Ventspils county
Windau County (Template:Lang-de, Template:Lang-lv, Template:Lang-ru) 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).
Name
| Noun | Adj. | |
|---|---|---|
| German (Hauptmannschaft) | Hauptmannschaft Windau | windauische Hauptmannschaft |
| German (Kreis) | Kreis Windau | windauischer Kreis |
| Russian (гауптманство) | Виндавское гауптманство | |
| Russian (уезд) | Виндавский уезд |
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, 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. [1]
References
- ^ "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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