Werro County
  • Верроскій уѣздъ
Location in the Governorate of Livonia
Location in the Governorate of Livonia
CountryRussian Empire
GovernorateLivonia
Established1745
Abolished1920
CapitalWerro
Area
  Total4,261.13 km2 (1,645.23 sq mi)
Population
 (1897)
  Total97,185
  Density23/km2 (59/sq mi)

Werro County (German: Kreis Werro, Estonian: Võru kreis, Russian: Верроскій уѣздъ, romanized: Verroskiy uyezd) 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 southeastern Estonia). Its capital was Võru (Werro). The territory of Kreis Werro corresponds to the present-day Võru County, most of Põlva County and parts of Valga County.[1]

Demographics

At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Kreis Werro had a population of 97,185. Of these, 92.7% spoke Estonian, 3.4% Latvian, 2.0% German, 1.4% Russian and 0.3% Yiddish as their native language.[2]

References

  1. "Portaal "Eesti mõisad" - Sinu teejuht mõisamaailma".
  2. "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". www.demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2022-12-06.


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