Aa is a

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in northern

Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

, on the southern coast of the

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in the eastern part of the

Lüganuse Parish Lüganuse Parish () is a municipality of Ida-Viru County in northern Estonia. As of 1 January 2015, it had a population of 2,941. In October 2013, the neighbouring Maidla Parish and the town of Püssi were merged into Lüganuse Parish. Settlem ...

Ida-Viru County Ida-Viru County ( or ; ) is one of the 15 counties of Estonia. It is the most northeastern part of the country. The county contains large deposits of oil shale the main mineral mined in Estonia. Oil shale is used in the production of shale oil ...

, from

Lüganuse Lüganuse () is a small borough () in Ida-Viru County, northern Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Lüganuse Parish. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 439, of which the Estonians Estonians or Estonian people () ...

. (retrieved 28 July 2021) Part of the village, including the Aa

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, is situated on the North Estonian limestone bank. According to the 2000 census, the population of Aa was 190. According to the 1967 census, the population of the village of Aa along with the settlement of Aa () was 267.

History

The first written record of Aa dates back to a 1241 Danish

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(''

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'') where its name was listed as ''Hazæ''. Later it was known also by its German name ''Haakhof''. The village was located on the territory of the historical Lüganuse Parish of the county of

Virumaa Virumaa (; Low German: ''Wierland''; Old Norse: ''Virland'') is a former independent county in Ancient Estonia. Now it is divided into Ida-Viru County or Eastern Vironia and Lääne-Viru County or Western Vironia. Vironians built many strongh ...

Sights

The Aa manor house (first built 1426–1487) now houses a home for aged people. Other noteworthy sights in Aa include a former garden pavilion (now chapel), the manor park (''Aa park'', 65,000 m² nature protection area), a pine grove, the Giideon youth camp of the Estonian Methodist Church, and a sand beach.

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How the Tiny Village of Aa Became Estonia’s New ‘National Capital.’ Sort of.
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Kohtla Parish Kohtla Parish () was an Estonian municipality located in Ida-Viru County. It has a population of 1640 (2014) and an area of 101 km2. Villages Amula, Järve, Kaasikaia, Kaasikvälja, Kabelimetsa, Kohtla, Kukruse, Mõisamaa, Ontika, ...

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Kohtla-Nõmme Kohtla-Nõmme is a Populated places in Estonia, borough () in Toila Parish, in Ida-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia. It had a population of 1,047 (as of 1 January 2009) and an area of 4.64 km². In the 1930s, New Consolidated Gold Fields ope ...

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Maidla Parish Maidla Parish () was an Estonian municipality located in Ida-Viru County. In October 2013, Maidla Parish along with the town of Püssi were merged into Lüganuse Parish Lüganuse Parish () is a municipality of Ida-Viru County in northern Esto ...

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'' Villages in Ida-Viru County Lüganuse Parish Kreis Wierland

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