Gradonachalstvo

{{Italic title}} A '''''gradonachalstvo''''' ({{langx|ru|градоначальство}}) was a special administrative territorial entity of the [[Russian Empire]] since the 19th century, consisting of a city and its adjacent territory under administration of a '''''gradonachalnik'''''.<ref>{{cite Efron|Градоначальство}}</ref> ''Gradonachlstvos'' were subordinated directly to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the ''gradonachalnik'' was subordinated to the [[Governorate-General (Russian Empire)|General Governor]]<ref>[http://www.heraldicum.ru/russia/gubernia.htm Guberniyas and oblasts of the Russian Empire]. Heraldikum.ru.</ref> The ''gradonachalnik'' had all rights of a city governor with respect to the self-government of the city in question. As of 1893, there were four ''gradonachalstvos'': for [[Saint Petersburg]], [[Odessa]], [[Kerch]]-[[Yeni-Kale|Yenikale]], and [[Sevastopol]].<ref>{{cite Efron|Градоначальник}}</ref>

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==Further reading== *{{cite Efron|Город}} *{{cite Efron|Одесское Градоначальство}} *{{cite Efron|Керчь-Еникальское градоначальство}} *[[s:ru:ЕЭБЕ/Керчь-Еникальское градоначальство]], Еврейская энциклопедия Брокгауза и Ефрона *{{cite Efron|евастополь}} *{{cite Efron|}} ==External links== * [http://history.mk.ua/nikolaevskoe-gradonachal-stvo.htm ''Nikolayev Gradonachalstvo'']. Mykolaiv Oblast: Electronic historical encyclopedia. [[Category:Types of administrative division]] [[Category:Local government in the Russian Empire]]