Kiviõli (russian: Кивиыли) is an industrial town in
Ida-Viru County
Ida-Viru County ( et, Ida-Viru maakond or ''Ida-Virumaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is the most north-eastern part of the country. The county contains large deposits of oil shale - the main mineral mined in Estonia. Oil shale is used ...
, Estonia. The settlement was founded in 1922 and became a town in 1946. The main industry is
oil shale
Oil shale is an organic-rich fine-grained sedimentary rock containing kerogen (a solid mixture of organic chemical compounds) from which liquid hydrocarbons can be produced. In addition to kerogen, general composition of oil shales constitut ...
mining, which gives the town its name (literally "stone oil").
In 2000, 51% of inhabitants were ethnic Russians and 39% were Estonians.
Neighborhoods of Kiviõli
Included in the town limits, but somewhat separate from the main part of the town, are the districts of
Küttejõu and
Varinurme.
There are five neighborhoods of Kiviõli:
*Küttejõu
*Lepatee
*Sala-Aru
*Soopealse
*Varinurme.
Sport
Estonian Sidecarcross Grand Prix has taken place in Kiviõli annually since 2008.
Gallery
File:Kivioli chemical plant.JPG, Kiviõli oil factory
File:Kivioli chemical plant (2).JPG,
File:Kiviõli1.jpg
File:Ida-Viru Tuhamäed.JPG, Ash mountains
See also
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Eesti Kiviõli
AS Eesti Kiviõli (german: Estnische Steinöl AG, English: Estonian Oil Shale Co. Ltd.) was an oil shale company located in Kiviõli, Estonia. It was a predecessor of ''Kiviõli Keemiatööstus'', a shale oil extraction company. The Kiviõli tow ...
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Eesti Küttejõud
AS Eesti Küttejõud (also: AS Eesti Kütte-Jõud; commonly: Küttejõud; literally: Estonian Heating Power) was an oil shale company located in Küttejõu, Estonia. The Küttejõu township, now district of Kiviõli, is named after the company ...
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Cities and towns in Estonia
Former municipalities of Estonia
Populated places in Ida-Viru County
Populated places established in 1922
1922 establishments in Estonia
Lüganuse Parish
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