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[[File:Latvijas apriņķi 1924-1945.png|thumb|300px|Tukuma apriņķis on the map of Latvia (1938).]]
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[[File:Courland governorate 1820.jpg|thumb|300px|Tuckum County on the map of Courland Governorate (1820).]]
[[File:Courland governorate 1820.jpg|thumb|300px|Tuckum County on the map of Courland Governorate (1820).]]
'''Tukuma apriņķis''' ({{Lang-de|Kreis Tuckum}}, {{Lang-ru|Туккумский уезд}}) was a historic [[county]] of the [[Courland Governorate]] and of the [[Republic of Latvia]]. Its capital was [[Tukums]] (''Tuckum'').
'''Tukuma apriņķis''' ({{Langx|de|Kreis Tuckum}}, {{Langx|ru|Туккумский уезд}}) was a historic [[county]] of the [[Courland Governorate]] and of the [[Republic of Latvia]]. Its capital was [[Tukums]] (''Tuckum'').


== History ==
== History ==
The Captaincy of Tukums ({{Lang-de|Hauptmannschaft Tuckum}}) was founded in 1617 as a subdivision of the [[Duchy of Courland and Semigallia]]. In 1795, the Duchy was incorporated into the [[Russian Empire]], and in 1819 Tuckum County (''Kreis Tuckum'') became one of the ten counties of the Courland Governorate.
The Captaincy of Tukums ({{Langx|de|Hauptmannschaft Tuckum}}) was founded in 1617 as a subdivision of the [[Duchy of Courland and Semigallia]]. In 1795, the Duchy was incorporated into the [[Russian Empire]], and in 1819 Tuckum County (''Kreis Tuckum'') became one of the ten counties of the Courland Governorate.


After establishment of the Republic of Latvia in 1918, the ''Tukuma apriņķis''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.letonika.lv/groups/default.aspx?q=apri%C5%86%C4%B7is&s=0&g=2&r=10621033|title=Letonika.lv. Vārdnīcas - Latviešu—angļu vārdnīca. Apriņķis = district or county|website=www.letonika.lv|access-date=2019-10-14}}</ref> existed until 1949, when the Council of Ministers of the [[Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic|Latvian SSR]] split it into the newly created districts (''rajons'') of [[Tukums District|Tukums]], [[Dobele District|Dobele]], [[Saldus District|Saldus]] and [[Kandava]] (dissolved in 1959).
After establishment of the Republic of Latvia in 1918, the ''Tukuma apriņķis''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.letonika.lv/groups/default.aspx?q=apri%C5%86%C4%B7is&s=0&g=2&r=10621033|title=Letonika.lv. Vārdnīcas - Latviešu—angļu vārdnīca. Apriņķis = district or county|website=www.letonika.lv|access-date=2019-10-14}}</ref> existed until 1949, when the Council of Ministers of the [[Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic|Latvian SSR]] split it into the newly created districts (''rajons'') of [[Tukums District|Tukums]], [[Dobele District|Dobele]], [[Saldus District|Saldus]] and [[Kandava]] (dissolved in 1959).
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Latest revision as of 21:49, 28 October 2024

Tukuma apriņķis on the map of Latvia (1938).
Tuckum County on the map of Courland Governorate (1820).

Tukuma apriņķis (German: Kreis Tuckum, Russian: Туккумский уезд) was a historic county of the Courland Governorate and of the Republic of Latvia. Its capital was Tukums (Tuckum).

History

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The Captaincy of Tukums (German: Hauptmannschaft Tuckum) was founded in 1617 as a subdivision of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia. In 1795, the Duchy was incorporated into the Russian Empire, and in 1819 Tuckum County (Kreis Tuckum) became one of the ten counties of the Courland Governorate.

After establishment of the Republic of Latvia in 1918, the Tukuma apriņķis[1] existed until 1949, when the Council of Ministers of the Latvian SSR split it into the newly created districts (rajons) of Tukums, Dobele, Saldus and Kandava (dissolved in 1959).

Demographics

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At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Kreis Tuckum had a population of 51,076. Of these, 89.0% spoke Latvian, 5.3% Yiddish, 4.3% German, 0.5% Lithuanian, 0.4% Russian, 0.2% Romani and 0.2% Polish as their native language.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Letonika.lv. Vārdnīcas - Latviešu—angļu vārdnīca. Apriņķis = district or county". www.letonika.lv. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
  2. ^ "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.