Supernumerary town

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Coat of arms of a supernumerary town of Chuguyev

Supernumerary town (Russian: Зашта́тный го́род, zashtatny gorod, Russian: безуе́здный го́род, uyezdless town) is a type of a town in the Russian Empire which was not an administrative center of any territory.^{[1][2][better source needed]}

When an uyezd was disbanded, its the center typically lost the town status, with the corresponding loss of town privileges of its inhabitants. To prevent this, the new category of urban settlements was introduced.^[3]

The 1796 reform of the administrative division of the state by Emperor Paul I of Russia decreased the number of uyezds and their centers were reclassified as supernumerary towns. The reform established the population number as a criterion for a supernumerary town.^[4]

In the second half of the 19th century the governorate centers constituted 8% of towns, uyezd towns counted 71% and supernumerary towns counted 21%.^[5]

Over time the term "zashtatny gorod" has acquired the meaning of "insignificant/backwater town".

See also[]

• Mestechko (disambiguation)
• Posad

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