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Telšių apskritis

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Telshevsky Uyezd (Russian: Тельшевский уезд, Lithuanian: Telšių apskritis) was one of the uyezds of the Russian Empire. The seat was in Telshi.

Administration

In 1819 the Polangenskaya Volost came to Grobin County of Courland Governorate.

Outer administration

Established 1795 under Vilna Governorate. 1843 transferred to newly established Kovno Governorate. Formal abolition in 1924 by Soviet authorities.

Inner administration

1791 it the following volosts: Telšių pavietas, Viešvėnų pavietas, Patumšių pavietas, Platelių pavietas, Gandingos pavietas, Medingėnų pavietas, Žarėnų pavietas, Tverų pavietas, Šauduvos pavietas, Palangos pavietas.

1913 it had the following volosts [1]

Demographics

At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Telshevsky Uyezd had a population of 183,351. Of these, 81.2% spoke Lithuanian, 12.4% Yiddish, 2.3% Latvian, 1.5% Polish, 1.3% Russian, 0.9% German, 0.3% Ukrainian and 0.1% Belarusian as their native language.[2]

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