Korochansky Uyezd

Kochansky Uyezd (in English)
Корочанский уезд (Modern Russian)
Coat of Arms
Established	mid-1600s
Abolished	1924
Political status	Uyezd
Region	Kursk Governorate
Area	2,810.8 verst²
Population (1897 census)
• Total	157849
• Density	56.2 inhab. / verst²
Government

Korochansky Uyezd (Russian: Корочанский уезд) was one of the uyezds (administrative units) of Kursk Governorate of the Russian Empire and then of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic with its center in Korocha until its formal abolition in 1924 by Soviet authorities.

History

Korochansky County became an administrative unit in the mid-1600s. Korochansky county was part of the nearby settlements of the Belgorod defensive line. Korochansky county was formally abolished as an administrative unit in 1708 during the regional reforms of Peter the Great. Korocha became part of Kiev Governorate.^[1] In 1719, the province was divided, and became part of the Belgorod Governorate of Kiev Governorate. In 1727, Beglrod province, consisting of Belgorod, Orel and Sevsk provinces was allocated. Korochansky county was restored as part of the Belgorod Province. In 1779, as a result of the reforms of Catherine the Great, the Belgorod Province was abolished. Korochansky Uyezd's boundaries were revised and it became part of Kursk Governorship. In 1796, Kursk Governorship became the Kursk Governorate. Part of the territory in Stary Oskol Uyezd became part of Korochansky Uyezd, but parts of Korochansky Uyezd became part of Novoskolsky Uyezd. In 1802, the borders were again revised. In 1918, parts of the uyezd were occupied by German troops. On 12 May 1924, the county was officially abolished and it became part of the Belgorod Uyezd.^[2]

In 1928, the Korochansky District was created on the territory of the Uyezd and became part of the Central Black Earth Oblast.

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