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Purtse
Purtse is a village in Lüganuse Parish, Ida-Viru County in northeastern Estonia. Purtse is best known as the location of 16th century Purtse Castle. Gallery File:Purtse jõgi.jpg, Purtse River seen from the Tallinn–Narva Narva, russian: Нарва is a municipality and city in Estonia. It is located in Ida-Viru County, Ida-Viru county, at the Extreme points of Estonia, eastern extreme point of Estonia, on the west bank of the Narva (river), Narva river which ... highway ( E20) bridge in Purtse. File:Purtse rand.jpg, Purtse in the 1920s. References Villages in Ida-Viru County Lüganuse Parish Kreis Wierland {{IdaViru-geo-stub ...
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Purtse Castle
Purtse Castle ( et, Purtse mõis, german: Alt-Isenhof) is a castle of a local Purtse knight manor in Purtse, northeastern Estonia. It was built in the middle of the 16th century, probably by the landowner Johann von Taube, at a time when late Gothic ways of building were slowly being abandoned in favour of Renaissance ideas. The building therefore contains partly elements which were archaic even for its time, and partly examples of renaissance architecture. History The castle was built as a fortified manor house, different from a purely defensive keep in that the floors have not only one but several rooms. It consists of three storeys: the lower was used for storage, the middle for living and the top floor had a defensive function. The building was entered on the second floor via a ladder which could, in times of danger, be pulled up. Inside, the basement contained a sophisticated hypocaust system which could be used for heating the main hall on the middle floor. During the cou ...
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Purtse River
The Purtse River is a river in Estonia in Ida-Viru and Lääne-Viru counties. The river is 51.2 km long, and its basin size is 811 km2. It discharges into the Gulf of Finland. See also *List of rivers of Estonia Rivers of Estonia are short and mostly have small discharge. Only 10 rivers are longer than 100 km. The largest river is Narva River, Narva (length 77 km) on the Estonian–Russian border, whose average discharge is larger than that of a ... References Rivers of Estonia Landforms of Ida-Viru County Landforms of Lääne-Viru County {{Estonia-river-stub ...
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Lüganuse Parish
Lüganuse Parish () is a municipality of Ida-Viru County in northern Estonia. As of 1 January 2015, it had a population of 2,941. In October 2013, the neighbouring Maidla Parish and the town of Püssi were merged into Lüganuse Parish. Settlements ;Towns Kiviõli, Püssi ;Small boroughs: Erra, Lüganuse, Sonda ;Villages: Aa, Aidu, Aidu-Liiva, Aidu-Nõmme, Aidu-Sooküla, Aruküla, Arupäälse, Aruvälja, Erra-Liiva, Hirmuse, Ilmaste, Irvala, Jabara, Koljala, Koolma, Kopli, Kulja, Liimala, Lipu, Lohkuse, Lümatu, Maidla, Matka, Mehide, Moldova, Mustmätta, Nüri, Oandu, Ojamaa, Piilse, Purtse, Rebu, Rääsa, Salaküla, Satsu, Savala, Sirtsi, Soonurme, Tarumaa, Uljaste, Uniküla, Vainu, Vana-Sonda, Varinurme, Varja, Veneoja, Virunurme and Voorepera Voorepera is a village in Lüganuse Parish, Ida-Viru County in northeastern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to t ...
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Jabara, Estonia
Jabara is a village in Lüganuse Parish, Ida-Viru County in northeastern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a .... References Villages in Ida-Viru County Lüganuse Parish {{IdaViru-geo-stub ...
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Lüganuse
Lüganuse is a small borough () in Ida-Viru County, northern Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Lüganuse Parish. As of 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 439, of which the Estonians Estonians or Estonian people ( et, eestlased) are a Finnic ethnic group native to Estonia who speak the Estonian language. The Estonian language is spoken as the first language by the vast majority of Estonians; it is closely related to other ... were 423 (96.4%). References External linksLüganuse Parish {{DEFAULTSORT:Luganuse Boroughs and small boroughs in Estonia Lüganuse Parish Kreis Wierland ...
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Liimala
Liimala is a village in Lüganuse Parish, Ida-Viru County in northeastern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a .... References Villages in Ida-Viru County Lüganuse Parish {{IdaViru-geo-stub ...
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Aseri Parish
Aseri Parish was a rural municipality of Ida-Viru County in northern Estonia. It had a population of 1555 and an area of . Settlements ;Small borough Aseri ;Villages Aseriaru - Kalvi - Kestla - Koogu - Kõrkküla - Kõrtsialuse - Oru - Rannu Rannu is a small borough ( et, alevik) in Tartu County, Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to ... References Former municipalities of Estonia {{IdaViru-geo-stub ...
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Kestla
Kestla is a village in Viru-Nigula Parish, Lääne-Viru County in northeastern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a .... (retrieved 28 July 2021) References Villages in Lääne-Viru County {{Lääne-Viru-geo-stub ...
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Matka, Estonia
Matka is a village in Lüganuse Parish, Ida-Viru County, Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a .... (retrieved 28 July 2021) References Villages in Ida-Viru County Lüganuse Parish {{Ida-Viru-geo-stub ...
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Kopli, Ida-Viru County
Kopli is a village in Lüganuse Parish, Ida-Viru County in northeastern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a .... References Villages in Ida-Viru County Lüganuse Parish {{IdaViru-geo-stub ...
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Mustmätta
Mustmätta is a village in Lüganuse Parish, Ida-Viru County in northeastern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a .... References Villages in Ida-Viru County Lüganuse Parish {{IdaViru-geo-stub ...
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