Port of Pärnu () is a port 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 of ...
,
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 ...
. The port is located on both side of
Pärnu River
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 of ...
.
The first mention of the port dates back in 13th century.
The flourishing of port started at the end of 18th century and at the beginning of 19th century. The main exports of the port being
timber
Lumber is wood that has been processed into uniform and useful sizes (dimensional lumber), including beams and planks or boards. Lumber is mainly used for construction framing, as well as finishing (floors, wall panels, window frames). ...
and
flax
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.
In modern times, the port has regular cruises between
Kihnu
Kihnu is an island in the Baltic Sea. With an area of , it is the largest island in the Gulf of Riga and the seventh largest island of Estonia. With a length of and width of , the island's highest point is above sea level.
Kihnu belongs to P ...
and
Ruhnu
Ruhnu (; ; ) is an Estonian island in the Gulf of Riga in the Baltic Sea. Its territory of is administratively part of Saare County, Saare ''maakond'' (county). Ruhnu lies geographically closer to the coast of Courland on the mainland of Latvia ...
.
Mole of Pärnu
To protect the port area, the Mole of Pärnu (Pärnu Breakwaters) was built. The total length of two breakwaters is 5 km. The breakwaters were built in 1863–1864.
See also
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Ports of the Baltic Sea
The table below lists the most recent statistics for over 100 ports of the Baltic Sea, including Kattegat strait, which handle notable freight or passenger traffic.
Container traffic is given in terms of Twenty-foot equivalent units of cargo. For ...
References
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Ports and harbours of Estonia
Buildings and structures in Pärnu
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