Kostroma Governorate

Kostroma Governorate
Костромская губерния
Governorate of Russian Empire
1796–1929
Coat of arms
Map of Kostroma Governorate.
Capital Kostroma
History
 • Established 1796
 • Disestablished 1929

Kostroma Governorate (Russian: Орловская губерния, Kostromskaya guberniya, Government of Kostroma), was an administrative division (a guberniya) of the Russian Empire and the Russian SFSR, which existed from 1796 to 1929. Its administrative center was in the city of Kostroma.

Further reading

  • William Henry Beable (1919), "Governments or Provinces of the Former Russian Empire: Kostroma", Russian Gazetteer and Guide, London: Russian Outlook – via Open Library

Coordinates: 57°46′00″N 40°56′00″E / 57.7667°N 40.9333°E / 57.7667; 40.9333

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