Pskov Governorate

57°49′N 28°20′E / 57.817°N 28.333°E / 57.817; 28.333

Pskov Governorate
Псковская губерния (Russian)
Governorate of the Russian Empire
1772–1927
Coat of arms of Pskov
Coat of arms

Location within the Russian Empire
CapitalPskov
History 
• Established
1772
• Disestablished
1927
Political subdivisionseight uyezds
Succeeded by
Leningrad Oblast
Pskov Oblast

Pskov Governorate (Russian: Псковская губерния, romanizedPskovskaya guberniya) was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of the Russian Empire and the Russian SFSR, which existed in 1772–1777 and 1796–1927.[1] Its seat was located in Opochka between 1772 and 1776, and in Pskov after 1776. The governorate was located in the west of the Russian Empire and bordered (after 1796) Saint Petersburg Governorate in the north, Novgorod Governorate in the northeast, Tver Governorate in the east, Smolensk Governorate in the southeast, Belarusian Governorate (since 1802, Vitebsk Governorate) in the south, and Governorate of Livonia in the west.

In terms of modern administrative division of Russia, the area of the governorate is currently split between the Pskov, Tver, and Novgorod oblasts. The former border between Pskov Governorate and Governorate of Livonia still largely corresponds to the state border between Russia in the east and Estonia and Latvia in the west.

  1. ^ Псковская губерния в 18–19 веках (in Russian). Портал государственных органов Псковской области. Retrieved 4 April 2012.

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