Lieutenancy of Vologda

Historical map of the Vologda governorship in 1792

The governorship Vologda ( Russian Волого́дское наме́стничество , transcribed Vologodskoje namestnitschestwo , scientific transliteration Vologodskoe namestničestvo ) was an administrative unit of the Russian Empire that existed from 1780 to 1796.

location

The governorship was in the northwest of the Russian Empire. In the northeast it bordered the Tobolsk governorship , in the east with the governorship of Perm , in the east with the governorship of Vyatka , in the south-east with the governance of Kostroma and the governorship of Yaroslavl , in the south-west with the governance of Novgorod and in the west with the governorship of Olonez .

history

The Vologda governorship was established on January 14th ^./ January 25, 1780 ^greg.created by the ukase of Catherine the Great , through the dissolution of the Archangelgorod governorate that existed up to that time . Administratively, the governorship was in three oblasts divided, the Arkhangelsk Oblast , the Oblast Veliky Ustyug and Vologda Oblast . On March 15th, ^Jul./ March 26, 1784 ^greg.took place, through another ukase of Catherine the Great, the secession of the Arkhangelsk Oblast as governor of Arkhangelsk .

The governorship of Vologda was established on December 1st ^./ December 12th 1796 ^greg.dissolved by a ukase from Paul the First . The Vologda Governorate was established on their territory .

Administrative division

The following table shows the administrative structure of the Vologda governorship in 1780.

Name of the administrative unit	Administrative center	Ujesdy	Administrative center of the Ujesd
Arkhangelsk Oblast	Arkhangelsk	Archangelski ujesd Cholmogorski ujesd Kolski ujesd Mesenski ujesd Oneschski ujesd Pineschski ujesd Schenkurski ujesd	Arkhangelsk Kholmogory Kola Mesen Onega Pinega Schenkursk
Veliky Ustyug Oblast	Veliky Ustyug	Krasnoborski ujesd Lalski ujesd Nikolski ujesd Solvytschegodski ujesd Ust-Syssolski ujesd Jarenski ujesd Velikoustjuschski	Krasnoborsk Lalsk Nikolsk Solvytschegodsk Ust-Syssolsk Jarensk Veliki Ustyug
Vologda Oblast	Vologda	Grjasowezki ujesd Kadnikowski ujesd Totemski ujesd Welski ujesd Vologodski ujesd	Grjasowez Kadnikow Totma Welsk Vologda