governorate in the southeast,
Moscow Governorate in the south,
Smolensk Governorate in the southwest, and
Pskov Governorate
Pskov Governorate (russian: link=no, Псковская губерния, ''Pskovskaya guberniya'') was an administrative division (a '' guberniya'') of the Russian Empire and Russian SFSR, which existed from 1772 until 1777 and from 1796 until ...
in the west.
The area of the governorate is currently split between
Tver
Tver ( rus, Тверь, p=tvʲerʲ) is a city and the administrative centre of Tver Oblast, Russia. It is northwest of Moscow. Population:
Tver was formerly the capital of a powerful medieval state and a model provincial town in the Russi ...
and
Moscow Oblast
Moscow Oblast ( rus, Моско́вская о́бласть, r=Moskovskaya oblast', p=mɐˈskofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ), or Podmoskovye ( rus, Подмоско́вье, p=pədmɐˈskovʲjə, literally " under Moscow"), is a federal subject of R ...
s. Minor parts of Tver Governorate also currently belong to
Yaroslavl
Yaroslavl ( rus, Ярослáвль, p=jɪrɐˈsɫavlʲ) is a city and the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located northeast of Moscow. The historic part of the city is a World Heritage Site, and is located at the confluenc ...
and
Novgorod Oblasts.
History
In the 18th century, the areas which were later occupied by Tver Governorate were split between
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...
and
Novgorod Governorate
Novgorod Governorate (Pre-reformed rus, Новгоро́дская губе́рнія, r=Novgorodskaya guberniya, p=ˈnofɡərətskəjə ɡʊˈbʲernʲɪjə, t=Government of Novgorod), was an administrative division (a '' guberniya'') of the Ru ...
s. On 25 November 1775
Tver Viceroyalty was established with the administrative center in Tver. On 12 December 1796 the viceroyalty was transformed into Tver Governorate.
In 1796, the viceroyalty was subdivided into thirteen uyezds, however, Tver Governorate originally only had nine uyezds
*
Bezhetsky Uyezd (the administrative center in the town of
Bezhetsk
Bezhetsk (russian: Бе́жецк) is a town and the administrative center of Bezhetsky District in Tver Oblast, Russia, located on the Mologa River at its confluence with the Ostrechina. Population: 29,000 (1967). It was previously known as ...
);
*
Kashinsky Uyezd Kashinsky Uyezd (''Кашинский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Tver Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northeastern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Kashin.
Demographics
At the tim ...
(
Kashin);
*
Novotorzhsky Uyezd (
Torzhok);
*
Ostashkovsky Uyezd Ostashkovsky Uyezd (''Осташковский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Tver Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southwestern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Ostashkov.
Demographics ...
(
Ostashkov);
*
Rzhevsky Uyezd (
Rzhev
Rzhev ( rus, Ржев, p=ˈrʐɛf) is a town in Tver Oblast, Russia, located southwest of Staritsa and from Tver, on the highway and railway connecting Moscow and Riga. It is the uppermost town situated on the Volga River. Population:
Histo ...
);
*
Staritsky Uyezd (
Staritsa);
*
Tverskoy Uyezd Tverskoy Uyezd (''Тверской уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Tver Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northeastern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Tver.
Demographics
At the time of ...
(Tver);
*
Vyshnevolotsky Uyezd (
Vyshny Volochyok);
*
Zubtsovsky Uyezd (
Zubtsov).
In 1803, three more uyezds were established:
Kalyazinsky Uyezd Kalyazinsky Uyezd (''Калязинский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Tver Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the eastern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Kalyazin.
Demographics
At the t ...
(
Kalyazin),
Korchevskoy Uyezd
Korchevskoy Uyezd (''Корчевской уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Tver Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the eastern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Korcheva.
Demographics
At the ti ...
(
Korcheva
Korcheva () was a town in central Russia, on the territory of the modern Konakovsky District, Tver Oblast, on the Volga River, with a population of a few thousand people. It was first mentioned in the 1540s as a selo. Korcheva received town stat ...
), and
Vesyegonsky Uyezd Vesyegonsky Uyezd (''Весьегонский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Tver Governorate of the Russian Empire. Its capital was Vesyegonsk. Vesyegonsky Uyezd was located in the northeastern part of the governorate (mostly in pre ...
(
Vesyegonsk).
In 1918,
Krasnokholmsky Uyezd with the center of
Krasny Kholm Krasny Kholm (russian: Красный Холм) is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia.
;Urban localities
*Krasny Kholm, Krasnokholmsky District, Tver Oblast, a town of district significance in Krasnokholmsky District of Tver Oblast ...
was established on the territory previously belonged to Bezhetsky and Vesyegonsky Uyezds. In the same year,
Kimrsky Uyezd (
Kimry) was established on the lands which belonged to Korchevskoy and Kalyazinsky Uyezds. In 1919 and 1921, minor areas, which included the town of
Leninsk, were transferred to
Moscow Governorate.
On 25 April 1921 Vesyegonsky and Krasnokholmsky Uyezd were transferred to
Rybinsk Governorate
Rybinsk ( rus, Рыбинск, p=ˈrɨbʲɪnsk), the second largest city of Yaroslavl Oblast in Russia, lies at the confluence of the Volga and Sheksna Rivers, 267 kilometers north-north-east of Moscow. Population:
It was previously known as ...
. On 6 February 1923 Rybinsk Governorate was abolished, and the two uyezds were transferred to Tver Governorate.
On 30 May 1922 three uyezds were abolished. Zubtsovsky Uyezd was merged into Rzhevsky Uyezd, Kalyazinsky Uyezd — into Kashinsky Uyezd, and Korchevskoy Uyezd — into Kimrsky Uyezd.On 3 March 1924 Krasnokholmsky Uyezd was abolished and split between Bezhetsky and Vesyegonsky District, whereas Staritsky Uyezd was abolished and split between Rzhevsky, Novotorzhsky, and Tverskoy Uyezds. On 3 October 1927 Kashinsky Uyezd was abolished and split between Bezhetsky and Kimrsky Uyezds.
On 12 August 1929, Tver Governorate was abolished and split between
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...
and
Western Oblasts.
Governors
The administration tasks in the governorate were executed by a governor. The governors of Tver Governorate were
* 1797–1800 Ignaty Antonovich Teyls;
* 1800–1802 Villim Fyodorovich Mertens (Willem Mertens);
* 1802–1804 Ivan Mikhaylovich Ukhtomsky;
* 1804–1812 Alexander Andreyevich Ushakov;
* 1812–1813 Luka Semyonovich Kologrivov;
* 1813–1817 Pyotr Ivanovich Ozerov;
* 1817–1826 Nikolay Sergeyevich Vsevolozhsky;
* 1826–1830 Vasily Andrianovich Borisov;
* 1830 Dmitry Mikhaylovich Obrezkov;
* 1830–1831 Pyotr Grigoryevich Gorn;
* 1831 Pyotr Ivanovich Apraksin;
* 1831–1834 Kirill Yakovlevich Tyufyayev;
* 1834–1837 Alexander Petrovich Tolstoy;
* 1837–1842 Yakov Dmitriyevich Bolgovskoy;
* 1842–1857 Alexander Pavlovich Bakunin;
* 1857–1862 Pavel Trofimovich Baranov;
* 1862–1868
Pyotr Romanovich Bagration
Prince Pyotr Romanovich Bagration (russian: Пётр Рома́нович Багратио́н, ka, პეტრე რომანის (რევაზის) ძე ბაგრატიონი; 24 September 1818 – 17 January 1876), the ...
;
* 1868–1890 Afanasy Nikolayevich Somov;
* 1890-1897 Pavel Dmitriyevich Akhlestyshev;
* 1897–1903
Nikolay Dmitriyevich Golitsyn, later the last Imperial Prime Minister of Russia;
* 1903–1904 Alexey Aleksandrovich Shirinsky-Shikhmatov;
* 1904–1905 Sergey Dmitriyevich Urusov;
* 1905–1906 Pavel Alexandrovich Sleptsov;
* 1906–1917 Nikolay Georgiyevich Byunting (Nikolai von Bünting), lynched during the
February Revolution
The February Revolution ( rus, Февра́льская револю́ция, r=Fevral'skaya revolyutsiya, p=fʲɪvˈralʲskəjə rʲɪvɐˈlʲutsɨjə), known in Soviet historiography as the February Bourgeois Democratic Revolution and some ...
.
In 1809,
Duke George of Oldenburg was appointed governor general and supervised Novgorod, Tver, and Yaroslavl Governorates. In 1812, he died, and the position of the governor general was abolished.
References
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1796 establishments in the Russian Empire
1929 disestablishments in Russia