A ''gradonachalstvo'' () was a special administrative territorial entity of the
Russian Empire
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since the 19th century, consisting of a city and its adjacent territory under administration of a ''gradonachalnik''. ''Gradonachlstvos'' were subordinated directly to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the ''gradonachalnik'' was subordinated to the
General Governor The ''gradonachalnik'' had all rights of a city governor with respect to the self-government of the city in question. As of 1893, there were four ''gradonachalstvos'': for
Saint Petersburg
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Odessa
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Kerch
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Yenikale, and
Sevastopol
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External links
''Nikolayev Gradonachalstvo'' Mykolaiv Oblast: Electronic historical encyclopedia.
Types of administrative division
Local government in the Russian Empire