The Penza province and its history

The Penza province has long since been abolished and renamed. However, there are many interesting historical facts about it.

History

By the level of industry, the Penza province was slightly inferior to the neighboring regions. The main at that time was the agriculture sector. During the Patriotic War of 1812, the Penza province found itself in deep rear, contributed to the fight against the enemy. The militia participated in the defeat of Napoleon.

After the war, secondary special educational institutions appear in the province, the education system is developing. During this period, the formation of the city of Penza as a historical center began.

Abolished the province in 1928. And in 1939 the Penza region was formed.

Cartography

The Penza vicegerency was divided into counties. By the end of the 19th century, the territory was 34,000 square meters. By 1864 lists of settlements from which the Penza province consisted were made. The counties were as follows:

• Kerensky;
• Nizhnelomovsky;
• Gorodischensky;
• Krasnoslobodsky;
• Insar;
• Moksha;
• Sheshkeevsky;
• Penza;
• Narovchatsky;
• Chambarsky.

Counties of the Penza province

Kerensky was formed in 1780. More than 100 thousand people lived on its territory. The center was the district town of Kerensk.

Nizhnelomovsky county became part of the governorship in 1780. Its area was more than 3 thousand square versts.

Settlement of Upper crowbars was formed back in 1635. Later, after obtaining the status of the city, a county was formed, which became part of the province.

Gorodishchensky entered the structure on a par with the rest in 1780. On its territory worked brick and woodworking factories. The county occupied an area of more than 6 thousand square miles.

The city of Krasnoslobodsk was founded around 1571. In 1780, it was renamed to the district and became part of the province.

The town of Insar, founded in the middle of the 12th century, was given the status of a county seat in 1780. On its territory lived more than 178 thousand people.

The fortress of the Moksha ancient kingdom arose in the 3-4th century. Later it turned into a major city. It became the center of the Moksha district of the Penza province by 1780.

Sheshkeevsk was founded in 1644. Was a supernumerary city. Became a district in 1780, but it was disbanded already in 1798.

Chambarsky and Narovchatsky were formed in 1780.

The city of Penza was founded in 1663. The center of the province it became in 1719. On its territory lived more than 160 thousand people.

An important role in the history of the Russian state was played by the Penza province. The list of villages, counties and cities is very large.

Penza city

The date of the founding of the city is 1663. It was then that a wooden prison was built on the bank of the Penza River. At first it was a small settlement with wooden houses. Very often it was raided by Tatars and Nogais.

In 1719 the city became the center of the Penza province. Craftsmanship and trade developed. In the second half of the 13th century the city was one of the major centers of bread trade. By the beginning of the 20th century there were more than 100 factories and plants of various orientations.

Nowadays the city of Penza occupies an important place in engineering and instrument making. A lot of scientific objects make it even more significant: the Research and Design Institute of Chemical Engineering, the Research and Development Experimental Design Institute of spinning machine building.

Among the historical sights there are the following: county school, city hospital complex, Uspensky cathedral, People's house. They can be visited by everyone.

The Penza province left a lot of interesting facts and events, marked in history. It became the impetus for the formation and development of the region. Many cities that were part of it now are successfully growing and developing.