Jerwen County
Вейсенштейнскій уѣздъ | |
|---|---|
 Location in the Governorate of Estonia | |
| Country | Russian Empire |
| Governorate | Estonia |
| Established | 1745 |
| Abolished | 1920 |
| Capital | Veysenshteyn |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,871.21 km2 (1,108.58 sq mi) |
| Population (1897) | |
| • Total | 52,673 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (48/sq mi) |
The Jerwen County (German: Kreis Jerwen or Kreis Weissenstein, Estonian: Järva kreis or Paide kreis, Russian: Вейсенштейнскій/Еервенскій уѣздъ, romanized: Veysenshteynskiy/Yervenskiy uyezd) was one of the four counties of the Russian Empire located in the Governorate of Estonia.[1] It was situated in the central part of the governorate (in present-day northern Estonia). Its capital was Paide (Weissenstein). The territory of Kreis Jerwen corresponds to most of the present-day Järva County and small parts of Lääne-Viru and Rapla counties.[2]
Demographics
At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Kreis Jerwen had a population of 52,673. Of these, 96.7% spoke Estonian, 2.2% German, 0.8% Russian, 0.1% Yiddish and 0.1% Latvian as their native language.[3]
References
- ↑ "Эстляндская губерния" (in Russian). Руниверс. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ↑ "Ajaloolise Järvamaa (Jerwen) 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.