Viinistu is a village in

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

. (retrieved 27 July 2021) It is located on the coast 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 ...

on the

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).

, about north of the town of

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 ...

. Viinistu has a population of 148 (as of 1 January 2012). Viinistu was first mentioned in 1372 as ''Wynest''. Businessman, politician and art collector

Jaan Manitski Jaan Manitski (born 7 March 1942 in Viinistu) is an Estonian businessman, politician and art collector. He served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia in 1992. Biography Manistki was born in Viinistu, on the coast of the Gulf of Finland ...

(born 1942) was born in Viinistu and currently is the biggest employer in the village owning the

art museum An art museum or art gallery is a building or space for the display of art, usually from the museum's own Collection (artwork), collection. It might be in public or private ownership and may be accessible to all or have restrictions in place. A ...

and a hotel. Navy officer, diplomat and painter

Aleksander Warma Aleksander Warma Cross of Liberty (Estonia), VR I/3 (also Varma; – 23 December 1970) was an Estonian navy officer, diplomat and painter. Biography Aleksander Warma studied at marine schools of Käsmu and Narva, took a deep sea captain's exa ...

(1890–1970) was born in Viinistu.

Gallery

File:Viinistu, Parque Nacional Lahemaa, Estonia, 2012-08-12, DD 19.JPG, Port of Viinistu File:Viinistu Art Museum1, 2008.jpg, File:Viinistu rahvamaja, 09.07.2011.jpg, Viinistu society centre File:Ex-local shop in Viinistu.jpg, Local shop (now defunct)

References

External links

Viinistu Culture and Conference Centre
Villages in Harju County Kuusalu Parish Kreis Harrien {{Harju-geo-stub