Aizpute County
Location of Aizpute County within the Courland Governorate
Courland Governorate, 1820
Aizpute County (German: Kreis Hasenpoth, Russian: Газенпотский уезд, Latvian: Aizputes apriņķis) was one of the ten subdivisions of the Courland Governorate of the Russian Empire. Its capital was Aizpute (Hasenpoth). Kreis Hasenpoth was situated in the western part of the governorate (in present-day southwestern Latvia).
Name
| Noun | Adj. | |
|---|---|---|
| German (Hauptmannschaft) | Hauptmannschaft Hasenpoth | hasenpothsche Hauptmannschaft |
| German (Kreis) | Kreis Hasenpoth | hasenpothscher Kreis |
| Russian (гауптманство) | Газенпотское гауптманство | |
| Russian (уезд) | Газенпотский уезд |
Demographics
At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Kreis Hasenpoth had a population of 53,209. Of these, 90.4% spoke Latvian, 5.4% German, 2.5% Yiddish, 1.0% Lithuanian, 0.4% Russian, 0.2% Polish and 0.1% Romani as their native language. [1]
References
- ↑ "Первая всеобщая перепись населения Российской Империи 1897 г. Распределение населения по родному языку и уездам 50 губерний Европейской России" (in Russian). Демоскоп Weekly. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
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