Kreis Dorpat

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Kreis Dorpat (Tartu kreis, Дерптский уезд, 1893-1918 Юрьевский уезд) was one of the nine subdivisions of the Governorate of Livonia of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northeastern part of the governorate (in present-day eastern Estonia). Its capital was Tartu (Dorpat). The territory of Kreis Dorpat corresponds to the present-day Tartu County, most of Jõgeva County, parts of Põlva and Valga counties and a small part of Ida-Viru County. [1]

Governorate of Livonia governorate of the Russian Empire

The Governorate of Livonia was one of the Baltic governorates of the Russian Empire, now divided between the Republic of Latvia and the Republic of Estonia.

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Demographics

At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Kreis Dorpat had a population of 190,317. Of these, 86.8% spoke Estonian, 7.2% Russian, 4.4% German, 0.8% Yiddish, 0.4% Latvian and 0.3% Polish as their native language. [2]

The Russian Imperial Census of 1897 was first and only census carried out in the Russian Empire. It recorded demographic data as of 28 January [O.S. 15 January] 1897.

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Dorpat is the old name of Tartu, the second largest city in Estonia. Derived from that, it may refer to:

References

  1. ↑ "Portaal "Eesti mõisad" - Sinu teejuht mõisamaailma". Mois.ee. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
  2. ↑ "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". Demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2014-01-08.

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