Kuusalu is a
small borough
The following is a list of boroughs ( et, alevid) and small boroughs ( et, alevikud) in Estonia.
Boroughs
* Aegviidu
*Järva-Jaani
*Järvakandi
*Kiili
*Kohila
*Kohtla-Nõmme
* Lavassaare
*Märjamaa
* Paikuse
*Pärnu-Jaagupi
* Tootsi
*Vändra
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( et, alevik) in
Harju County, 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 ...
. It is the administrative centre of
Kuusalu Parish
Kuusalu Parish ( et, Kuusalu vald) is a rural municipality in northern Estonia, the largest in Harju County. After joining with the adjacent Loksa Parish in 2005, the municipality has now a population of 6,863 (as of 1 January 2009) and covers an ...
and has a population of 1,220 as of 1 January 2010.
Notable people
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Eduard Ahrens (1803–1863), clergyman and linguist
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Ludvig Oskar
Ludvig Oskar (5 January 1874 in Kuusalu, Estonia — 1 June 1951 in Varel, Germany) was an Estonian painter.
He started his art studies in 1903, while artist Ants Laikmaa opened his studio school. In addition to studio classes Oskar took wat ...
(1874–1951), painter
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Veljo Tormis
Veljo Tormis (7 August 1930 – 21 January 2017) was an Estonian composer, regarded as one of the great contemporary choral composers and one of the most important composers of the 20th century in Estonia.Daitz, Mimi. Ancient Song Recovered: The ...
(1930–2017), composer
See also
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Kuusalu JK Rada
Kuusalu JK Rada was a football club in Kuusalu, 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 ...
References
External links
Kuusalu Parish
Boroughs and small boroughs in Estonia
Kreis Harrien
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