Kursk Governorate

Coat of arms of Kursk Governorate

Kursk Governorate (Russian: Ку́рская губе́рния, tr. Kúrskaya gubérniya) was an administrative division (a guberniya) of the Russian Empire, located in European Russia. It existed from 1796 to 1928; its seat was in the city of Kursk.

Administrative divisions

As of 1914, Kursk Governorate included 15 uyezds.

  • Belgorodsky Uyezd
  • Graivoronsky Uyezd
  • Dmitrievsky Uyezd
  • Korochansky Uyezd
  • Kursk Uyezd
  • Lgovsky Uyezd
  • Novooskolsky Uyezd
  • Oboyansky Uyezd
  • Putivlsky Uyezd
  • Rylsky Uyezd
  • Staryoskolsky Uyezd
  • Sudzhansky Uyezd
  • Timsky Uyezd
  • Fatezhsky Uyezd
  • Shchigry Uyezd

Coordinates: 51°43′00″N 36°11′00″E / 51.7167°N 36.1833°E / 51.7167; 36.1833


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