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BIALYSTOK UEYZD

List of Towns in Bialystok District
Bialystok	53&deg 08'	23&deg 09'
Goniadz	53&deg 29'	22&deg 45'
Grodek	53&deg 08'	23&deg 09'
Jasionowka	53&deg 23'	23&deg 02'
Knyszyn	53&deg 19'	22&deg 55'
Michalowo	53&deg 02'	23&deg 36'
Suprasl	53&deg 13'	23&deg 21'
Suraz	52&deg 57'	22&deg 57'
Troscianka	53&deg 28'	23&deg 22'
Trostyon
Zabludow	53&deg 01'	23&deg 21'

Towns:

Bacechki, Barschevo, Belostok, Belostochanskaya, Bogdanki, Byten, Doilidskaya, Geronimovo, Goniondz, Gondionitz, Gorodok, Gorodskaya, Horsch, Horschanskaya, Iritulyanskaya, Knyshin/a, Kovalevcy, Krasn.-Folvar, Krechkovo, Kripno, Kripnyanskaya, Michailovo, Mihailovskaya, Nezb.-Mihailovo, Nizbudka, Norosheh, Obrubnikovskaya, Semetichi, Staroselcy, Supraslj, Surazh, Torsty(j)any, Vrotsenj, Yanovo, Yasenovka, Yasvily, Yasvilskaya, Yuhnovec, Yuhnoveckaya, Zabludovo, Zabludovskaya, Zavykovskaya, Zelena

Bielostokski Uezd Population by Religion in 1887

Religion	Belostok town			Knyshin town			Goniondz town			Surazh town	Belostokski uzed
	men	women	men	women	men	women	men	women	men	women
Orthodox	1290	920	37	17	250	40	42	43	8353	7269
Catholic	2245	2390	1869	1600	1479	1426	374	376	33142	31877
Protestant	1166	1170	105	110					2525	2587
Jewish	27263	20974	1610	1477	798	856	162	154	6044	6066
Mohammedan	11	8							20	25
Total	31975	25462	3621	3204	2527	2322	578	573	50084	47824

Bielostokski Uezd Population by Social Class in 1887

	Title of the "Estates"	Belostok			Knyshin			Goniondz			Surazh		Belostokski uezd
		men	women	men	women	men	women	men	women	men	women
	Nobility	1) hereditary	140	98	7	5	2	1	7	8	152	154
2) personal		105	90	6	3	7	7			80	62
Clergy		1) Orthodox "White"	12	20	2	5			2	2	28	36
	1) Orthodox "Monkish"									9
	2) Catholic "White"	3		1		2		1		13
2) Catholic "Monkish"
3)	4	4
4)
5) Jewish	5	4	1		1	3	3	8	13	15
6) Moslem
Urban Estates	1) Citizens (hereditary)	38	43	3	2					4	7
	1) Citizens (personal)	4	3							3	4
	2) Merchants	275	280	7	11	3	5			58	57
3) Middle-class	22570	19785	3343	2960	2115	2201	518	516	8803	8781
4)	3720	3420	8	42	52	38			15	17
Rural Estates	1) State peasants	335	278							17759	17229
	2) Settlers	85	68							554	519
	3) Peasants-proprietors	11	8							17083	17122
4) town peasants	10	9					8	7
5) Free people
6)
Military Estates	1) regular troops	2696	102			300	13			679	7
	2) irregular troops	2
	3)	544	330	112	90	21	19	22	15	1685	871
4) retired lower ranks	476	672	72	51	24	35	10	9	1255	1104
5) soldiers' children	12	3					5	6	726	709
Foreign	VI. Foreign Subjects	750	385	59	35			2	2	784	732
	VII. People who do not belong above<= /TD	178	160							381	398
	TOTAL		31975	25462	3621	3204	2527	2322	578	573	50084	47824

Bielostokski uezd, Grodno guberniya fairs in 1887

Bielostok: 24 Jun (St. Joan's Day)

Knyshin: 6-Jan, Ascension Day, Orthodox Church Reunification Day, Holy Th= ursday,

Thurs of the 4th week of Lent

Goniondz: 21-Jan, 15-Jun, 15-Aug

Surazh: 17 Jan, 15 Feb, 15 Mar, 4 Oct, 8 Nov, 15 Dec

Zabludov: 9 May, 29 Jun, 15 Aug, 29 September

Yasenovka: Tues of 1st week of Lent, Trinity Day, 16 Aug, 1 Nov

Norosheh: 19 Mar, 4 May, 10 Aug, 1 Oct

Bielostok town and Bielostokski uezd Livestock in 1884:

Horses: 551/20101

Cattle: 968/42635

Sheep, simple: 65/75095

Sheep with thin fleece: 0/1154

Pigs: 1303/42016

Goats: 60/68

Donkeys/mules: 2/2

Total livestock in Bielostok: 2,675

Total livestock in Bielostokski uezd: 181,925

Buildings in Bielostok in 1887: stone/wood

Habitations =96public: 11/30

- church/monastery: 5/2

- social: 4/2

- private: 481/3234

Public shop: /8

Social shop:

Private shop: 8/21

Social store: 1/

Private store: 97/69

Theater: 1/1

Total: 608/3,367

Buildings in Gondionitz, Belostok in 1887: stone/wood

Habitations =96public:

- church/monastery: /2

- social: 1/1

- private: 11/395

Public shop:

Social shop:

Private shop:

Social store:

Private store: 8/24

Theater:

Total: 20/422

Buildings in Knyshin, Belostok in 1887: stone/wood

Habitations =96public:

- church/monastery: /3

- social: 1/1

- private: 14/418

Public shop:

Social shop:

Private shop: 2/4

Social store: /12

Private store: /15

Theater:

Total: 17/453

Buildings in Surazh, Belostok in 1887: stone/wood

Habitations =96public:

- church/monastery: /3

- social: /1

- private: /215

Public shop:

Social shop:

Private shop:

Social store:

Private store: /4

Theater:

Total: /223

1903 Vysia Rosia for Bialostok:

Last Updated : October 13, 1999