Harrien County
Uyezd in Estonia Governorate, Russian Empire
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Harrien County (German: Kreis Harrien or Kreis Reval, Estonian: Harju kreis, Russian: Ревельскій/Гарріенскій уѣздъ, romanized: Revelskiy/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]
Harrien County
Ревельскій уѣздъ | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location in the Governorate of Estonia | |
| Country | Russian Empire |
| Governorate | Estonia |
| Established | 1745 |
| Abolished | 1920 |
| Capital | Reval |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,713 km2 (2,206 sq mi) |
| Population (1897) | |
• Total | 157,736 |
| • Density | 27.61/km2 (71.51/sq mi) |
