Łomża Governorate

Łomża Governorate Ломжская Губерния Gubernia łomżyńska
Governorate of Russian Empire
1867–1914
Coat of arms
Łomża Governorate (in light pink)
Capital	Łomża
Area
• Coordinates	53°10′N 22°5′E / 53.167°N 22.083°E / 53.167; 22.083Coordinates: 53°10′N 22°5′E / 53.167°N 22.083°E / 53.167; 22.083
History
History
• Established	1867
• Disestablished	1914
Preceded by Succeeded by Augustów Governorate Płock Governorate Bialystok-Grodno District

Łomża Governorate (Russian: Ломжская губерния; Polish: Gubernia łomżyńska) was an administrative unit (guberniya) of Congress Poland with seat in Łomża.

History[]

In 1867 territories of the Augustów Governorate and the Płock Governorate were divided into a smaller Płock Governorate, Suwałki Governorate (consisting mostly of the Augustów Governorate territories) and a recreated Łomża Governorate.

In 1893, a small amount of territory was transferred from the Łomża Governorate to the Warsaw Governorate.

Governors[]

• 1893–95 Reinhold Roman von Essen (1836–95)

Administrative divisions[]

It was divided into seven counties:

County		County Seat	Major Towns
		Kolno	Jedwabno • Stawiski
		Łomża	Nowogród • Śniadowo • Wizna • Zambrów
		Maków	Krasnosielc • Różan
		Mazowieck	Ciechanowiec • Sokoły • Tykocin
		Ostrołęka	Myszyniec
		Ostrów	Andrzejewo • Brok • Czyżew • Nur
		Szczuczyn	Grajewo • Radziłów • Rajgród • Wąsosz

Language[]

• By the Imperial census of 1897.^[1] In bold are languages spoken by more people than the state language.

References and notes[]

External links[]

• (in Polish) Gubernia Łomżyńska w Słowniku geograficznym Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom V (Kutowa Wola – Malczyce) z 1884 r.
• Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland