Aa is a

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in northern

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 ...

, on the southern coast of the

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in the eastern part of the

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. Settleme ...

Ida-Viru County Ida-Viru County ( et, Ida-Viru maakond or ''Ida-Virumaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is the most north-eastern part of the country. The county contains large deposits of oil shale - the main mineral mined in Estonia. Oil shale is used ...

, from

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, ees ...

. (retrieved 28 July 2021) Part of the village, including the Aa

manor house A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor. The house formed the administrative centre of a manor in the European feudal system; within its great hall were held the lord's manorial courts, communal meals w ...

, is situated on the North Estonian limestone bank. According to the 2000 census, the population of Aa was 190. According to the 1967 census, the population of Aa village along with Aa settlement () was 267.

History

The first written record of Aa dates back to a 1241

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('' Liber Census Daniae'') where its name was listed as ''Hazæ''. Later it was known also by its German name ''Haakhof''. The village was located on the territory of the historical Lüganuse Parish of the county of

Virumaa Virumaa ( la, Vironia; Low German: ''Wierland''; Old Norse: ''Virland'') is a former independent county in Ancient Estonia. Now it is divided into Ida-Viru County or Eastern Vironia and Lääne-Viru County or Western Vironia. Vironians built ma ...

Sights

The Aa manor house (first built 1426–1487) now houses a home for aged people. Other noteworthy sights in Aa include a former garden pavilion (now chapel), the manor park (''Aa park'', 65,000 m² nature protection area), a pine grove, youth camp ''Giideon'' of the Estonian Methodist Church, and a sand beach.

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How the Tiny Village of Aa Became Estonia’s New ‘National Capital.’ Sort of.
The New York Times, Sept. 29, 2019 {{Geographic location , Centre = Aa , North = '' Narva Bay'' , Northeast = '' Narva Bay'',

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Kohtla Parish Kohtla Parish ( et, Kohtla vald) was an Estonian municipality located in Ida-Viru County. It has a population of 1640 (2014) and an area of 101 km². Villages Amula, Järve, Kaasikaia, Kaasikvälja, Kabelimetsa, Kohtla, Kukruse, Mõis ...

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Kohtla-Järve Kohtla-Järve is a city and municipality in northeastern Estonia, founded in 1924 and incorporated as a town in 1946. The city is highly industrial, and is both a processor of oil shales and is a large producer of various petrochemical products ...

) , South = Kohtla-Nõmme,
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) , Southwest = Voorepera, Varja,

Aidu-Liiva Aidu-Liiva 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 acros ...

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Maidla Parish Maidla Parish ( et, Maidla vald) was an Estonian municipality located in Ida-Viru County. In October 2013, Maidla Parish along with the town of Püssi were merged into Lüganuse Parish Lüganuse Parish () is a municipality of Ida-Viru Count ...

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, Northwest = '' Narva Bay'' Villages in Ida-Viru County Lüganuse Parish Kreis Wierland

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