Lääne-Viru County
| Lääne-Viru County | |||
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| County of Estonia | |||
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| Country | Estonia | ||
| Capital | Rakvere | ||
| Government | |||
| • Governor | Einar Vallbaum (2009-) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 3,627.80 km2 (1,400.70 sq mi) | ||
| Population (Jan 2013[1]) | |||
| • Total | 58,806 | ||
| • Density | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) | ||
| Ethnicity | |||
| • Estonians | 87.1% | ||
| • Russians | 9.5% | ||
| • other | 3.4% | ||
| ISO 3166 code | EE-59 | ||
| Vehicle registration | R | ||
| Website |
laane-viru | ||
Lääne-Viru County (Estonian: Lääne-Viru maakond), 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 and Harju counties to the west. In January 2013 Lääne-Viru County had a population of 58,806: 4.5% of the population in Estonia.[1]
History
In prehistoric times Lääne-Virumaa was settled by Estonians of the Vironian tribe.
County Government
The County Government (Estonian: maavalitsus) is led by a governor (Estonian: maavanem), who is appointed by the Government of Estonia. Since 2004, the governor position has been held by Urmas Tamm. The county seat is Rakvere.
Municipalities
The county is subdivided into municipalities. There are two urban municipalities (Estonian: linnad – towns) and 13 rural municipalities (Estonian: vallad – parishes) in Lääne-Viru County.
Urban municipalities
Rural municipalities
- Haljala Parish
- Kadrina Parish
- Laekvere Parish
- Rakke Parish
- Rakvere Parish
- Rägavere Parish
- Sõmeru Parish
- Tamsalu Parish (includes the town of Tamsalu)
- Tapa Parish (includes the town of Tapa)
- Vihula Parish
- Vinni Parish
- Viru-Nigula Parish
- Väike-Maarja Parish
Gallery
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Porkuni Castle gate tower
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Sagadi manor
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Rakvere Castle
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Mõdriku manor
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Malla manor
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Vihula windmill
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Laekvere pine
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Lake Neeruti Tagajärv
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View tower on the hill of Emumägi
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Toolse Castle
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Vainupea Chapel
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Vihula Manor
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Altja river
References
- 1 2 "Population by sex, ethnic nationality and County, 1 January". stat.ee. Statistics Estonia. 1 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
External links
- Lääne-Viru County Government – Official website
- Lääne-Virumaa County Infoserver – map and tourism info
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Coordinates: 59°15′N 26°20′E / 59.250°N 26.333°E
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