Mogilev Gubernia
Gubernias and Uyezds
Prior to World War I (1917), the area that is now Belarus was in the Russian Empire, and was part of five губерния gubernias (provinces). Each gubernia was in turn divided into уезд uyezds (districts). These gubernia and uyezd divisions are as follows:
The area that was Mogilev Gubernia (Мoгилëвъ губеpния) is today in the eastern half of modern Belarus.
The uyezds (districts) of Mogilev Gubernia were:
| Russian |
Belarusian |
Yiddish |
Polish |
Major Towns |
Byhov
Быхов |
Bykhaw |
ביחאָוו
Bichow Yashan |
Bychow |
Bykhov, Novvy Bykhov, Daschkovka, Slavgorod, Zhuravichi |
Chausy
Чаусы |
Chavus |
Choss |
Czausy |
Chausy, Dribin, Gory, Rasna |
Cherikov
Чериков |
Cherykaw |
Cherikov |
Tscherikow |
Antonovka, Cherikov, Krasnopollye, Krychev, Samotevichi, Studenets |
| Gomel |
Gomel
Гoмeль |
האָמל
Homi |
Homel |
Dobrush, Gomel, Nosovichi, Podobryanka, Uvarovichi, Vyetka |
Gorki
Горки |
Horki |
|
Gorki |
Bayevo, Dubrovna, Gorki, Kopys, Lyady, Rassasna, Romanovo, (Lenino) |
Klimovichi
Климовичи |
Klimavichy |
Klimovitch |
Klimowicze |
Kastsyukovichy, Khotovizh, Khotsimsk, Klimovichi, Miloslavichi, Petrovichi, Shumyachi |
Mogilev
Мoгилëвъ |
MAHILYOW |
מאָלעוו
מאָהליב
Molev |
MOHYLEW |
Byalynichy, Golovchin, Knyazhitsy, Krucha, Kruhlaye, Mahilyow, Selets, Shepelevichi, Shklov, Teterin, Vorotinschina, Zaverezh'ye |
Mstislavl
Мстиславль |
Mstsislaw |
Amtchislav |
Omtchislav |
Kadino, Khislavichi, Monastirshchina, Mstislavl, Shamovo, Tatarsk, Zakharino |
Orsha
Орша |
Vorsa |
Orsha |
Orsza |
Babinovichi, Baran, Dobromysl, Gusino, Kochanovo, Liozno, Lyubavichi, Mikulino, Oboltsy, Orekhovsk, Orsha, Rudnya, Smolyany, Starosel'lye |
Rogachev
Рогачёв |
Rahachow |
ראגאַטשאוו
ראָגאַטשאָוו
Rogatchev |
Rahatschou |
Chechersk, (Merkulovichi) Garadzets, Karma, Rogachev, Streshin, Sverzhen, Zlobin |
Senno
Сянно |
Syanno |
Sena |
Senna |
Bobr, Chereya, Krupki, Lukoml, Obchugi, Ostrovna, Sloveni, Senno, Tolochin |
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