Sindi () is a town in

Tori Parish Tori is a Municipalities of Estonia, municipality located in Pärnu County. Settlements ;Towns Sindi, Estonia, Sindi ;Small boroughs Are, Estonia, Are, Tori, Estonia, Tori, Sauga ;Villages Aesoo - Eametsa, Tori Parish, Eametsa - Eavere - Elb ...

, in

Pärnu County Pärnu County ( or ''Pärnumaa''; ) 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 north, Järva and Viljandi counties to ...

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 ...

, with a population of 3906 in 2017. It is located 14 kilometers from the county capital

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 ...

, on the left coast of the

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 ...

History

The area of what is now Sindi was the site of the

Mesolithic The Mesolithic (Ancient Greek language, Greek: μέσος, ''mesos'' 'middle' + λίθος, ''lithos'' 'stone') or Middle Stone Age is the Old World archaeological period between the Upper Paleolithic and the Neolithic. The term Epipaleolithic i ...

settlement of Pulli, dating from around 8500 BCE – the oldest known settlement in Estonia. It was discovered by geologists in 1965. The settlement probably existed for a short period, as the area was later covered by water. As a swampy region, the area remained unpopulated until the 16th century. The town's name is derived from Clauss Zindt, a mayor of Pärnu in 1565, who founded a manor (Zintenhof) where the town is now. The settlement was formed in 1833 around a textile factory owned by the manor. It officially became a borough in 1921 and a town in 1938. Important to the town's development was the founding of a railway station in 1928. The railway operated until 1970.

Geography

Sindi is located on the left bank of the

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 ...

, between the river and the wetland of Lanksaare.

Notable people

* Uno Palu (1933-2024), decathlete *

Allar Raja Allar Raja (born 22 June 1983) is an Estonian rower. He is a member of rowing club ''SK Kalev'' located in Pärnu. Rowing career 2000–2008 Raja competed in the World Rowing Junior Championships in 2000 in the quadruple sculls event (19th) an ...

(born 1983), rower * Julius Seljamaa (1883–1936), politician and diplomat * The Tuberkuloited, rock band originally from Sindi

Gallery

Sindi raudteejaama peahoone.jpg, Railway station building Sindi raekoda.JPG, Town hall of Sindi Sindi ministeeriumikooli hoone.JPG, Historical Sindi schoolhouse Sindi õigeusu kirik.JPG, Sindi Eastern Orthodox church Sindi raamatukogu.jpg, Sindi library Elamu Sindis Paide mnt 5.jpg, Residential building File:Sindi Eesti Tarvitajate Ühisuse hoone.JPG, Sindi museum Sindi pais.jpg, Former Sindi dam

References

External links

* {{Authority control Cities and towns in Estonia Former municipalities of Estonia Populated places in Pärnu County Kreis Pernau