Jerwen County
Uyezd in Estonia Governorate, Russian Empire
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Jerwen County (German: Kreis Jerwen or Kreis Weissenstein, Estonian: Järva kreis or Paide kreis, Russian: Вейсенштейнскій/Еервенскій уѣздъ, romanized: Veysenshteynskiy/Yervenskiy uyezd) was one of the four counties of the Russian Empire located in the Governorate of Estonia.[1] It was situated in the central part of the governorate (in present-day northern Estonia). Its capital was Paide (Weissenstein). The territory of Jerwen County corresponds to most of present-day Järva County and small parts of Lääne-Viru and Rapla counties.[2]
Jerwen County
Вейсенштейнскій уѣздъ | |
|---|---|
Location in the Governorate of Estonia | |
| Country | Russian Empire |
| Governorate | Estonia |
| Established | 1745 |
| Abolished | 1920 |
| Capital | Weissenstein |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,871.21 km2 (1,108.58 sq mi) |
| Population (1897) | |
• Total | 52,673 |
| • Density | 18.345/km2 (47.514/sq mi) |
