During administrative reform Peter the Great in 1708, when the lands of the future Russian Empire were divided into provinces, the territory of the future Astrakhan province became part of the vast Kazan province. In 1717 from the Kazan and Nizhny Novgorod province lands were withdrawn, on which an independent administrative unit- Astrakhan province. In 1719 Simbirsk uyezd (actually Simbirsk and adjacent lands) was annexed to the Astrakhan province, which had previously also been part of the vast Kazan province. At that time, the Astrakhan province consisted of several cities with adjacent lands (Astrakhan, Krasny Yar, Cherny Yar, etc.). In 1737, under Anna Ioannovna, the lands of the former Simbirsk district were excluded from the Astrakhan province and reattached, as a province, to the Kazan province. In 1739, the city of Saratov with the surrounding lands was annexed to the Astrakhan province. Under Elizabeth Petrovna, the Astrakhan province consists of seven cities (Astrakhan, Krasnaya and Chernaya Yar, etc.) and eight fortresses: "There are no villages to this province, except for the islands for fishing populous gangs, on which workers are mounted, and more without wives, and besides, Kalmyks. "Under Catherine II, in 1769, the Saratov province was established as part of the Astrakhan province. In 1780, the Saratov governorship was established from the northern districts of the Astrakhan province. In In 1785, with the formation of viceroyalties, the Astrakhan province became one of two regions within the Caucasian viceroyalty (cities of Astrakhan, Krasny Yar, Cherny Yar, Enotaevsk).

In the Astrakhan province, in whole or in part
There are the following maps and sources:
(with the exception of those indicated on the main page of general
all-Russian atlases, in which this province can also be)

1-layout survey (1778-1797)
Map-one-layout survey (there are no two-layout maps for Astrakhan province) - not topographic (latitude and longitude are not indicated on it), hand-drawn map late XVIII in. on a scale of 1 inch 1 verst or in 1cm 420m. Each one-verst county was drawn on several large sheets ( average area 6 sq.m. each). Land surveying maps for the Astrakhan province date back to the reign of Catherine II 1775-96.
The purpose of the land surveying map is to indicate the boundaries land plots(so-called dachas) within the county.

Lists of populated places in the Astrakhan province in 1861 (according to information from 1859).
This edition contains the following information:
- the status of the settlement (village, village, village - owner or state, i.e. state);
- the location of the settlement);
- the number of yards in locality and its population (number of men and women separately);
- distance from county town and the camp apartment (the center of the camp) in versts;
- the presence of a church, a chapel, a mill, etc.
The book has 51 pages plus additional information.

Economic Notes to the General Land Survey of the Astrakhan Province

Under Paul I in 1796, in the course of the reverse reorganization of the Russian governorships in the province, the Caucasian governorship was renamed the Astrakhan province, which included nine counties, including those from the former Astrakhan lands, which since 1780 were part of the Saratov governorship, abolished at the same time. Under Alexander the First in 1802, the Pavlovsk Astrakhan province was divided into two provinces - the Caucasus (with the center in the city of Georgievsk) and Astrakhan (the Chernoyarsk district went to the Astrakhan province at that time Saratov province). By 1822, the Astrakhan province consisted of four uyezds of different sizes, which had straightened administrative boundaries. In the reign of Nicholas I in 1850, the Tsarevsky district was attached to the Astrakhan province (since 1835 it existed as part of the Saratov province). Last changes The administrative boundaries of the districts of the Astrakhan province took place under Alexander II in 1860, when one of the boundaries of this province, which had previously passed along the Kura River, was moved north, and its tributary, the Gaiduk River, was transferred to the Stavropol province. All subsequent pre-revolutionary period In the history of the Astrakhan province, its borders and composition of counties did not change.

Astrakhan Governorate bordered on the following provinces:
Caucasian province, Region of the Don Cossacks,

Astrakhan province- administrative unit Russian Empire and the RSFSR. Provincial city - Astrakhan.

Astrakhan province was located in the South-East European Russia, near the lower reaches of the Volga, along the northwestern shore of the Caspian Sea. It bordered on the Saratov province (in the south), Orenburg province(in the southeast), the Land of the Don Cossacks (in the northwest) and the Caucasus Region (in the southwest).
The history of the formation of the Astrakhan province

The Astrakhan province was created by the decree of Peter I on November 22, 1717 (before that, since 1708, its territory was part of the Kazan province). The Astrakhan province included cities with adjacent territories: Astrakhan, Guryev Yaitsky (modern Atyrau, Kazakhstan), Dmitrievsk (modern Kamyshin), Petrovsk, Samara, Saratov, Simbirsk (modern Ulyanovsk), Syzran, the fortress of Terki, Tsaritsyn (modern Volgograd), Krasny Yar, Black Yar and Kizlyar.

In 1728, the cities of Saratov, Samara, Simbirsk (modern Ulyanovsk), Syzran with counties were transferred to the Kazan province.

In 1739 Saratov was returned to the Astrakhan province. In November 1780, it became the center of the newly formed Saratov governorship, which also included the cities of Petrovsk and Dmitrievsk.

In 1752, the city of Guryev was transferred from the Astrakhan province to the Orenburg province (in 1782 it was returned to the Astrakhan province). In the same year, the city of Uralsk was annexed to the Astrakhan province, and the cities of Tsaritsyn with the Akhtuba silk factory and Cherny Yar were transferred to the Saratov province. In 1785, Cherny Yar was returned to the Astrakhan province.

On May 5, 1785, the Caucasian governorship was established as part of the Astrakhan and Caucasian regions (the center is the small fortress of Ekaterinograd). But already in May 1790, the Caucasian provincial government was transferred to the city of Astrakhan. And in 1790 the governorship was abolished and renamed the Astrakhan province (including the future Stavropol, Terek and Kuban provinces).

In 1802 Astrakhan province was divided into Astrakhan and Caucasian. A civilian governor was placed at the head of the Astrakhan province. At the same time, the Astrakhan province was also subordinate to the military commander of the Caucasus region and Georgia. Since 1832, the Astrakhan province was completely separated from the Caucasus. At the same time, a military governor was placed at the head of the province along with a civilian one.

Counties of the Astrakhan province

Old maps of Astrakhan province

1. . 5 versts in an inch - (1 cm-2100 m)
2. . 20 versts in an inch.
3. . 1927 10 versts in an inch.
4. , Schubert 1826-40, scale 10 versts in an inch. Sheet Y
5. . Scale 1:250,000 (1 cm = 2.5 km).
6. 10 versts in an inch (in 1 cm - 4.2 km) Sheets IX-A, X-A, XI-A.
7. , I.A. Strelbitsky. 1865-1871, scale 10 versts. Cysts 94, 95, 113, 114
8. , 1 cm = 1 km.

Plans of the General Land Survey (PGM) of the Astrakhan province

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General Survey Plans

Astrakhan district 1798 (parts 1, 2, 5) 1 verst

Enotaevsky district 1798 (part 3) 1 verst

Chernoyarsk district 1792 1 verst

Lists of settlements in the Astrakhan province in 1861 (according to information from 1859)

During the administrative reform of Peter the Great in 1708, when the lands of the future Russian Empire were divided into provinces, the territory of the future Astrakhan province became part of the vast Kazan province. In 1717, the lands were withdrawn from the Kazan and Nizhny Novgorod provinces, on which an independent administrative unit was formed - the Astrakhan province. In 1719 Simbirsk uyezd (actually Simbirsk and adjacent lands) was annexed to the Astrakhan province, which had previously also been part of the vast Kazan province. At that time, the Astrakhan province consisted of several cities with adjacent lands (Astrakhan, Krasny Yar, Cherny Yar, etc.). In 1737, under Anna Ioannovna, the lands of the former Simbirsk district were excluded from the Astrakhan province and reattached, as a province, to the Kazan province. In 1739, the city of Saratov with the surrounding lands was annexed to the Astrakhan province. Under Elizabeth Petrovna, the Astrakhan province consists of seven cities (Astrakhan, Krasnaya and Chernaya Yar, etc.) and eight fortresses: “There are no villages in this province, except for crowded gangs on the islands for fishing, on which workers are mounted, and more without wives , and besides the Kalmyks. Under Catherine II in 1769, the Saratov province was established as part of the Astrakhan province. In 1780, the Saratov governorate was established from the northern districts of the Astrakhan province. In 1785, with the formation of governorships, the Astrakhan province became one of two regions within the Caucasian governorship (the cities of Astrakhan, Krasny Yar, Cherny Yar, Enotaevsk). In 1790, the governorship was transferred from Ekaterinograd to Astrakhan.

Under Paul I in 1796, in the course of the reverse reorganization of the Russian governorships in the province, the Caucasian governorship was renamed the Astrakhan province, which included nine counties, including those from the former Astrakhan lands, which since 1780 were part of the Saratov governorship, abolished at the same time. Under Alexander the First, in 1802, the Pavlovsk Astrakhan province was divided into two provinces - the Caucasus (with the center in the city of Georgievsk) and Astrakhan (at that time, the Chernoyarsk district of the Saratov province moved to the Astrakhan province). By 1822, the Astrakhan province consisted of four uyezds of different sizes, which had straightened administrative boundaries. In the reign of Nicholas I in 1850, the Tsarevsky district was attached to the Astrakhan province (since 1835 it existed as part of the Saratov province). The last changes in the administrative boundaries of the districts of the Astrakhan province took place under Alexander II in 1860, when one of the boundaries of this province, which had previously passed along the Kura River, was moved north, and its tributary, the Gaiduk River, was transferred to the Stavropol province. Throughout the subsequent pre-revolutionary period in the history of the Astrakhan province, its borders and the composition of counties did not change.

Astrakhan province- an administrative unit of the Russian Empire and the RSFSR. Provincial city - Astrakhan.

History of the Astrakhan province

Astrakhan province was created by decree of Peter I on November 22, 1717 (before that, from 1708, the territory of the Astrakhan province was part of). The Astrakhan province included cities with adjacent territories: Astrakhan, Guryev Yaitsky (modern Atyrau, Kazakhstan), Dmitrievsk (modern Kamyshin), Petrovsk, Samara, Saratov, Simbirsk (modern Ulyanovsk), Syzran, Terek, Tsaritsyn (modern Kamyshin). Volgograd), Krasny Yar, Black Yar and Kizlyar.

In 1728 the cities of Saratov, Samara, Simbirsk, Syzran with counties were transferred to the Kazan province.

In 1739 Saratov was returned to the Astrakhan province. In November 1780, it became the center of the newly formed Saratov governorship, which also included the cities of Petrovsk and Dmitrievsk.

In 1752, the city of Guryev was transferred from the Astrakhan province to the composition (in 1782 it was returned to the Astrakhan province). In the same year, the city of Uralsk was annexed to the Astrakhan province, and the cities of Tsaritsyn with the Akhtuba silk factory and Cherny Yar were transferred to the composition. In 1785, Cherny Yar was returned to the Astrakhan province.

In 1802 Astrakhan province was divided into Astrakhan and Caucasian. A civilian governor was placed at the head of the Astrakhan province. At the same time, the Astrakhan province was also subordinate to the military commander of the Caucasus region and Georgia. Since 1832, the Astrakhan province was completely separated from the Caucasus.

Counties of the Astrakhan province

At the beginning of the 20th century, administratively Astrakhan province was divided into 5 districts (Astrakhan, Krasnoyarsk, Enotaevsky, Chernoyarsky and Tsaryovsky), the Kalmyk steppe with 7 ulus administrations and the Kalmyk bazaar, the Kirghiz steppe (Inner Kyrgyz horde), divided into district administrations (5 parts and two districts), and Astrakhan Cossack army from 2 divisions.

In 1917, the Kirghiz steppe was separated into a separate Bukeev province. In 1919, the Tsarevsky and Chernoyarsk districts were ceded to the Tsaritsyno province. A year later, the Kalmyk steppe became part of the Kalmyk Autonomous Okrug. As a result, in Astrakhan province 3 counties remained: Astrakhan, Enotaevsky and Krasnoyarsk. In 1925, the uyezds were abolished and replaced by districts.