Zarasai County
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Zarasai County (Russian: Новоалександровский уезд, Lithuanian: Zarasų apskritis, Lithuanian: Novoaleksandrovsko apskritis ) was one of the counties of the Russian Empire.
History
[edit]Established 1795 under Vilna Governorate. Transferred to Kovno Governorate in 1843. Formal abolition in 1924 by Soviet authorities.
Demographics
[edit]At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Zarasai County had a population of 208,487. Of these, 49.8% spoke Lithuanian, 16.8% Belarusian, 12.7% Yiddish, 9.9% Russian, 8.9% Polish, 1.8% Latvian and 0.1% German as their native language.[1]
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