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Telšių apskritis (Russian: Тельшевский уезд) was one of the counties of the Russian Empire. The seat was in Telšiai.
Administration
In 1819, the Palangos valsčius came to Grobin County of Courland Governorate.
Outer administration
It was established in 1795 under Vilna Governorate. In 1843, it was transferred to a newly established Kovno Governorate.
Inner administration
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:
- Paukštakiai
- Varniai
- Nevarėnai
- Gintališkė
- Gargždai
- Darbėnai
- Židikai
- Žarėnai
- Ylakiai
- Kartena
- Kretinga
- Mosėdis
- Alsėdžiai
- Plungė
- Salantai
- Seda
- Tirkšliai
- Skuodas
Demographics
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.
References
- Волостныя, станичныя, сельския, гминныя правления и управления, а также полицейские станы всей России с обозначением места их нахождения.
- "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей".