Taurida
gubernia
Taurida Gubernia - Southernmost Ukraine
Taurida
gubernia was established in 1802. It was dissolved during the Russian
Revolution in 1917-1918, when oblasts replaced the gubernias. Its
territory was divided between the Ukraine in the North,and the Crimea
in the South.
It's now divided into eight districts (uyezds): Aleshki
or Dniepr, Berdyansk, Melitopol, Eupatoria, Perekop, Simferopol,
Theodosia and Yalta, as well as the two cities of Kerch and Sevastopol.
The MAJOR JEWISH COMMUNITIES IN TAURIDA GUBERNIA
are:
| Berdyansk |
|
Dnepr/Aleshki (Tsyurupinsk |
| Feodosiya |
|
Melitopol |
| Perekop |
|
Simferopol |
| Yalta |
|
Yevpatoriya |
Records Available
There are records from Taurida at the Family History
Library. More info is here.
Other Links
For more information about Taurida, visit the World
History at KLMA:
http://www.zum.de/whkmla/region/russia/xgovtaurida.html
