Harjumaa (ancient county)

Harria
Harjumaa
County of Estonia
1st century AD–1224

Ancient Estonia until 1214
CapitalVarbola
 • TypeCouncil of Elders
History 
• Established
1st century AD
• Disestablished
1224
Succeeded by
Danish Estonia

Harjumaa (Latin: Harria; German: Harrien) [1](1200 hides), was a historical county in Ancient Estonia until the early 13th century. Its territory roughly corresponds to modern-day Rapla County with the town of Rapla as the capital. According to the Livonian Chronicle of Henry, Raikila was the main village of Harjumaa, where annual gatherings of the surrounding tribes took place.

Despite the name, the present-day Harju County covers only a small portion of the historical Harjumaa land, with most of its current territory corresponding to the ancient county of Revala.

  1. ^ Raun, Toivo (2001). Estonia and the Estonians. Hoover Press. p. 11. ISBN 0-8179-2852-9.