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Sventsyany uezd

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Subdivision of the Vilna Governorate of the Russian Empire Uezd in Northwestern, Russian Empire
Sventsyany uezd Свѣнцянскій уѣздъ
Uezd
Coat of arms of Sventsyany uezdCoat of arms
Location in the Vilna GovernorateLocation in the Vilna Governorate
CountryRussian Empire
KraiNorthwestern
GovernorateVilna
Established1795
Abolished1920
CapitalSventsyany
Area
 • Total5,228.03 km (2,018.55 sq mi)
Population
 • Total172,231
 • Density33/km (85/sq mi)
 • Urban3.50%
 • Rural96.50%

The Sventsyany uezd, known until 1842 as the Zavileisky uezd, was a county (uezd) of the Vilna Governorate of the Russian Empire.

The uezd was bordered by the Vilna uezd to the west, the Oshmyany uezd to the south, the Vileyka uezd to the east, the Disna uezd to the northeast, and the Novoaleksandrovsk uezd of the Kovno Governorate to the north. The administrative centre was located in Sventsyany (modern-day Švenčionys). The Sventsyany uezd included the most part of Švenčionys District and Pastavy District of Belarus.

Demographics

At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Sventsyansky Uyezd had a population of 172,231. Of these, 47.5% spoke Belarusian, 33.8% Lithuanian, 7.1% Yiddish, 6.0% Polish, 5.4% Russian and 0.1% German as their native language.

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  1. Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей

55°08′00″N 26°09′20″E / 55.13333°N 26.15556°E / 55.13333; 26.15556


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