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Uezd in Estonia, Russian Empire
Harrien County Ревельскій уѣздъ
Uezd
Coat of arms of Harrien CountyCoat of arms
Location in the Governorate of EstoniaLocation in the Governorate of Estonia
CountryRussian Empire
GovernorateEstonia
Established1745
Abolished1920
CapitalReval
Area
 • Total5,713 km (2,206 sq mi)
Population
 • Total157,736
 • Density28/km (72/sq mi)

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. 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 Harrien County corresponds to present-day Harju County and most parts of Rapla County.

Demographics

At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Harrien County 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.

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.

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