Eru is a village in

Haljala Parish Haljala Parish ( et, Haljala vald) is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Lääne-Viru County. It has a population of 4297 (2021) and an area of 549 km². Populated places Small borough Haljala - Võsu Villages Aaspere - Aasu - Aasume ...

Lääne-Viru County Lääne-Viru County ( et, Lääne-Viru maakond or ''Lääne-Virumaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is in northern Estonia, on the south coast of the Gulf of Finland. In Estonian, ''lääne'' means western and ''ida'' means east or eastern ...

, 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 territory of

Lahemaa National Park Lahemaa National Park is a park in northern Estonia, 70 kilometers east from the capital Tallinn. The Gulf of Finland is to the north of the park and the Tallinn-Narva highway (E20) is to the south. Its area covers 747 km2 (including 274.9&nbs ...

. It's situated on the southeastern coast of the

Eru Bay Eru Bay ( et, Eru laht, also et, Mungalaht) is bay in Kuusalu Parish (Harju County) and Haljala Parish, Lääne-Viru County in Estonia; the bay is part of Gulf of Finland. Area of the bay is 7656 ha. The bay is bordered by Pärispea Peninsula a ...

(part of the

Gulf of Finland The Gulf of Finland ( fi, Suomenlahti; et, Soome laht; rus, Фи́нский зали́в, r=Finskiy zaliv, p=ˈfʲinskʲɪj zɐˈlʲif; sv, Finska viken) is the easternmost arm of the Baltic Sea. It extends between Finland to the north and E ...

), just west of Võsu and southwest of

Käsmu Käsmu (german: Kaspervik, ) is a village in Haljala Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northern Estonia, (retrieved 28 July 2021) on the territory of Lahemaa National Park. It's located northwest of Võsu, on the Käsmu Peninsula in the Gulf of Fi ...

and Käsmu Peninsula. Eru has a population of 28 (as of 2006). The southern half of the

Lake Käsmu Lake Käsmu is a lake in Käsmu, Estonia. See also *List of lakes of Estonia ''This is a list of lakes (including reservoirs) in Estonia.'' Largest lakes All lakes ''List is incomplete'' See also * External links {{Europe topic, Lis ...

is located on the territory of Eru village. The territory is also bordered by the

Käsmu Bay Käsmu Bay ( et, Käsmu laht) is a bay in Lääne-Viru County, Estonia. The bay is located between Käsmu and Vergi Peninsula. The bay's width is up to 4 km and depth of 12-27 m. Käsmu Stream and Võsu River flows into the bay. Borough of V ...

to the northeast. Writer

Jaan Kruusvall Jaan Kruusvall (full name Jaan-Vahur Kruusvall; 7 December 1940 Eru, Palmse Parish, Virumaa – 3 April 2012) was an Estonian writer and playwright. From 1966 to 1971, he studied at Maxim Gorky Literature Institute in Moscow. From 1964 to 1966 and ...

(1940–2012) was born in Eru. Former

Prime Minister of Estonia The Prime Minister of Estonia ( Estonian: ''peaminister'') is the head of government of the Republic of Estonia. The prime minister is nominated by the president after appropriate consultations with the parliamentary factions and confirmed by ...

Edgar Savisaar Edgar Savisaar (31 May 1950 – 29 December 2022) was an Estonian politician, one of the founding members of Popular Front of Estonia and the Centre Party. He served as the acting Prime Minister of Estonia, Minister of the Interior, Minister ...

lives in Hundisilma farmstead in Eru village.

References

Villages in Lääne-Viru County {{LääneViru-geo-stub