Telšiai uezd

Telšiai uezd (Russian: Тельшевский уезд, romanized: Telshevsky uezd) 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 povets: 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 povets:

• 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.