Harrien County
Ревельскій уѣздъ
Location in the Governorate of Estonia
Location in the Governorate of Estonia
CountryRussian Empire
GovernorateEstonia
Established1745
Abolished1920
CapitalRevel
Area
  Total5,713 km2 (2,206 sq mi)
Population
 (1897)
  Total157,736
  Density28/km2 (72/sq mi)

The Harrien County (German: Kreis Harrien or Kreis Reval, Estonian: Harju kreis, Russian: Ревельскій/Гарріенскій уѣздъ, romanized: Revelskiy/Garrienskiy uyezd) was one of the four counties of the Governorate of Estonia.[1] It was situated in the central part of the governorate (in present-day northern Estonia). Its capital was Reval (Tallinn), which was the capital of the governorate as well. The territory of Kreis Harrien corresponds to the present-day Harju County and most parts of Rapla County.[2]

Demographics

At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Kreis Harrien had a population of 157,736. Of these, 82.9% spoke Estonian, 7.3% German, 6.8% Russian, 0.7% Swedish, 0.7% Yiddish, 0.7% Polish, 0.2% Latvian, 0.2% Finnish, 0.1% Belarusian and 0.1% Ukrainian as their native language.[3]

References

  1. "Эстляндская губерния" (in Russian). Руниверс. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  2. "Ajaloolise Harjumaa (Harrien) 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.

59°20′N 24°42′E / 59.333°N 24.700°E / 59.333; 24.700

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