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Coordinates: 59°20′N 24°42′E / 59.333°N 24.700°E / 59.333; 24.700
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Harrien County
Ревельскій уѣздъ
Coat of arms of Harrien County
Location in the Governorate of Estonia
Location in the Governorate of Estonia
CountryRussian Empire
GovernorateEstonia
Established1745
Abolished1920
CapitalReval
Area
 • Total
5,713 km2 (2,206 sq mi)
Population
 (1897)
 • Total
157,736
 • Density28/km2 (72/sq mi)

Harrien County (German: Kreis Harrien or Kreis Reval, Estonian: Harju kreis, Russian: Ревельскій/Гарріенскій уѣздъ, romanizedRevelskiy/Garrienskiy uyezd) 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 Harrien County corresponds to present-day Harju County and most parts of Rapla County.[2]

Demographics

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

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