Puru is a village in
Jõhvi Parish
Jõhvi Parish () is an Estonian municipality located in Ida-Viru County, consisting of the county capital Jõhvi and its environs. It has a population of 13,174 (2006) and an area of .
Settlements Towns
Jõhvi
Small boroughs
Tammiku
Villages ...
,
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 ...
in northeastern
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 ...
.
(
ICAO
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO ) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that coordinates the principles and techniques of international air navigation, and fosters the planning and development of international sch ...
: EEJI) is located on the territories of Puru village.
Pedagogic scientist, school director and politician
Peeter Põld
Peeter Siegfried Nikolaus Põld (12 July 1878 Puru, Estonia, Puru, Wierland County – 1 September 1930) was an Estonian pedagogy, pedagogy specialist, school director, and politician (member of the Estonian People's Party), and the first Es ...
(1878–1930) was born in Puru.
References
Villages in Ida-Viru County
Kreis Wierland
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