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Telšių apskritis

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Telšių apskritis (Russian: Тельшевский уезд) was one of the counties of the Russian Empire. The seat was in Telšiai.

Administration

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In 1819, the Palangos valsčius came to Grobin County of Courland Governorate.

Outer administration

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It was established in 1795 under Vilna Governorate. In 1843, it was transferred to a newly established Kovno Governorate.

Inner administration

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

In 1913, it had the following pavietai:[1]

Demographics

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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]

References

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  1. ^ Волостныя, станичныя, сельския, гминныя правления и управления, а также полицейские станы всей России с обозначением места их нахождения.
  2. ^ "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей".