Tuckum district
The Tuckum District was a district in the Courland Governorate in the Russian Empire .
location
The Tuckum district bordered the Gulf of Riga and the Livonia Governorate in the north, the Doblen district in the east, the Kovno governorate in the south, the Goldingen district in the west and the Talsen district in the northwest .
administration
Outside administration
The district of Tuckum existed from 1819 with interruptions until 1949 in the Courland Governorate .
During the First World War it was conquered by the German Army . Part of Upper East . From March 3 to September 22, 1918 he was part of the Duchy of Courland and Semgallia afterwards of the United Baltic Duchy .
Location in the Courland Governorate
The governorate in 1821 (Russian / German)
The Governorates of Courland and Kaunas (Kovno) on a Russian map from around 1890
Nov. 1915 - July 1918 - Tuckum as part of the Kurland area in Ober Ost .
In 1924 the districts were restructured. During the occupation by the German Reich, it was placed under the Reichskommissariat Ostland . The territory of Latvia was administered as the General District of Latvia . The circles have been combined into larger circles. Tuckum became part of the enlarged Mitau district.
1924 in the state of Latvia
Tuckum was part of the Mitau district in the general district of Latvia .
RK Ostland
Dissolution and successor areas
Latvian SSR
As part of the Latvian SSR , the district was first one of 19. The 19 districts were dissolved on December 31, 1949 and divided into 58 Rajons. On August 1, 1961, 32 Rajons were formed.
1961-08-01 Tukums district - one of 31 rural districts.
1961-08-01 Dobele district - one of 31 rural districts.
Internal administration
- County town of Tuckum
- Parish of Tuckum
- Neuchâtel parish
- Parish of Autz
population
The 1897 census in the Russian Empire showed: