Reiu is a village in
Häädemeeste Parish,
Pärnu County
Pärnu County ( et, Pärnu maakond or ''Pärnumaa''; german: Kreis Pernau) 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 nor ...
in southwestern
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 ...
. It's located just south of the city of
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 o ...
(about from the city centre), between
Pärnu Bay and
Reiu
Reiu is a village in Häädemeeste Parish, Pärnu County in southwestern Estonia. It's located just south of the city of Pärnu (about from the city centre), between Pärnu Bay and Reiu river. As of 2011 Census, the settlement's population wa ...
river. As of
2011 Census, the settlement's population was 599.
The village is passed by the
National road 4 (part of
E67 or the ''Via Baltica''), and is the starting point of the
National road 6 (
Valga–Uulu highway).
Reiu is the location of
Lottemaa, a theme park inspired by the ''
Lotte from Gadgetville''. In Soviet times, the site was home to Kullipesa missile base.
In 2015, a new golf course (Pärnu Bay Golf Links), was opened in Reiu village.
The Raeküla Forest is located in the northern part of the village territory.
On 7 September 2015,
Mereküla village was established by detaching the land from Reiu village.
References
External links
Lottemaa (Lotte Village Theme Park)Pärnu Bay Golf Links
Villages in Pärnu County
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