Wierland County

Wierland County (German: Kreis Wierland, German: Kreis Viru, German: Kreis Rakvere, Russian: Vezenbergsky Uyezd, Russian: Virlyandsky Uyezd) was one of the four counties of the Russian Empire located in the Governorate of Estonia.[1] It was situated in the eastern part of the governorate (in present-day northeastern Estonia). Its capital was Rakvere (Wesenberg). The territory of Kreis Wierland corresponds to most parts of the present-day Ida-Viru and Lääne-Viru counties and a small part of Jõgeva County.[2]

Demographics

At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Kreis Wierland had a population of 120, 230. Of these, 90.3% spoke Estonian, 7.2% Russian, 1.9% German, 0.1% Polish, 0.1% Yiddish, 0.1% Latvian and 0.1% Finnish as their native language.[3]

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References
  1. "Эстляндская губерния" (in Russian). Руниверс. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  2. "Ajaloolise Virumaa (Wierland) lühitutvustus" (in Estonian). Estonian Manors. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  3. "Первая всеобщая перепись населения Российской Империи 1897 г. Распределение населения по родному языку и уездам 50 губерний Европейской России" (in Russian). Демоскоп Weekly. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
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