Kreis Bauske

Kreis Bauske (Bauskas apriņķis, Бауский уезд) was one of the ten subdivisions of the Courland Governorate of the Russian Empire. Its capital was Bauska (Bauske). Kreis Bauske was situated in the central part of the governorate (in present-day southern Latvia).

Demographics

At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Kreis Bauske had an population of 50,547. Of these, 87.4% spoke Latvian, 6.0% German, 4.3% Yiddish, 1.1% Lithuanian, 0.5% Russian, 0.4% Romani and 0.2% Polish as their native language.[1]

References

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