Viru-Nigula Parish
Viru-Nigula Parish
Viru-Nigula vald | |
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.jpg) Ehalkivi rock | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Viru-Nigula Parish within Lääne-Viru County | |
| Country |  Estonia |
| County |  Lääne-Viru County |
| Administrative centre | Viru-Nigula |
| Area | |
• Total | 312 km2 (120 sq mi) |
| Population (01.01.2011[1]) | |
• Total | 1,293 |
| • Density | 4.14/km2 (10.7/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | EE-903 |
| Website | www.viru-nigula.ee |
Viru-Nigula Parish (Estonian: 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)[1] and an area of 312 km2 (120 sq mi).[2]
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 - Võrkla
Religion
The majority of the older than fifteen years residents of Viru-Nigula parish, 70.3% are religiously unaffiliated. 18.8% identify as Orthodox, 5.7% as Lutheran, other Christian denominations in the parish make up 2.0% of the population. 3.2% of the population follows other religions or did not specify their religious affiliation. [3]
Gallery
Letipea coast
Maarja Chapel ruins
Estonian War of Independence Memorial
Malla manor
Kunda Nordic Cement factory and Kunda Bay
Estonian Cell production buildings
Vasta manor
Notable people
- Kongla Ann (died 1640), woman from Pada, she was executed for witchcraft and werewolfery.
- Magnus Gustav von Essen (1759–1813), Baltic German lieutenant general from Kalvi Manor, Governor of Riga
- Johannes Käbin (1905–1999), politician from Kalvi who led the Communist Party of Estonia from 1950 to 1978.
- Sulev Oll (born 1964), journalist, sports historian and poet from Aseri
References
- 1 2 "Rahvastik" (in Estonian). Viru-Nigula vald. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
- ↑ "Population figure and composition". www.stat.ee. Statistics Estonia. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
- ↑ "stat.ee".
External links
- Official website (in Estonian)
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