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Letipea
Letipea is a village in Viru-Nigula Parish, Lääne-Viru County, northern Estonia. It is located on the Letipea cape (Letipea neem) on the coast of the Gulf of Finland about 6 km northeast of the town of Kunda. Letipea has a population of 17 (as of 1 January 2013). On 8 August 1976, a tragic conflict between resting workers and drunk Soviet border guards took place in Letipea, resulting in the death of 8 people, with 18 more being injured. Letipea Landscape Conservation Area (area 608,8 ha) was founded on 30 January 1992. It was proposed by Marek Vahula and others with 3 days, as a bird reserve instead of building plan of the port of Kunda. Letipea is since 2009 lively as possible location of the Estonian nuclear power station. Letipea Ehalkivi Ehalkivi (Sunset Glow Boulder) is Estonia's biggest pegmatite granite boulder, at the tip of the Letipea peninsula. It is the largest erratic boulder in the glaciation region of North Europe. It measures 7m in height, a circ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Letipea Lighthouse
__NOTOC__ Letipea Lighthouse (Estonian: ''Letipea tuletorn'') is a lighthouse located in Letipea Point, Viru-Nigula Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in Estonia. The lighthouse has a height of fifteen metres. See also * List of lighthouses in Estonia This is a list of lighthouses in Estonia. Lighthouses See also * Lists of lighthouses References External links * {{Lighthouses in Europe Lists of lighthouses, Estonia Lighthouses in Estonia, * Estonia transport-related lis ... References External links * Lighthouses completed in 1951 Resort architecture in Estonia Lighthouses in Estonia Viru-Nigula Parish Buildings and structures in Lääne-Viru County {{Europe-lighthouse-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Letipea Massacre
The Letipea massacre was a mass shooting of civilians by the Soviet armed forces that took place on 8 August 1976 in Letipea, Estonia, at the time part of the USSR. It resulted from a conflict between gas company workers who were having a picnic there, and drunken Soviet border guards. One of the border guards opened fire with an assault rifle, killing nine people at the picnic and wounding 13. In addition, he shot at one of the border guards who had come to stop him, who later died in hospital. In the end, the shooter committed suicide by shooting himself in the face. The commander of the border guard unit, who took responsibility, reportedly also committed suicide Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Mental disorders (including depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, personality disorders, anxiety disorders), physical disorders (such as chronic fatigue syndrome), and .... Memorial A memorial stone was erected for the victims of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Letipea Landscape Conservation Area
Letipea Landscape Conservation Area is a nature park is located in Lääne-Viru County, Estonia. Its area is 609 ha. The protected area was founded in 1992 as a ''Letipea Letipea is a village in Viru-Nigula Parish, Lääne-Viru County, northern Estonia. It is located on the Letipea cape (Letipea neem) on the coast of the Gulf of Finland about 6 km northeast of the town of Kunda. Letipea has a population o ... bird conservation area''. In 2000, the protected area was designated to the landscape conservation area. References {{Nature reserves of Estonia Nature reserves in Estonia Geography of Lääne-Viru County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Letipea Cape
''This is list of peninsulas and Cape (geography), capes in Estonia. The list is incomplete.'' References {{Europe topic, List of peninsulas of Lists of landforms of Estonia, Peninsulas Peninsulas of Estonia, Lists of peninsulas, Estonia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viru-Nigula Parish
Viru-Nigula Parish ( et, Viru-Nigula vald) is a rural 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 ;Small boroughs: Aseri, Viru-Nigula ;Villages Aasukalda - Aseriaru - Iila - Kabeli - Kaliküla - Kalvi - Kanguristi - Kestla - Kiviküla - Koila - Koogu - Kõrkküla - Kõrtsialuse - Kunda - Kurna - Kutsala - Kuura - Letipea - Linnuse - Mahu - Malla - Marinu - Metsavälja - Nugeri - Ojaküla - Oru - Paasküla - Pada - Pada-Aruküla - Pärna - Pikaristi - Rannu - Samma - Selja - Siberi - Simunamäe - Toomika - Tüükri - Unukse - Varudi - Vasta - Villavere Villavere is a village in Viru-Nigula Parish, Lääne-Viru County in northern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland acro ... - Võrkla Religion Gallery Letipea coas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glacial Erratic
A glacial erratic is glacially deposited rock differing from the type of rock native to the area in which it rests. Erratics, which take their name from the Latin word ' ("to wander"), are carried by glacial ice, often over distances of hundreds of kilometres. Erratics can range in size from pebbles to large boulders such as Big Rock () in Alberta. Geologists identify erratics by studying the rocks surrounding the position of the erratic and the composition of the erratic itself. Erratics are significant because: *They can be transported by glaciers, and they are thereby one of a series of indicators which mark the path of prehistoric glacier movement. Their lithographic origin can be traced to the parent bedrock, allowing for confirmation of the ice flow route. *They can be transported by ice rafting. This allows quantification of the extent of glacial flooding resulting from ice dam failure which release the waters stored in proglacial lakes such as Lake Missoula. Err ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunda, Estonia
Kunda is a town in the Viru-Nigula Parish of Estonia, located on the coast of the Gulf of Finland. Kunda is most famous 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 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 - it was mentioned as a village. In 1443 it was mentioned as a manor. Kunda was granted official borough rights on May 1, 1938. International relations Twin towns — Sister cities The former municipality of Kunda was 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 (1892–1941), writer and scholar *Knudåge Riisager Knudåge Riisager (6 March 1897 in Kunda, R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunda (river)
Kunda is river in Estonia in Lääne-Viru County. The river is 65.8 km long and basin size is 535.9 km2. It runs into Gulf of Finland. This river is heavily modified by human activity. There live also trouts and ''Thymallus thymallus''. See also *List of rivers of Estonia Rivers of Estonia are short and mostly have small discharge. Only 10 rivers are longer than 100 km. The largest river is Narva (length 77 km) on the Estonian–Russian border, whose average discharge is larger than that of all other riv ... References Rivers of Estonia Lääne-Viru County {{Estonia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soviet Border Troops
The Soviet Border Troops (russian: Пограничные войска СССР, Pogranichnyye voyska SSSR) were the border guard of the Soviet Union, subordinated to the Soviet state security agency: first to the '' Cheka''/OGPU, then to NKVD/ MGB and, finally, to the KGB. Accordingly, they were known as NKVD Border Security and KGB Border Troops. Unlike the border guards of many other countries, Soviet Border Troops also included the maritime border guarding units, and aviation units (i.e., a coast guard). The mission of the Border Troops included repulsing armed incursions into Soviet territory; preventing illegal crossings of the border or the transport of weapons, explosives, contraband or subversive literature across the border; monitoring the observance of established procedures at border crossing points; monitoring the observance by Soviet and foreign ships of navigation procedures in Soviet territorial waters; and assisting state agencies in the preservation of nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Populated Places In Estonia
Populated places in Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and t ... (officially: settlement units), are cities or settlement units of rural municipalities, but only cities have administrative functions. Settlement units are divided into settlements and urban regions et, asum (subdivisions of cities). Officially there are five types of settlement units in Estonia: *town/city ( et, linn) *town without municipal status () *borough () *small borough () *village () See also * Municipalities of Estonia * List of cities and towns in Estonia * Counties of Estonia Notes External links Place Names Board of Estonia [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulf Of Finland
The Gulf of Finland ( fi, Suomenlahti; et, Soome laht; rus, Фи́нский зали́в, r=Finskiy zaliv, p=ˈfʲinskʲɪj zɐˈlʲif; sv, Finska viken) is the easternmost arm of the Baltic Sea. It extends between Finland to the north and Estonia to the south, to Saint Petersburg in Russia to the east, where the river Neva drains into it. Other major cities around the gulf include Helsinki and Tallinn. The eastern parts of the Gulf of Finland belong to Russia, and some of Russia's most important oil harbors are located farthest in, near Saint Petersburg (including Primorsk). As the seaway to Saint Petersburg, the Gulf of Finland has been and continues to be of considerable strategic importance to Russia. Some of the environmental problems affecting the Baltic Sea are at their most pronounced in the shallow gulf. Proposals for a tunnel through the gulf have been made. Geography The gulf has an area of . The length (from the Hanko Peninsula to Saint Petersburg) is and ... [...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 206 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, 2 United Nations General Assembly observers#Present non-member observers, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and 11 other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (16 states, of which there are 6 UN member states, 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and 9 de facto states), and states having a political status of the Cook Islands and Niue, special political status (2 states, both in associated state, free association with New Zealand). Compi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
