Paikuse is a
borough
A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely.
History
In the Middle A ...
( et, alev) in
Pärnu
Pärnu () is the fourth largest city in Estonia. Situated in southwest Estonia, Pärnu is located south of the Estonian capital, Tallinn, and west of Estonia's second largest city, Tartu. The city sits off the coast of Pärnu Bay, an inlet ...
municipality,
Pärnu County, southwestern
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 ...
. As of
2011 Census, the settlement's population was 2,375.
Paikuse is the birthplace of chess player
Helmuth Luik (1928-2009).
References
External links
Paikuse Parish
Pärnu
Boroughs and small boroughs in Estonia
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