Jerwen County

Uyezd in Estonia Governorate, Russian Empire

Uezd in Estonia, Russian Empire

Jerwen County

Вейсенштейнскій уѣздъ

Uezd

Location in the Governorate of Estonia

Country| Russian Empire
Governorate| Estonia
Established| 1745
Abolished| 1920
Capital| Weissenstein
Area

• Total

| 2,871.21 km2 (1,108.58 sq mi)
Population

(1897)

• Total

| 52,673
• Density| 18/km2 (48/sq mi)

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 Jerwen County corresponds to most of present-day Järva County and small parts of Lääne-Viru and Rapla counties.[2]

## Demographics

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At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Jerwen County 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

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1. ^ "Эстляндская губерния" (in Russian). Руниверс. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
2. ^ "Ajaloolise Järvamaa (Jerwen) 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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