Gomel in the Russian Empire Gomel






































the period when gomel part of russian empire marked rapid growth of population, urban infrastructure, , industrial capacity.



map of gomel in 1799


gomel became part of russian empire after first partition of polish-lithuanian commonwealth in 1772 , confiscated imperial treasury. in 1775, empress catherine ii gave gomel , gomel eldership in eternal hereditary possession of russian military commander pyotr rumyantsev.


the peter , paul cathedral, designed architect john clark, built in 1809–1819. nikolay rumyantsev opened first high school, hotel courtyard, glass, tile, distilleries, weaving , spinning factories, , built church, synagogue, pharmacy, hospice , permanent wooden bridge across sozh river.


after death of nikolay rumyantsev, city came in possession of brother sergei petrovich rumyantsev. however, due lack of money, sergei indebted gomel state treasury of russian empire. subsequently, after not being able pay off debt, treasury sold city. gomel palace acquired prince ivan paskevich, , rest of city nicholas (1838). paskevich had english garden made around palace, still in place today. in 1856, estate passed on son fyodor ivanovich paskevich.


by 1913, gomel major industrial city , counted 104.500 inhabitants.







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