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Kovno Governorate

Kovno Governorate
Ковенская губеpния
Kovenskaja gubernija
Governorate of the Russian Empire
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1843–1915

Coat of arms of Kaunas

Coat of arms

Location of Kaunas
Kovno Governorate (light red), 1843-1915
Capital Kaunas
History
 •  Order of tzar Nicholas I of 18 December 1842 1 July 1843 1843
 •  World War I 1915

Coat of arms of Kaunas

Coat of arms

Kovno Governorate (Russian: Ковенская губеpния or Kovenskaja gubernija; Lithuanian: Kauno gubernija) or Government of Kaunas was a governorate (guberniya) of the Russian Empire. Its capital was Kaunas (Kovno in Russian). It was formed on 18 December 1842 by Tsar Nicholas I from the western part of Vilna Governorate, and the order was carried out on 1 July 1843. The Tsarist government had once considered it a part of Northwestern Krai. The governorate included almost the entire Lithuanian region of Žemaitija and the northern part of Aukštaitija.

The governorate was divided into seven uyezds:

Coordinates: 54°54′00″N 23°56′00″E / 54.9000°N 23.9333°E / 54.9000; 23.9333


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