Paikuse | |
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 Sindi-Lodja stone age settlement in Paikuse | |
  Paikuse Location in Estonia | |
| Coordinates: 58°22′31″N24°37′22″E / 58.37528°N 24.62278°E | |
| Country | Estonia |
| County | Pärnu County |
| Municipality | Pärnu |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,375 |
Paikuse is a borough (Estonian : alev) in Pärnu municipality, Pärnu County, southwestern Estonia. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 2,375. [1]
Paikuse is the birthplace of chess player Helmuth Luik (1928-2009).
A municipality 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.
Pärnu County 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 north, Järva and Viljandi counties to the east, and Latvia to the south. In 2022, Pärnu County had a population of 85,705 – constituting 6.4% of the total population of Estonia.
Kadrina is a small borough in Lääne-Viru County, northern Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Kadrina Parish. Kadrina is located in the crossing point of Tallinn–Saint Petersburg (Tallinn–Narva) railway, Pärnu–Rakvere road and the Loobu River. The nearest towns are Rakvere and Tapa.
Pulli settlement, located on the right bank of the Pärnu River, is the oldest known human settlement in Estonia. It is located near the present-day village of Pulli, two kilometers from the town of Sindi, which is 14 kilometers from Pärnu. According to radiocarbon dating, Pulli was settled around 11,000 years ago, at the beginning of the 9th millennium BC. A dog tooth found at the Pulli settlement is the first evidence for the existence of the domesticated dog in the territory of Estonia.
Paikuse was a municipality located in Pärnu County, one of the 15 counties of Estonia.
Kilingi-Nõmme is a town in Pärnu County, southwestern Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Saarde Parish. It is located on the intersection of Valga–Uulu and Tartu–Viljandi–Kilingi-Nõmme roads, about 11 km (7 mi) from the Estonian border with Latvia.
Virtsu is a small borough in Lääneranna Parish, Pärnu County, Estonia. It lies on the western coast of continental Estonia, and is a location of the main port for traffic to and from Saaremaa, the largest island of Estonia. The Virtsu ferry goes to Kuivastu, which is located on the island of Muhu, which is in turn connected to Saaremaa by the largest causeway in Estonia, the Väinatamm.
Lelle is a small borough in Kehtna Parish, Rapla County, in central Estonia. It has a station on the Tallinn - Viljandi railway line operated by Elron, and until December 2018 was the junction with the former branch to Pärnu. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 339.
Kaisma is a village in Põhja-Pärnumaa Parish, Pärnu County, Estonia. It is located about 11 km (7 mi) north of Tootsi, 12 km (7 mi) south of Järvakandi, 15 km (9 mi) west of Vändra and 19 km (12 mi) east of Pärnu-Jaagupi boroughs. Kaisma has conglutinated with the neighbouring Kergu village. The nearest railway stations are in Kõnnu and Viluvere.
Helme is a small borough in Tõrva Parish, Valga County, in southern Estonia. Prior to the 2017 reform of Estonian municipalities, it was located in Helme Parish. It is located only 2 km (1 mi) northwest of the town of Tõrva by the Valga–Pärnu road. At the 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 167.
Audru is a small borough in Pärnu municipality, Pärnu County, southwestern Estonia. Before the administrative reform in 2017, Audru was the administrative centre of Audru Parish. At the 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 1,492.
Estonian Academy of Security Sciences is a public vocational university in Estonia. It provides professional education for Estonian civil servants under the Estonian Ministry of the Interior. Its objective is to ensure a secure state and stable development, and to contribute to the security of the European Union. It was established on 15 April 1992 and is based in Tallinn. It has facilities in Pärnu County, Väike-Maarja Parish, Narva and Meriküla.
Reiu is a village in Häädemeeste Parish, Pärnu County in southwestern Estonia. It is located just south of the city of Pärnu, between Pärnu Bay and the Reiu River. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 599.
Moe is a village in Tapa Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northern Estonia. It's located about 3.5 km southeast of the town of Tapa, on the Valgejõgi River. Moe is passed by the Pärnu–Rakvere road, and is bordered by the Tallinn–Tapa–Tartu railway to the southwest. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 206.
Kõima is a village in Pärnu municipality, Pärnu County, in southwestern Estonia. It had a population of 213 on 1 January 2011. Before the 2017 administrative reform of local governments, it was located in Audru Parish.
Seljametsa is a village in Pärnu urban municipality, Pärnu County in southwestern Estonia. Prior to the administrative reform of Estonian local governments in 2017, the village belonged to Paikuse Parish.
Vaskrääma is a village in Pärnu municipality, Pärnu County in southwestern Estonia.
Lanksaare is a village in Saarde Parish, Pärnu County in southwestern Estonia, next to the border with Latvia.
Saarde is a village in Saarde Parish, Pärnu County in southwestern Estonia. It is located just south of the town of Kilingi-Nõmme, the administrative centre of the municipality. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 318.
Helmuth Luik was an Estonian chess player, who won the Estonian Chess Championship.
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