Ekostrovskoye Rural Community Explained

Ekostrovskoye Rural Community (Russian: Экостровское сельское общество) was an administrative division (a rural community) of Kemsky Uyezd of Arkhangelsk Governorate of the Russian Empire, which existed in 1861–1866.^[1]

Ekostrovskoye Rural Community was one of the eight rural communities of Kemsky Uyezd created on, 1861 to replace volosts. The rural community had the same rights as the volosts in other uyezds.

As of the time of its creation, it included the pogosts of Babinsky, Ekostrovsky, Maselgsky, Notozersky, and Songelsky.

In 1866, the rural community was transformed into Ekostrovskaya Volost.

References

Sources

• Book: Архивный отдел Администрации Мурманской области. Государственный Архив Мурманской области.. Административно-территориальное деление Мурманской области (1920-1993 гг.). Справочник. Мурманское издательско-полиграфическое предприятие "Север". 1995. Мурманск.

Notes and References

1. Administrative-Territorial Division of Murmansk Oblast, pp. 22–23