Kuusalu Parish ( et, Kuusalu vald) is a rural

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

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 ...

, the largest in

Harju County Harju County ( et, Harju maakond or ''Harjumaa''), is one of the fifteen counties of Estonia. It is situated in Northern Estonia, on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland, and borders Lääne-Viru County to the east, Järva County to the sou ...

. 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 area of . The population density is 9.7 inhabitants per km². A significant share of the municipality's territory (between 40% and 60%) is covered by

protected areas Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...

, as large parts of the

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 ...

and

Põhja-Kõrvemaa Nature Reserve Põhja-Kõrvemaa Nature Reserve ( et, Põhja-Kõrvemaa looduskaitseala) is a protected area in Harju County, Northern Estonia, some 50 km east of Tallinn. With an area of 130.9 km2, it is the third largest nature reserve in Estonia. Do ...

are situated there. The eastern part of the municipality is home to the largest military training area in Estonia, the central training area of

Estonian Defence Forces The Estonian Defence Forces ( et, Eesti Kaitsevägi) are the unified military forces of the Republic of Estonia. The Estonian Defence Forces consist of the Estonian Land Forces, the Estonian Navy, the Estonian Air Force, and the paramilitary E ...

. The administrative centre of the municipality is

Kiiu Kiiu is a small borough ( et, alevik) in Kuusalu Parish, Harju County, northern Estonia. It has a population of 859 (as of 1 January 2012). Kiiu Tower Kiiu (german: Kida) tower is a medieval defensive tower house of a type found also elsewhere i ...

. There is a total of 3 small boroughs —

Kuusalu Kuusalu is a small borough ( et, alevik) in Harju County, northern Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Kuusalu Parish and has a population of 1,220 as of 1 January 2010. Notable people *Eduard Ahrens (1803–1863), clergyman and lingui ...

(1225 inhabitants),

(893 inhabitants) and

Kolga Kolga is a small borough ( et, alevik) in Kuusalu Parish, Harju County, in northern Estonia, on the territory of Lahemaa National Park. It has a population of 490 (). Kolga is best known for its classicist manor. Wrestler Aleksander Aberg Al ...

(501 inhabitants) — and 64 villages in Kuusalu Parish: Allika,

Andineeme Andineeme is a village in Kuusalu Parish, Harju County 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 Fi ...

, Aru,

Haavakannu Haavakannu is a village in Kuusalu Parish, Harju County 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 F ...

Hara Hara may refer to: Art and entertainment * Hara (band), a Romanian pop-band * ''Hara'' (film), a 2014 Kannada-language drama film * ''Hara'' (sculpture), a 1989 artwork by Deborah Butterfield * Goo Hara (1991-2019), South Korean idol singer ...

Hirvli Hirvli is a village in Kuusalu Parish, Harju County 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 Finla ...

Ilmastalu Ilmastalu is a village in Kuusalu Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. (retrieved 27 July 2021) It is located on the 43rd km of Tallinn–Narva road (part of E20), just east of Kuusalu Kuusalu is a small borough ( et, alevik) in Harju ...

Joaveski Joaveski is a village in Kuusalu Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia, on the territory of Lahemaa National Park. It lies at the Loobu River The Loobu is a river in Northern Estonia. Its source is about 12 km southwest from Rakvere ...

Juminda Juminda is a village in Kuusalu Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. (retrieved 27 July 2021) It is located on the coast of the Gulf of Finland, on top of the Juminda Peninsula, on the territory of Lahemaa National Park. Juminda has a popu ...

Kaberla Kaberla is a village in Kuusalu Parish, Harju County 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 Finl ...

, Kahala, Kalme,

Kasispea Kasispea is a village in Kuusalu Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia, on the territory of Lahemaa National Park. It's located on the Pärispea Peninsula Pärispea is a village in Kuusalu Parish in Harju County in northern Estonia. The v ...

, Kemba,

Kiiu-Aabla Kiiu-Aabla is a village in Kuusalu Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia, 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 t ...

, Kodasoo,

Koitjärve Koitjärve is a village in Kuusalu Parish, Harju County 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 F ...

, Kolga-Aabla, Kolgaküla,

Kolgu Kolgu is a village in Kuusalu Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. It lies on the Valgejõgi River, just northwest of the town of Tapa. The western part, which is about half of the villages territory, is occupied by Keskpolügoon, the cent ...

, Kõnnu,

Kosu KOSU (91.7 FM) is a public radio station operated by Oklahoma State University, with studios on OSU's campus in Stillwater, Oklahoma and in the Film Row district in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The station broadcasts a mix of National Public Radio n ...

Kotka Kotka (; ; la, Aquilopolis) is a city in the southern part of the Kymenlaakso province on the Gulf of Finland. Kotka is a major port and industrial city and also a diverse school and cultural city, which was formerly part of the old Kymi parish. ...

, Külmaallika,

Kupu Kupu was a 'document-centric' open source client-side editor for Mozilla, Netscape and Internet Explorer. Inspired by Maik Jablonski's Epoz editor, it was written by Paul Everitt, Guido Wesdorp and Philipp von Weitershausen (and several other contr ...

, Kursi,

, Leesi, Liiapeksi,

Loksa Loksa is a town and municipality in Harju County, Estonia, most known for its shipping industry. The town is situated on the estuary of the Valgejõgi river, which drains into Hara Bay, Gulf of Finland. As of April 1, 2022, the town had a po ...

, Mäepea, Murksi, Mustametsa,

Muuksi Muuksi is a village in Kuusalu Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. Architect Erika Nõva Erika Nõva née Volberg (4 April 1905, Muuksi – 22 April 1987, Tallinn) was an Estonian architect, remembered mainly for her farmhouse designs. S ...

, Nõmmeveski,

Pala Pala may refer to: Places Chad *Pala, Chad, the capital of the region of Mayo-Kebbi Ouest Estonia * Pala, Kose Parish, village in Kose Parish, Harju County * Pala, Kuusalu Parish, village in Kuusalu Parish, Harju County *Pala, Järva County, vi ...

Pärispea Pärispea is a village in Kuusalu Parish in Harju County in northern Estonia. The village has a population of 109 (as of 1 January 2009).

, Parksi,

Pedaspea Pedaspea is a village in Kuusalu Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia, 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 ...

Põhja Põhja is a village in Kuusalu Parish, Harju County 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 Finl ...

, Pudisoo, Rehatse,

Rummu Rummu is a small borough ( et, alevik) in Lääne-Harju Parish, Harju County, northern Estonia. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 1,088, of which the Estonians Estonians or Estonian people ( et, eestlased) are a Fin ...

, Salmistu, Saunja, Sigula,

Sõitme Sõitme is a village in Kuusalu Parish, Harju County 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 Finl ...

, Soorinna, Suru, Suurpea, Tammispea, Tammistu,

Tapurla Tapurla is a village in Kuusalu Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia, on the territory of Lahemaa National Park. It is located on the Juminda Peninsula. References

Villages in Harju County {{Harju-geo-stub ...

, Tõreska,

Tsitre Tsitre is a village in Kuusalu Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia, 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 no ...

, Turbuneeme, Uuri,

Vahastu Vahastu is a village in Kuusalu Parish, Harju County 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 Finl ...

, Valgejõe,

Valkla Valkla is a settlement in Kuusalu Parish, Harju County 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 Fi ...

, Vanaküla,

Vihasoo Vihasoo is a village in Kuusalu Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia, on the territory of Lahemaa National Park. It is situated around the mouth of the Loobu River to the Eru Bay Eru Bay ( et, Eru laht, also et, Mungalaht) is bay in Kuusa ...

Viinistu Viinistu is a village in Kuusalu Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. (retrieved 27 July 2021) It is located on the coast of the Gulf of Finland on the Pärispea Peninsula, about north of the town of Loksa. Viinistu has a population of 148 ...

, Virve. The current mayor (') is Terje Kraanvelt.

Religion

Gallery

Kiiu mõisa fassaad aastal 2019..jpg, Kiiu Manor Kuusalu kirik 2012.jpg, Kuusalu church Mohni tuletorn 2008.jpg, Mohni lighthouse Kiiu tornlinnus 2012.jpg, Kiiu tower Kolga mõisa peahoone õhust lääne külg.JPG, Kolga manor Viru Bog at winter.jpg,

Viru Bog Viru Bog is a bog in Harju County, Estonia within Lahemaa National Park. The area of the bog is 235 ha. Thickness of peat layer is about 6 m. References

{{Coord, 59.473511, N, 25.66174, E, display=title Harju County Bogs of Esto ...

in winter Eesti põhjarannik.jpg, Coast at

Pärispea Peninsula Pärispea is a village in Kuusalu Parish in Harju County in northern Estonia. The village has a population of 109 (as of 1 January 2009).

Päiksetõus rabas.jpg, Suru Suursoo in early morning Nõmmeveski juga Lahemaal.jpg, Nõmmeveski waterfall Jaani Tooma, Parque Nacional Lahemaa, Estonia, 2012-08-12, DD 04.JPG, Jaani-Tooma boulder

References

External links

Official website
(available only in Estonian) {{Harju-geo-stub

Religion

Gallery

See also

References

External links