Kreis Wierland (Kreis Viru, Kreis Rakvere, Vezenbergsky Uyezd, Virlyandsky Uyezd) was one of the four subdivisions of the Governorate of Estonia of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the eastern part of the governorate (in present-day northeastern Estonia). Its capital was Rakvere (Wesenberg). The territory of Kreis Wierland corresponds to most parts of the present-day Ida-Viru and Lääne-Viru counties and a small part of Jõgeva County.
Demographics
At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Kreis Wierland had a population of 120, 230. Of these, 90.3% spoke Estonian, 7.2% Russian, 1.9% German, 0.1% Polish, 0.1% Yiddish, 0.1% Latvian and 0.1% Finnish as their native language.
References
Kreis Wierland Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA