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Kunda, Viru-Nigula Parish
Kunda is a village in Viru-Nigula Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia, (retrieved 28 July 2021) just southeast of the town of Kunda. Kunda village has a population of 23 as of 1 January 2011. Notable people * Jüri Parijõgi Jüri Parijõgi (until 1935 Jüri Parinbak or Jüri Parinbach; 2 September 1892 – 9 July 1941) was an Estonian children's writer and teacher. He is regarded as the first Estonian writer who wrote almost only for children and young people. He to ..., writer, lived in Kunda village. * Michael Wittlich, chemist, was born there. References Villages in Lääne-Viru County {{LääneViru-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Populated Places In Estonia
Populated places in Estonia (officially: settlement units), are cities or settlement units of rural municipality, municipalities, but only cities have administrative functions. Settlement units are divided into settlements and urban regions (subdivisions of cities). Officially there are four types of settlement unit in Estonia: * village () - a sparsely populated settlement or a densely populated settlement with fewer than 300 permanent inhabitants * township () - a densely populated settlement with at least 300 permanent inhabitants * town () - a densely populated settlement with at least 1000 permanent inhabitants * city () As of 2024, there were 47 cities, 13 towns, 186 hamlets and 4457 villages in Estonia. See also *Municipalities of Estonia *List of cities and towns in Estonia *Counties of Estonia Notes References External links Place Names Board of Estonia [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Sovereign States
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 205 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 member states of the United Nations, UN member states, two United Nations General Assembly observers#Current non-member observers, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and ten other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and one UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (15 states, of which there are six UN member states, one UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and eight de facto states), and states having a political status of the Cook Islands and Niue, special political status (two states, both in associated state, free association with New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Counties Of Estonia
The counties of Estonia () are the state administrative subdivisions of Estonia. Estonian territory is composed of 15 counties, including 13 on the mainland and 2 on islands. County governments () were abolished at the end of 2017, with their duties split between state authorities and local governments, and nowadays counties have no noteworthy independent competences. Counties are composed of Municipalities of Estonia, municipalities of two types: urban municipalities or towns (), and rural municipalities or parishes (), which are by law required to cooperate in development of their county. List As of 2023, the sum total of the figures in the table below is 42,644 km2, of which the land area is 42,388 km2, so that 256 km2 of water is included in the figures. History In the first centuries AD, political and administrative subdivisions began to emerge in Estonia. Two larger subdivisions appeared: the parish (kihelkond) and the county (maakond). The parish consisted of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lääne-Viru County
Lääne-Viru County ( or ''Lääne-Virumaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is in northern Estonia, on the south coast of the Gulf of Finland. In Estonian, ''lääne'' means western and ''ida'' means east or eastern. Lääne-Viru borders Ida-Viru County to the east, Jõgeva County to the south, and Järva County, Järva and Harju County, Harju counties to the west. In January 2013, Lääne-Viru County had a population of 58,806: 4.5% of the population in Estonia. History In prehistoric times, Lääne-Virumaa was settled by Estonians of the Vironian tribe. County government Until 2017 the County Governments of Estonia, County Government (), seated in Rakvere, was led by a County Governors of Estonia, governor (), who was appointed by the Government of Estonia. Since 2014, the governor position was held by Marko Torm. Municipalities The county is subdivided into Municipalities of Estonia, municipalities. There is one urban municipality ( – towns) and seven rural muni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Estonia
A municipality (, plural ) is the smallest administrative subdivision of Estonia. Each municipality is a unit of self-government with its representative and executive bodies. The municipalities in Estonia cover the entire territory of the country. Municipalities in Estonia are of two types: *Urban municipalities or towns (, singular ) *Rural municipalities or Parish (administrative division), parishes (, singular ). There is no other status distinction between them. Municipalities may contain one or several Populated places in Estonia, settlements. All but 5 urban municipalities (Haapsalu (urban municipality), Haapsalu, Narva-Jõesuu (urban municipality), Narva-Jõesuu, Paide (urban municipality), Paide, Pärnu (urban municipality), Pärnu and Tartu (urban municipality), Tartu) plus 1 rural municipality (Ruhnu Parish, Ruhnu) contain only one settlement. As of 2017, there are no longer any "borough-parishes", i.e. rural municipalities with only one borough-type settlement. Ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Viru-Nigula Parish
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Viru-Nigula Parish
Viru-Nigula Parish () is a rural Municipalities of Estonia, municipality of Estonia, in Lääne-Viru County. It has a population of 1,293 (as of 1 January 2011) and an area of . Settlements ;Towns: Kunda, Estonia, Kunda ;Small boroughs: Aseri, Viru-Nigula ;Villages Aasukalda - Aseriaru - Iila - Kabeli, Lääne-Viru County, Kabeli - Kaliküla, Lääne-Viru County, Kaliküla - Kalvi - Kanguristi - Kestla - Kiviküla, Lääne-Viru County, Kiviküla - Koila, Viru-Nigula Parish, Koila - Koogu - Kõrkküla, Lääne-Viru County, Kõrkküla - Kõrtsialuse - Kunda village, Kunda - Kurna, Lääne-Viru County, Kurna - Kutsala - Kuura, Lääne-Viru County, Kuura - Letipea - Linnuse, Lääne-Viru County, Linnuse - Mahu, Estonia, Mahu - Malla, Estonia, Malla - Marinu - Metsavälja - Nugeri - Ojaküla, Lääne-Viru County, Ojaküla - Oru, Lääne-Viru County, Oru - Paasküla - Pada, Estonia, Pada - Pada-Aruküla - Pärna, Lääne-Viru County, Pärna - Pikaristi - Rannu, Lääne-Viru County, R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunda, Estonia
Kunda is a town in Viru-Nigula Parish, Lääne-Viru County, Estonia, located on the coast of the Gulf of Finland. Kunda is best known for its cement factory, port, and archaeological heritage. History Evidence of some of the oldest prehistoric communities in Estonia—hunting, and fishing communities that existed around 7th millennium BC, 6500 BC—were found near Kunda. This settlement gave the name to the Kunda culture. The first written record of Kunda dates back to 1241, when it was mentioned as a village. In 1443 it was mentioned as a manor. Kunda was granted official borough rights on May 1, 1938. Demographics International relations Twin towns — Sister cities The former municipality of Kunda (until 2017) was Twin towns and sister cities, twinned with: * Gdynia, Poland Climate Notable people *Argo Aadli (born 1980), theatre and film actor *Armin Öpik (1898–1983), paleontologist *Ernst Öpik (1893–1985), astronomer and astrophysicist *Jüri Parijõgi (18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jüri Parijõgi
Jüri Parijõgi (until 1935 Jüri Parinbak or Jüri Parinbach; 2 September 1892 – 9 July 1941) was an Estonian children's writer and teacher. He is regarded as the first Estonian writer who wrote almost only for children and young people. He took part in World War I and in the Estonian War of Independence. From 1929 to 1931 he studied in the Faculty of Philosophy at University of Tartu. He died on 9 July 1941 in Tartu Prison, being a victim of the mass murder by the NKVD The People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs (, ), abbreviated as NKVD (; ), was the interior ministry and secret police of the Soviet Union from 1934 to 1946. The agency was formed to succeed the Joint State Political Directorate (OGPU) se .... Works * 1926: story "Semendivabrik" ('Cement Works') * 1930: story "Jaksuküla poisid" ('The Jaksuküla Boys') * 1937: story "Teraspoiss" ('Steel Boy') References 1892 births 1941 deaths Estonian children's writers Estonian male writers 20th-centur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Wittlich
Michael Wittlich (also Mihkel Vitsut; 11 October 1866 – 6 February 1933) was an Estonian chemist and professor. He acted as the professor for Technical Chemistry at Tartu University. Wittlich was born in Kunda. In 1890 he graduated from Riga Polytechnical Institute with an engineer's diploma. Following this he worked for a number of years at many factories within Tallinn, he began his teaching career in Riga Polytechnic in 1905, and obtained professorship in Chemical Technology there in 1909. From 1909 to 1918 he taught as a professor of Chemical Technology at Riga Polytechnical Institute, and from 1919 to 1932 at Tartu University. In 1925 (with Paul Kogermann) he established the oil shale laboratory at Tartu University. He researched also the chemical structure of peat, technologies related to sugar and starch Starch or amylum is a polymeric carbohydrate consisting of numerous glucose units joined by glycosidic bonds. This polysaccharide is produced by most green pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
