Wiek County
Uyezd in Estonia Governorate, Russian Empire
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Wiek County (German: Kreis Wiek or Kreis Hapsal, Estonian: Lääne kreis, Russian: Гапсальскій/Викскій уѣздъ, romanized: Gapsalskiy/Vikskiy uyezd) was one of the four counties of the Russian Empire located in the Governorate of Estonia.[1] It was situated in the western part of the governorate (in the northwestern part of present-day Estonia). Its capital was Haapsalu (Hapsal). The territory of Wiek County corresponds to present-day Lääne and Hiiu counties, the westernmost part of Rapla County, and a small part of Pärnu County.[2]
Wiek County
Гапсальскій уѣздъ | |
|---|---|
Location in the Governorate of Estonia | |
| Country | Russian Empire |
| Governorate | Estonia |
| Established | 1745 |
| Abolished | 1920 |
| Capital | Hapsal |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,697.92 km2 (1,813.88 sq mi) |
| Population (1897) | |
• Total | 82,077 |
| • Density | 17.471/km2 (45.249/sq mi) |
