Kreis Wierland

Coordinates: 59°24′N 26°25′E / 59.400°N 26.417°E / 59.400; 26.417 Kreis Wierland (Kreis Viru, Kreis Rakvere, Vezenbergsky Uyezd, Virlyandsky Uyezd) was one of the four subdivisions of the Governorate of Estonia of the Russian Empire.[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]

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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