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{{Short description|Uyezd of Russian Empire}}
{{Short description|Uyezd of Russian Empire}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Harrien County
| native_name = Ревельскій уѣздъ
| native_name_lang = ru
| settlement_type = [[Uezd]]
| image_shield =
| image_map = Estlandia Governorate Revelsky uezd.svg
| mapsize = 225px
| map_caption = Location in the Governorate of Estonia
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[Russian Empire]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[List of governorates of the Russian Empire|Governorate]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Governorate of Estonia|Estonia]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 1745
| extinct_title = Abolished
| extinct_date = 1920
| seat_type = Capital
| seat = [[Tallinn|Revel]]
| area_total_km2 = 5713
| population_as_of = 1897
| population_total = 157,736
| population_density_km2 = auto
}}


'''Harrien County''' ({{lang-de|Kreis Harrien}}, {{lang-de|Kreis Reval}}, {{lang-et|Harju kreis}}, {{lang-ru|Revelsky uyezd}}, {{lang-ru|Gariensky uyezd}}) was one of the four [[counties of the Russian Empire|counties]] of the [[Governorate of Estonia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.runivers.ru/doc/territory/366461/|title=Эстляндская губерния|publisher=Руниверс|language=Russian|accessdate=22 December 2013}}</ref> It was situated in the central part of the governorate (in present-day northern [[Estonia]]). Its capital was ''Reval'' ([[Tallinn]]), which was the capital of the governorate as well. The territory of Kreis Harrien corresponds to the present-day [[Harju County]] and most parts of [[Rapla County]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mois.ee/harju/|title=Ajaloolise Harjumaa (Harrien) lühitutvustus|publisher=Estonian Manors|language=Estonian|accessdate=22 December 2013}}</ref>
The '''Harrien County''' ({{lang-de|Kreis Harrien}} or {{lang|de|Kreis Reval}}, {{lang-et|Harju kreis}}, {{lang-ru|Ревельскій/Гарріенскій уѣздъ|Revelskiy/Garrienskiy uyezd}}) was one of the four [[counties of the Russian Empire|counties]] of the [[Governorate of Estonia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.runivers.ru/doc/territory/366461/|title=Эстляндская губерния|publisher=Руниверс|language=Russian|accessdate=22 December 2013}}</ref> It was situated in the central part of the governorate (in present-day northern [[Estonia]]). Its capital was ''Reval'' ([[Tallinn]]), which was the capital of the governorate as well. The territory of Kreis Harrien corresponds to the present-day [[Harju County]] and most parts of [[Rapla County]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mois.ee/harju/|title=Ajaloolise Harjumaa (Harrien) lühitutvustus|publisher=Estonian Manors|language=Estonian|accessdate=22 December 2013}}</ref>


==Demographics==
==Demographics==

Revision as of 19:56, 17 March 2023

Harrien County
Ревельскій уѣздъ
Location in the Governorate of Estonia
Location in the Governorate of Estonia
CountryRussian Empire
GovernorateEstonia
Established1745
Abolished1920
CapitalRevel
Area
 • Total
5,713 km2 (2,206 sq mi)
Population
 (1897)
 • Total
157,736
 • Density28/km2 (72/sq mi)

The Harrien County (Template:Lang-de or Kreis Reval, Template:Lang-et, Template:Lang-ru) was one of the four counties of the Governorate of Estonia.[1] It was situated in the central part of the governorate (in present-day northern Estonia). Its capital was Reval (Tallinn), which was the capital of the governorate as well. The territory of Kreis Harrien corresponds to the present-day Harju County and most parts of Rapla County.[2]

Demographics

At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Kreis Harrien had a population of 157,736. Of these, 82.9% spoke Estonian, 7.3% German, 6.8% Russian, 0.7% Swedish, 0.7% Yiddish, 0.7% Polish, 0.2% Latvian, 0.2% Finnish, 0.1% Belarusian and 0.1% Ukrainian as their native language.[3]

References

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

59°20′N 24°42′E / 59.333°N 24.700°E / 59.333; 24.700