Nizhny Novgorod province During the regional reform of Peter I in 1708, Nizhny Novgorod was included in the Kazan province. In January 1714, a new Nizhny Novgorod province was separated from the northwestern parts of the Kazan province. In addition to Nizhny Novgorod, the province included the cities of Alatyr, Arzamas, Balakhna, Vasilsursk, Gorokhovets, Kurmysh, Yuryevets, Yadrin with adjacent territories. In 1717, the province was abolished, and the territories returned to the Kazan province.
On May 29, 1719, as a result of the Second Peter's reform, the Nizhny Novgorod province was again recreated. It included 3 provinces: Alatyr, Arzamas, Nizhny Novgorod and 7 cities.
During the administrative reform of Catherine II on September 5, 1779, the Nizhny Novgorod governorate was established, which included the old Nizhny Novgorod province, as well as parts of the previously formed Ryazan and Vladimir governorships and part of the Kazan province.
On December 12, 1796, under Paul I, the Nizhny Novgorod governorship was renamed into a province.
In October 1797, the size of the Nizhny Novgorod province was increased due to the territories received during the division of the Penza province. After the accession of Alexander I to the throne on September 9, 1801, the Penza province was restored to its previous extent.
In connection with the zemstvo reform, in 1865, the institution of local government, the zemstvo, was introduced in the Nizhny Novgorod province.
After the October Revolution of 1917, the Nizhny Novgorod province became part of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR) formed in 1918.
In 1922, the province included Varnavinsky and Vetluzhsky districts of the Kostroma province, Kurmyshsky district of the Simbirsk province and a small part of the Tambov province.
By a resolution of the Presidium of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee of January 14, 1929, the provinces were completely liquidated. On the territory of the Nizhny Novgorod province, the Nizhny Novgorod region was formed; the territory of the abolished Vyatka province and small sections of the Vladimir and Kostroma provinces were also included in it.
Nizhny Novgorod province presented:
- Odnolayout(1 verst in one English inch) - 1 cm = 420 meters, one of the most detailed maps available for the province.
Available:
1-layout of the Nizhny Novgorod province of Mende, 1850s.
One-page map of Mende - topographical (latitudes and longitudes are indicated on it), drawn map of the mid-19th century. (after the next changes in the boundaries of the provinces of Russia in 1802-03), very detailed - on a scale of 1 inch 1 verst or 1 cm - 420 m. The province is divided into squares shown on the collection sheet.
The Nizhny Novgorod province was established in 1714 during the administrative reform of Peter the Great in the territories included in 1708 in the Kazan province (northwest of this province) with the cities of Alatyr, Arzamas, Balakhna, Vasilsursk, Gorokhovets, Kurmysh, Yuryevets, Yadrin and their surrounding lands. However, in 1717, the Nizhny Novgorod province was abolished, and its lands were again included in the Kazan province. In 1719, the Nizhny Novgorod province was restored as part of 3 provinces (Alatyr, Arzamas, Nizhny Novgorod) and 7 cities. In 1779, under Catherine II, the Novgorod governorship was established, which included the entire territory of the former Nizhny Novgorod province, as well as part of the lands that were previously under the administrative subordination of the provinces of Ryazan, Vladimir, and Kazan. (see ending below)
In the Nizhny Novgorod province in whole or in part
There are the following maps and sources:
(except for those indicated on the main page of the general
All-Russian atlases, which may also include this province)
2nd layout of land surveying (1778-1797)
A two-layout map of land surveying - non-topographic (latitudes and longitudes are not indicated on it), a hand-drawn map of the last decades of the 18th century, very detailed - on a scale of 1 inch 2 versts or in 1 cm 840 m. A single county was drawn in fragments, on several sheets, shown on a single composite sheet. The purpose of the survey map is to indicate the boundaries of private land plots (so-called dachas) within the county.
1-layout of the Nizhny Novgorod province of Mende, 1850s.
One-page map of Mende - topographical (latitudes and longitudes are indicated on it), drawn map of the mid-19th century. (after regular changes in the borders of Russian provinces in 1802-03), very detailed - on a scale of 1 inch 1 verst or 1 cm 420 m. The province is divided into squares shown on the collection sheet.
We have at our disposal a full-size electronic version of the map of the Nizhny Novgorod province Mende 1b with a resolution of 300 dpi.
Lists of populated places in the Nizhny Novgorod province 1863 (according to 1859 data)
- status of a settlement (village, hamlet, hamlet - proprietary or state-owned, i.e. state);
- location of the settlement (in relation to the nearest highway, camp, river or river);
- distance from the district town and camp apartment (camp center) in versts;
- presence of a church, chapel, mill, etc.
Lists of water supply to villages of Nizhny Novgorod province 1914
The list of populated places is a universal reference publication containing the following information:
- status of the locality (village, hamlet, hamlet);
- location of the settlement (in relation to the nearest highway, camp, well, pond, stream, river or river);
- the number of households in a settlement and its population;
- distance from the county town, postal station or railway road in versts;
- etc.
Economic notes to the General Survey of the Nizhny Novgorod Province
For the Nizhny Novgorod province, handwritten economic notes of all counties
Under Paul the First in 1796, as a result of reorganization, the Nizhny Novgorod governorship began to be called a province. At the same time, the counties of Knyagininsky, Makaryevsky, Perevozsky, Pochinkovsky (the last two were not subsequently restored), and Sergachsky were abolished. In 1797, the Nizhny Novgorod province included lands from the Penza province, abolished at the same time. The last changes in the administrative boundaries of the Nizhny Novgorod province and its composition took place during the reign of Alexander the First (in September 1801), when the lands that previously belonged to the Penza province (Krasnoslobodskaya district), which at that time were restored to their previous borders, were excluded from the province. As part of the Nizhny Novgorod province itself, the districts of Knyagininsky, Makaryevsky, and Sergachsky were simultaneously restored. Throughout the subsequent pre-revolutionary period of the history of the Nizhny Novgorod province, its borders and the composition of the districts did not change.
Map of the Nizhny Novgorod province in 1850 from the collection of A.I. Mende is one of the most important cartographic sources, comparable in importance to the general survey plans of the late 18th century. In total, under the leadership of A.I. Mende compiled atlases of 8 provinces of central Russia: Tver, Ryazan, Tambov, Vladimir, Yaroslavl, Nizhny Novgorod, Simbirsk and Penza.
Map scale: 1:42000 (one verst in one inch, or 420 m in 1 cm). In addition to settlements, it shows the terrain of the area in some detail - ravines, lowlands, plains, rivers, lakes. The lowlands are highlighted in blue, the highlands in pale brown. Next to the name of each settlement, the number of households in it is indicated in red. The numbers of dachas according to the general survey catalog are indicated in black. Red and black crosses – stone and wooden churches. Chapels are marked with a red (stone) or yellow (wooden) circle with a cross on top. Thin slanting crosses on vertical lines indicate the location of windmills. Several simple crosses in a common frame indicate cemetery sites. The map shows the road network in detail, although road names are not given.
The Mende map is linked to a modern map of the area. To go to the map itself, move the cursor to the center of the picture below and left-click.
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