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'''Windau County''' ({{lang-de|Kreis Windau}}, {{lang-lv|Ventspils apriņķis}}, {{lang-ru|Виндавский уезд}}) was one of the ten subdivisions of the [[Courland Governorate]] of the [[Russian Empire]]. Its capital was [[Ventspils]] (''Windau''). Kreis Windau was situated in the northwestern part of the governorate (in present-day western [[Latvia]]).
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Ventspils County
| native_name = {{ubl|{{lang|lv|Ventspils apriņķis}}|{{lang|de|Kreis Windau}}|{{lang|ru|Виндавскій уѣздъ}}}}
| settlement_type = [[Uezd|County]]
| image_map = Courland Governorate Vindavsky uezd.svg
| mapsize = 225px
| map_caption = Location in the Courland Governorate
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{ubl|[[Russian Empire]]|[[Latvia]]}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[List of governorates of the Russian Empire|Russian Governorate]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Courland Governorate|Courland]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 1819
| extinct_title = Abolished
| extinct_date = 1949
| seat_type = Capital
| seat = [[Ventspils]]
| area_total_km2 = 3126.59
| population_as_of = 1897
| population_total = 48,275
| population_density_km2 = auto
}}
[[File:Courland governorate 1820.jpg|thumb|300px|Windau County on the map of Courland Governorate (1820).]]
'''Ventspils county''' ({{Langx|lv|Ventspils apriņķis}}, {{Langx|de|Kreis Windau}}, {{Langx|ru|label=[[Russian alphabet#Letters eliminated in 1917–18|Russian]]|Виндавскій уѣздъ|Vindavskiy uyezd}}) was a historic [[county]] of the [[Courland Governorate]] and of the [[Republic of Latvia]]. Its capital was [[Ventspils]] (''Windau'').

== History ==
Created from northern parts of the [[Duchy of Courland and Semigallia]] and [[District of Pilten]] after incorporation into the [[Russian Empire]]. In 1819, County of Ventspils (''Kreis Windau'') became one of the ten counties of the Courland Governorate.

After establishment of the Republic of Latvia in 1918, the ''Ventspils apriņķis''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.letonika.lv/groups/default.aspx?q=apri%C5%86%C4%B7is&s=0&g=2&r=10621033|title=Letonika.lv. Vārdnīcas - Latviešu—angļu vārdnīca. Apriņķis = district or county|website=www.letonika.lv|access-date=2019-10-14}}</ref> existed until 1949, when the Council of Ministers of the [[Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic|Latvian SSR]] split it into the newly created districts (''rajons'') of [[Ventspils District|Ventspils]], [[Alsunga]] (dissolved in 1956) and [[Dundaga]] (dissolved in 1956).


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
At the time of the [[Russian Empire Census]] of 1897, Kreis Windau had a population of 48,275. Of these, 85.2% spoke [[Latvian language|Latvian]], 7.9% [[German language|German]], 2.9% [[Yiddish language|Yiddish]], 2.8% [[Lithuanian language|Lithuanian]] or [[Livonian language|Livonian]] (Livonian-speakers were recorded in this census as Lithuanian-speakers), 0.6% [[Russian language|Russian]], 0.3% [[Estonian language|Estonian]], 0.2% [[Romani language|Romani]], 0.1% [[Polish language|Polish]] and 0.1% [[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]] as their native language.<ref>[http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus_lan_97_uezd.php?reg=647]</ref>
At the time of the [[Russian Empire Census]] of 1897, ''Kreis Windau'' had a population of 48,275. Of these, 85.2% spoke [[Latvian language|Latvian]], 7.9% [[German language|German]], 2.9% [[Yiddish language|Yiddish]], 2.8% [[Lithuanian language|Lithuanian]] or [[Livonian language|Livonian]] (Livonian-speakers were recorded in this census as Lithuanian-speakers), 0.6% [[Russian language|Russian]], 0.3% [[Estonian language|Estonian]], 0.2% [[Romani language|Romani]], 0.1% [[Polish language|Polish]] and 0.1% [[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]] as their native language.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus_lan_97_uezd.php?reg=647|title=Первая всеобщая перепись населения Российской Империи 1897 г. Распределение населения по родному языку и уездам 50 губерний Европейской России|publisher=Демоскоп Weekly|language=ru|access-date=22 December 2013}}</ref>


==References==
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[[Category:Counties of Latvia]]
[[Category:Uezds of Courland Governorate]]

Latest revision as of 17:57, 1 January 2025

Ventspils County
  • Ventspils apriņķis
  • Kreis Windau
  • Виндавскій уѣздъ
County
Location in the Courland Governorate
Location in the Courland Governorate
Country
Russian GovernorateCourland
Established1819
Abolished1949
CapitalVentspils
Area
 • Total
3,126.59 km2 (1,207.18 sq mi)
Population
 (1897)
 • Total
48,275
 • Density15/km2 (40/sq mi)
Windau County on the map of Courland Governorate (1820).

Ventspils county (Latvian: Ventspils apriņķis, German: Kreis Windau, Russian: Виндавскій уѣздъ, romanized: Vindavskiy uyezd) was a historic county of the Courland Governorate and of the Republic of Latvia. Its capital was Ventspils (Windau).

History

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Created from northern parts of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia and District of Pilten after incorporation into the Russian Empire. In 1819, County of Ventspils (Kreis Windau) became one of the ten counties of the Courland Governorate.

After establishment of the Republic of Latvia in 1918, the Ventspils apriņķis[1] existed until 1949, when the Council of Ministers of the Latvian SSR split it into the newly created districts (rajons) of Ventspils, Alsunga (dissolved in 1956) and Dundaga (dissolved in 1956).

Demographics

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At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Kreis Windau had a population of 48,275. Of these, 85.2% spoke Latvian, 7.9% German, 2.9% Yiddish, 2.8% Lithuanian or Livonian (Livonian-speakers were recorded in this census as Lithuanian-speakers), 0.6% Russian, 0.3% Estonian, 0.2% Romani, 0.1% Polish and 0.1% Ukrainian as their native language.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Letonika.lv. Vārdnīcas - Latviešu—angļu vārdnīca. Apriņķis = district or county". www.letonika.lv. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
  2. ^ "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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