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Seli, Rae Parish
Seli (sometimes called also as ''Selimäe'', literally ''Hill of Seli'') is a Populated places in Estonia, village in Rae Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. It is a 3.5 kilometres long chain-like village along Vaida, Estonia, Vaida–Pajupea road (road nr 11201). Seli has a population of 24 (as of 1 January 2010). The administrative territory of the village includes Limu Lake, and eastern border of the village goes along Leivajõgi River. The latters are connected with a 1 kilometre long Trummi ditch. At the Vaida, Estonia, Vaida side of the village ''Kiviluks Ltd'' operates Seli gravel mine. Because of this many artificial ponds have been created. On an 1844-issued map ''Generalcharte von Ehstland'' the village has been shown as ''Sellimae''. On an 1881-issued map ''Karte von Ehstland'' the place has been shown as ''Selli''. In 1883 issued one of the first Estonian language map ''Eestimaa kaart'' (issued by ''Olevik'' newspaper) shows the name of the village also as ''Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Populated Places In Estonia
Populated places in Estonia (officially: settlement units), are cities or settlement units of rural municipality, municipalities, but only cities have administrative functions. Settlement units are divided into settlements and urban regions (subdivisions of cities). Officially there are four types of settlement unit in Estonia: * village () - a sparsely populated settlement or a densely populated settlement with fewer than 300 permanent inhabitants * township () - a densely populated settlement with at least 300 permanent inhabitants * town () - a densely populated settlement with at least 1000 permanent inhabitants * city () As of 2024, there were 47 cities, 13 towns, 186 hamlets and 4457 villages in Estonia. See also *Municipalities of Estonia *List of cities and towns in Estonia *Counties of Estonia Notes References External links Place Names Board of Estonia [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
