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Raseiniai County

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Rossiyensky Uyezd (Russian: Россиенский уезд, Raseinių apskritis) was one of the counties of the Russian Empire with its seat in Rossieny (currently Raseiniai) from 1793 until 1915 when it became a part of Lithuania District in Oberost.

History

Established 1795 under the rule of Vilna Governorate. 1842 transferred to Kovno Governorate.

Demographics

At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Rossiyensky Uyezd had a population of 235,362. Of these, 76.2% spoke Lithuanian, 11.2% Yiddish, 5.5% Polish, 4.4% German, 2.0% Russian, 0.3% Ukrainian, 0.1% Belarusian and 0.1% Latvian as their native language.[1]

References

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