Wierland County

Wierland County was one of the four counties of the Russian Empire located in the Governorate of Estonia. It was situated in the eastern part of the governorate. Its capital was Rakvere. The territory of Wierland County corresponds to most parts of 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, Wierland County 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.