Wiek County

Wiek County Гапсальскій уѣздъ
Uezd
Location in the Governorate of Estonia
Country	Russian Empire
Governorate	Estonia
Established	1745
Abolished	1920
Capital	Hapsal
Area
• Total	4,697.92 km^2 (1,813.88 sq mi)
Population  (1897)
• Total	82,077
• Density	17/km^2 (45/sq mi)

Wiek County (German: Kreis Wiek or Kreis Hapsal, Estonian: Lääne kreis, Russian: Гапсальскій/Викскій уѣздъ, romanized: Gapsalskiy/Vikskiy uyezd) was one of the four counties of the Russian Empire located in the Governorate of Estonia.[1] It was situated in the western part of the governorate (in the northwestern part of present-day Estonia). Its capital was Haapsalu (Hapsal). The territory of Wiek County corresponds to present-day Lääne and Hiiu counties, the westernmost part of Rapla County, and a small part of Pärnu County.[2]

Demographics

At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Wiek County had a population of 82,077. Of these, 92.2% spoke Estonian, 5.6% Swedish, 1.2% German, 0.6% Russian, 0.2% Ukrainian, and 0.1% Latvian as their native language.[3]

References

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