Kielce Governorate
Kielce Governorate (Russian: Келецкая губерния; Polish: Gubernia kielecka) was an administrative unit (governorate) of the Congress Poland.
1880
1881
History
It was created in 1841 from the Kraków Governorate, both with capital in Kelets. It was merged in 1844 into Radom Governorate, but recreated in 1866.
It consisted of 7 powiats: Jędrzejów, Kielce, Miechów, Olkusz, Pińczów, Stopnica and Włoszczowa.
Language
- By the Imperial census of 1897.[1] In bold are languages spoken by more people than the state language.
| Language | Number | percentage (%) | males | females |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polish | 666 772 | 87.5 | 323 858 | 342 914 |
| Yiddish | 83 017 | 10.89 | 40 528 | 42 489 |
| Russian | 7 983 | 1.04 | 6 506 | 1 477 |
| German | 2 428 | 0.31 | 1 224 | 1 204 |
| Ukrainian | 1 088 | 0.16 | 1 015 | 73 |
| Other[2] | 706 | >0.1 | 568 | 138 |
| Persons that didn't name their native language |
1 | >0.01 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 761 995 | 100 | 373 700 | 388 295 |
References and notes
- ↑ Language Statistics of 1897 (Russian)
- ↑ Languages, number of speakers which in all gubernia were less than 1000
See also
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Coordinates: 50°52′21″N 20°37′55″E / 50.872500°N 20.631944°E
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