Wierland County

Uyezd in Estonia Governorate, Russian Empire

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Uezd in Estonia, Russian Empire

Wierland County Везенбергскій уѣздъ
Uezd
Location in the Governorate of Estonia
Country	Russian Empire
Governorate	Estonia
Established	1745
Abolished	1917
Capital	Vesenberg
Area
• Total	6,939.33 km² (2,679.29 sq mi)
Population (1897)
• Total	120,230
• Density	17/km² (45/sq mi)

Wierland County (German: Kreis Wierland or Wierlandische Kreis, Estonian: Viru kreis, Russian: Vezenbergsky uyezd, Russian: Везенбергскій/Вирляндскій уѣздъ, romanized: Vesenbergskiy/Virlyandskiy 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 Wierland County corresponds to most parts of 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, Wierland County 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

^ "Эстляндская губерния" (in Russian). Руниверс. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
^ "Ajaloolise Virumaa (Wierland) lühitutvustus" (in Estonian). Estonian Manors. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
^ "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.