Voronezh Province: History

The Voronezh province existed until 1928. Which cities were part of it? Which provinces did she border on? And when was it formed?

Before answering these questions, one should remember what a province is. What is its difference from the region?

Province

This term is understood as the highest unit of administrative-territorial division. This concept appeared in the Petrine era, during the organization of the absolute state. The differences between such concepts as "province" and "region" are not. But in 1929 the first came out of use, and in its place came the second.

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Voronezh province was established in 1725. It consisted of five provinces. Since 1767, there have been four. Earlier this province was called Azov. In 1779, as a result of the Catherine's reform, the Voronezh region was divided into two separate viceroys. Then, under Paul I, again transformed into a separate administrative unit.

The Voronezh province existed until 1928. Subsequently, it became part of the Central Black Earth region. Its center was Voronezh. In the Central Black Earth region also included Tambov, Orel province. From the first Voronezh province bordered on the southeast. From Orel - in the west. Other provinces with which she bordered - Kursk, Tambov, Kharkov and the Don Cossacks. Voronezh region was established in the thirties.

Provinces

In the second half of the eighteenth century the Voronezh province consisted of four provinces. The composition of cities in each of them for two hundred years, too, has changed. The provinces that were part of this province:

1. Voronezhskaya.
2. Eletskaya.
3. Tambov.
4. Shatskaya.

In 1775 the provinces were abolished. The counties have been preserved. It should be understood as the territory of the land, the name of which appeared in the Middle Ages and was used not only in Russia, but also in other Eastern European states.

The village of Voronezh province - several dozen settlements. Their name is not always original. Only sat down under the name "Red" in one of the provinces of the Voronezh province was four.

Counties

This word is understood as the lower administrative units in the Russian Empire. With the abolition of the provinces, there were no counties either. In 1779 the Voronezh province consisted of fifteen administrative divisions. Among them - Voronezh, Pavlovsky, Zadonsky counties. Their composition has changed several times. The counties of the Voronezh province since 1825:

1. Biryuchensky.
2. Bogucharsky.
3. Bobrovsky.
4. Valuysky.
5. Zadonsky.
6. Voronezhsky.
7. Nizhnedevitsky.
8. Ostrogozhsky.
9. Zemlyansky.
10. Novokhopersky.
11. The Korotoyaksky.
12. Pavlovsky.

Until 1727, the provinces were divided into districts. These administrative-territorial units are the same as counties. In 1926 the composition of the province again changed. But the administrative center remained the same.

The history of Voronezh is connected with the change in the composition of the province. We should mention several important events in the period 1709-1929.

Voronezh

Since 1709, this city was part of the Azov province. Six years later, Voronezh became the center of the province. And in 1725 it was named for this city. In the second half of the eighteenth century, an educational institution, a pharmacy, a hospital, a house for disabled people was opened in Voronezh.

As you know, in this era, urban buildings were mostly wooden. And so the fires happened quite often. After one of them, according to the decree of the empress, the construction of Voronezh began according to a new plan. Under Vasil Chertkov, who was appointed governor since 1782, the city was completely redesigned. The history of Voronezh in the early nineteenth century is associated with the development of cultural life. The theater was opened, the regular publication of newspapers began.

In 1905, in Voronezh, as in other Russian cities, mass riots began. One day even martial law was declared.

In 1926 in Voronezh, long-distance telephone communication was established and the first tram line was opened. Since 1934 the city has become the administrative center of the Voronezh region.

In the twenties in the province, as in the whole country, there was a process of formation of new administrative-territorial units. Namely - the village soviet, which, in turn, formed around the authorities with the appropriate name. Their number in the last year of the Voronezh province's existence reached 1147 units.