Wiek County
The 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. 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 the present-day Lääne and Hiiu counties, the westernmost part of Rapla County, and a small part of Pärnu County.
Wiek County
Гапсальскій уѣздъ | |
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Location in the Governorate of Estonia | |
| Country | Russian Empire |
| Governorate | Estonia |
| Established | 1745 |
| Abolished | 1920 |
| Capital | Gapsal |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,697.92 km2 (1,813.88 sq mi) |
| Population (1897) | |
| • Total | 82,077 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (45/sq mi) |
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