Vloshchov Uezd

Vloshchov uezd

Влощовский уезд
Vloshchov uezd Влощовский уезд
Uezd
	Location in the Kielce Governorate
Country	Russian Empire
Governorate	Kielce
Established	1837
Abolished	1919
Capital	Vloshchov
Area
• Total	1,386.16 km2 (535.20 sq mi)
Population (1897)
• Total	74,437
• Density	54/km2 (140/sq mi)

The Vloshchov uezd (Russian: Влощовский уезд; Polish: powiat włoszczowski) was one of the subdivisions of the Kielce Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northwestern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Vloshchov.

History

The Uezd was formed in 1837 as part of the Kraków Voivodeship and later part of the Kraków Governorate, which was renamed to the Kielce Governorate in 1842. After 1844 it was part of the Radom Governorate, and since 1867 it was once again part of the Kielce Governorate when it was reestablished. In 1919, it was transformed into Włoszczowa County, Kielce Voivodeship, Poland.

Demographics

At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, the Vloshchov Uezd had a population of 74,437. Of these, 3,724 people lived in the city of Vloshchov.^[1]

In the Uezd, 89.1% spoke Polish, 9.9% Yiddish, 0.7% German, 0.2% Russian, and 0.1% spoke other languages.^[2]

Spoken languages	1897 Census
Spoken languages	Number	%
Polish	66,325	89.1%
Yiddish	7,424	9.9%
German	526	0.7%
Russian	117	0.2%
Other	45	0.1%
Total	74,437	100%

References

^ Первая всеобщая перепись населения Российской Империи 1897 г. Распределение населения по родному языку. Влощовский уезд
^ [1] Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей

[1] Первая всеобщая перепись населения Российской Империи 1897 г. Распределение населения по родному языку. Влощовский уезд

[2] [1] Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей

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