Virtsu 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
S ...
(') in
Lääneranna Parish
Lääneranna Parish ( et, Lääneranna vald) is a rural municipality (Estonia), rural municipality in Pärnu County. It includes the town of Lihula.https://www.laanerannavald.ee/ (accessed 7 March 2020)
Settlements
;Town
Lihula
;Boroughs
Virtsu ...
,
Pärnu County
Pärnu County ( et, Pärnu maakond or ''Pärnumaa''; german: Kreis Pernau) is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in the south-western part of the country, on the coast of Gulf of Riga, and borders Lääne and Rapla counties to the nor ...
,
Estonia. It lies on the western coast of continental
Estonia, and is a location of the main
port for traffic to and from
Saaremaa, the largest
island of
Estonia. The Virtsu ferry goes to
Kuivastu, which is located on the island of
Muhu, which is in turn connected to Saaremaa by the largest
causeway
A causeway is a track, road or railway on the upper point of an embankment across "a low, or wet place, or piece of water". It can be constructed of earth, masonry, wood, or concrete. One of the earliest known wooden causeways is the Sweet Tra ...
in Estonia, the
Väinatamm
Väinatamm is the name of the largest causeway in Estonia on the Estonian national road 10. The causeway, opened in 1896, connects the island of Muhu, located between Saaremaa and the continent, with Saaremaa. Construction of the causeway cut the ...
.
As of the
2011 Census, the settlement's population was 539.
Puhtu
Puhtu (also known as Puhtuaid) is a former islet and since the beginning of the 19th century a peninsula in western Estonia. Administratively it belongs to Virtsu small borough in Lääneranna Parish, Pärnu County.
Puhtu is covered by a specio ...
peninsula, a former island, belongs to Virtsu.
In popular culture
Virtsu (referred to by earlier names Werder and Wirtsu) is described by English adventurer-writer
Arthur Ransome
Arthur Michell Ransome (18 January 1884 – 3 June 1967) was an English author and journalist. He is best known for writing and illustrating the ''Swallows and Amazons'' series of children's books about the school-holiday adventures of childre ...
in his nautical yarn ''
Racundra's First Cruise
''Racundra's First Cruise'' is the first book about sailing written by Arthur Ransome, author of the ''Swallows and Amazons'' series. It describes a trip he made across the Baltic Sea from Riga in Latvia to Helsinki in Finland and back in a 9 m ...
''.
Climate
Gallery
Virtsu liitsihi alumine tulepaak.JPG, Port of Virtsu
Ärev taevas.jpg, Wind farm in Virtsu
Virtsu mõisapargi väravaehitis 03.JPG, Gate to Virtsu manor park
Virtsu põllutöötehnika.JPG, Old machinery
Jäämäed Puhtulaiul.JPG, Ice in Puhtu
References
Boroughs and small boroughs in Estonia
Peninsulas of Estonia
Castles of the Teutonic Knights
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