{{Short description|Former administrative division of the Mogilev Governorate, Russian Empire}} {{Infobox settlement |name=Rogachev Uezd |native_name={{native name|ru|Рогачёвский уезд}}<br />{{native name|be|Рагачоўскі павет}} |image_map=Mogilev Governorate Rogachevsky uezd.svg |map_caption=The Rogachev Uezd as part of the Mogilev Governorate. |image_view= |image_caption= |coordinates= |image_flag= |image_shield=Rogachyov COA (Mogilev Governorate) (1781).png |settlement_type = Uezd |subdivision_type=Country |subdivision_name={{flag|Russian Empire}} (1772-1917)<br />{{flag|Socialist Soviet Republic of Byelorussia}} (1917)<br />{{flag|RSFSR}} (1917-1922)<br />{{flag|Soviet Union|1922}} (1922-1924) |subdivision_type1 = Governorate/Viceroyalty |subdivision_name1 = Mogilev Governorate (1772-1778)<br />Mogilev Viceroyalty (1778-1796)<br />Belarus Governorate (1796-1802)<br />Mogilev Governorate (1802-1919)<br />Gomel Governorate (1919-1924) |seat= Rogachev |seat_type= Administrative Centre |area_total_km2 = 7451.23 |population_total = 224,652 |population_as_of = 1897 |population_footnotes = <ref name="demo" /> |population_rural = 76.94% |population_urban = 23.06% |population_density_km2 = auto |established_title= Established |established_date = 1772<ref name="BelArch" /> |extinct_title= Dissolved |extinct_date= 17 July 1924<ref name="BelArch" /> |total_type = Total }} The '''Rogachev Uezd'''{{efn|{{bulleted list|{{Langx|ru|Рогачёвский уезд, pre-1918: Рогачёвскiй уѣзд|Rogachyovsky uyezd}}|{{Langx|be|Рагачоўскi павет|Ragachowski pavet}}}}}} was a county (''uezd'') of the Mogilev Governorate of the Russian Empire and early Soviet Union. It was situated in the southern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Rogachev, in present-day Belarus.
==History== Mogilev Governorate in 1892.|thumb|right After the first partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1772, obtained territory by the Russian Empire involved the territory that became the newly established Mogilev Governorate. The Mogilev Governorate included the short-lived {{ill|Rogachev Province|ru|Рогачёвская провинция}} from 1772 to 1775, before the ''provintsiya'' system was abolished, which contained the Rogachev Uezd. From 1775 to 1796, the uezd was part of the Mogilev Governorate and Mogilev Viceroyalty proper. From 1796 to 1802, the uezd was a part of the brief Belarus Governorate, before it was transferred back into the reformed Mogilev Governorate from 1802 to September 1917.<ref name="BelArch">{{cite web|first = |last = |date = |title = Административно-территориальное деление Беларуси |url = http://archives.gov.by/index.php?id=989746 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200125000412/http://archives.gov.by/index.php?id=989746 |website = archives.gov.by |trans-title = Administrative and territorial division of Belarus |language = be |location = Belarus |publisher = Belarusian Center for Digitalization of Archival Activities |url-status = deviated |archive-date = 25 January 2020 |access-date = 7 January 2026}}</ref>
In September 1917, the Mogilev Governorate became part of the Western Oblast. On January 1, 1919, the Mogilev Governorate became part of the newly formed Socialist Soviet Republic of Byelorussia, but was reluctantly given to the Russian Soviet Federal Socialist Republic on 27 February 1919 and disestablished on 11 July 1919, with the Rogachev Uezd becoming part of the Gomel Governorate within the Russian Soviet Federal Socialist Republic. The uezd remained within RSFSR territory, and after 1922, Soviet territory, until March 1924, when the Gomel Governorate was given to the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic within the Soviet Union. On 17 July 1924, the Byelorussian SSR underwent an administrative system modernization, and abolished the Rogachev Uezd, transferring its territory to the {{ill|Bobruysk Okrug|ru|Бобруйский округ}} as the {{ill|Rogachev Raion|ru|Рогачёвский район}}.<ref name="BelArch" />
==Administrative divisions== In 1888, the Rogachev Uezd had a total of 18 volost and 9 shtetl.<ref>{{cite web|first = Юрий|last = Лычковский|title = Рогачёвский уезд, Могилёвской губернии, XIX век|trans-title = Rogachev uezd, Mogilev governorate, 19th century |url = https://lyczkowski.net/ru/karta/rogachjovskij-uezd |lang = ru |access-date = 11 January 2026 |website = lyczkowski.net}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author = Central Statistical Committee, Saint Petersburg |title = Волости и важнѣйшiя селеня Европейской Росссiи. Выпускъ V. |trans-title = Volosts and Most Important Settlements of European Russia. Volume V.|url = https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5b/Volosti_1886_tom_5.pdf |lang = ru |access-date = 11 January 2026 |page = 91 |date = 1886 |publisher = Central Statistical Committee, Saint Petersburg |location = Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire}}</ref> Some volost were abolished or reassigned to other uezd over the existence of the uezd prior to 1888.<ref name="VGSC">{{cite book|author = Vitebsk Governorate Statistical Committee |title = Памятная книжка Виленскаго генерал-губернаторства на 1868 годъ. |trans-title = Memorial (Reference) Book of the Vilna General-Governorate for the Year 1868. |lang = ru |date= 1867 |url= https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/Vilna_PK_1868.pdf|location= Vitebsk Governorate, Russian Empire |publisher= Vitebsk Governorate Statistical Committee|page= 158-159|isbn= |access-date= 11 January 2026}}</ref>
===Volost as of 1888=== {{columns-list| *{{ill|Gorodets Volost|li|Haradzeco valsčius (Rahačovas)}} *{{ill|Dovsk Volost|li|Dousko valsčius}} *{{ill|Dudichi Volost|li|Dudzičų valsčius (Rahačovas)}} *{{ill|Kisteni Volost|li|Kiscianų valsčius}} *{{ill|Korma Volost|li|Karmos valsčius (Rahačovas)}} *{{ill|Koshelevo Volost|li|Kašaliovos valsčius}} *{{ill|Luki Volost|li|Lukų valsčius}} *{{ill|Merkulovichi Volost|li|Merkulavičų valsčius}} *{{ill|Nedoyki Volost|li|Nedaikos valsčius}} *{{ill|Polesye Volost|li|Palesės valsčius}} *{{ill|Pokot Volost|li|Pokacio valsčius}} *{{ill|Rassokhi Volost|li|Rasochų valsčius}} *{{ill|Rechki Volost|ru|Речковская волость|li|Rečkų valsčius (Gomelis)}} *{{ill|Staraya Rudnya Volost|li|Senosios Rudnios valsčius}} *{{ill|Stolbun Volost|li|Staubuno valsčius}} *{{ill|Streshin Volost|li|Strešyno valsčius}} *{{ill|Tikhinichi Volost|li|Cichiničų valsčius}} *{{ill|Chechersk Volost|ru|Чечерская волость|li|Čačersko valsčius}} }}
====Abolished or Reassigned before 1888==== {{columns-list| *{{ill|Ozerany Volost|li|Aziaranų valsčius}} *{{ill|Bolotnya Volost|li|Balotnios valsčius}} *{{ill|Bartolomeevka Volost|li|Bartalamejeukos valsčius}} *{{ill|Khizov Volost|li|Chizavo valsčius}} *{{ill|Dobosna Volost|li|Dobasnos valsčius}} *{{ill|Gadilovichy Volost|li|Hadzilavičų valsčius}} *{{ill|Malevichy Volost|li|Malevičų valsčius}} *{{ill|Perelevka Volost|li|Peralioukos valsčius}} *{{ill|Rogin Volost|li|Rahinės valsčius}} *{{ill|Sverzhen Volost|li|Sveržanio valsčius (Rahačovas)}} *{{ill|Sherstin Volost|li|Šarscino valsčius}} *{{ill|Zabolote Volost|li|Zabalacės valsčius (Rahačovas)}} }}
===Shtetl=== {{columns-list| *Rogachev *{{ill|Gorodets, Rahachow District, Gomel region|lt=Gorodets|ru|Городец (Гомельская область)}} *Zhlobin *Karpilovka <!-- Town has been absorbed into Zhlobin since the dataset from 1888 --> *Korma *{{ill|Sverzhen|ru|Свержень}} *Streshyn *{{ill|Tikhinichi, Rahachow District, Gomel region|lt=Tikhinichi|ru|Тихиничи (Рогачёвский район)}} *Chechersk }}
==Geography== The Rogachev Uezd was situated on both sides of the Dnieper river, with a majority of the land situated on the left bank. The southwestern portion of the uezd is forested, whereas the western portion is a plain stretching from the Bykhovsky Uyezd south towards the Sozh river, the villages of {{ill|Ryskov|ru|Рысков (деревня)}} and {{ill|Merkulovichi|ru|Меркуловичи}}, and the town of Cherikov. The plain was used predominantly for farming due to its fertility. The right side of the Dnieper river in the uezd is comparatively hilly.<ref name="brocgaus">{{cite web|first = A. |last = Farnish S. |date = 1890–1916 |title = Рогачев, уездный город Могилевской губернии |url = http://www.brocgaus.ru/text/085/922.htm |website = www.brocgaus.ru |trans-title = Rogachev, county city of Mogilev province |language = ru |publisher = F. A. Brockhaus |series = Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary |access-date = 7 January 2026}}</ref>
Deposits of chalk, limestone, iron and peat are present in the uezd. Swamplands alongside 190 small lakes were present in the uezd.<ref name="brocgaus" />
==Demographics== The Rogachev Uezd was a predominantly rural subdivision, with the primary industry involving agriculture.<ref name="brocgaus" /> At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, the Rogachev Uezd had a population of 224,652. A majority of the population spoke Belarusian at 86.9%, with a sizeable Yiddish language demographic of 9.73%. 4.2% of the population lived in Rogachev, with 76.94% living in rural localities.<ref name="demo">{{cite web|first = |last = |title = Переписи населения Российской Империи, СССР, 15 новых независимых государств - Рогачёвский уезд - весв |trans-title = Censuses of the population of the Russian Empire, USSR, 15 newly independent states - Rogachev district - all|url = http://www.demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus_lan_97_uezd.php?reg=815 |series = Демоскоп Weekly |access-date = 10 January 2026}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+Linguistic composition of the Rogachev uezd in 1897<ref name="demo" /> !Language !Native Speakers !Percentage |- |Belarusian |195,296 |86.9% |- |Yiddish |21,867 |9.73% |- |Russian |4,427 |1.97% |- |Polish |2,383 |1.06% |- |Ukrainian |295 |0.13% |- |German |114 |0.05% |- |Others |79 |0.04% |- |Tatar |73 |0.03% |- |Lithuanian |48 |0.02% |- |Romani |44 |0.02% |- |Latvian |25 |0.01% |- |Estonian |1 |0.0004% |}
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{{Mogilev Governorate}} Category:Rogachev Uezd Category:Uezds of Mogilev Governorate