The article deals with the organisation of provincial and local state and autonomous administration in Carniola in the second half of the 19th century, when alter the reorganisation of the national administrative bodies, the Hapsburg monarchy established the administrative structure which was preserved until its collapse. In this period, the newly established ministries and parliament started to operate in Vienna, the deputies or provincial governments were organised at the provincial level, and circles or districts were established at the local level. The provincial autonomous bodies were represented by provincial boards, and the local bodies by municipalities. In short, the period is characterised by the formation of a stale apparatus which administered provinces on behalf of the government and ministries in Vienna, as well as by the development of the so-called provincial autonomy.