Cēsis county

former subdivision of Latvia, Poland-Lithuania, the Swedish and Russian Empire
Administrative Area Uezd of the Russian Empire Q3760491

Facts

11 properties

Identity

Instance of
uezd of the Russian Empire, uyezd of the Soviet Union[8]
Inception
1566[10]
Official name
Вендэнскі павет (?–1919), Венденский уезд (?–1920), Цесисский уезд (1920–present), Venden qəzası (?–1920)[13][14][15][16]

Location

Country
Russian Empire (?–1917), Latvia (1918–1940), Soviet Union (1940–present)[5][6][7]
Located in the administrative territorial entity
Livonia Governorate (1721–1920), Swedish Livonia (1629–1721), Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (1940–present)[2][3][4]

Population and size

Area
4,953.7 square verst[17]
Population
124,208[12]
More facts +4
Capital
Cēsis[9]
Dissolved
1949
Dissolved, abolished or demolished
1949[11]
🏷️ Also known as
en Cēsis county en Cēsu apriņķis en Kreis Wenden en Tsesisskiy uyezd en Vendenskiy uyezd es uyezd Wenden he וונדן ja ツェーシス郡 ru Венденский уезд ru Цесисский уезд sv Wendens krets uk Цесісський повіт zh 采西斯县
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
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National Library of Latvia ID
000151769
Topic's main category
Category:Cēsis county

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Summary

Cēsis county is an uezd of the Russian Empire[1].

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Geography

Country listings include Russian Empire[5], an empire[18], in Russian Empire[19], founded in 1721[20]; Latvia[6], a sovereign state[21], in Latvia[22], founded in 1918[23], headquartered in Riga[24]; and Soviet Union[7], a federal republic[25], in Soviet Union[26], founded in 1922[27]. Located in include Livonia Governorate[2], a governorate[28], in Russian Empire[29], founded in 1796[30]; Swedish Livonia[3], a dominion of Sweden[31], in Sweden[32], founded in 1629[33]; and Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic[4], a republic of the Soviet Union[34], in Soviet Union[35], founded in 1940[36].

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  16. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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