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Ida-Viru County : Estonia

Ida-Viru County : Estonia Ida-Viru County or Eastern Virumaa (Estonian: Ida-Viru maakond or Ida-Virumaa) is one of the counties of Estonia. This is the most northeast part of the country. The majority of industrial and power capacities of Estonia are located in Ida-Viru. The county contains the greatest deposits of slate - the main mineral of Estonia. Municipalities There are 7 urban municipalities (est: linnad - towns) and 16 rural municipalities (est: vallad - parishes) in the county. Urban municipalities: Jõhvi Kiviõli Kohtla-Järve Narva Narva-Jõesuu Püssi Sillamäe Rural municipalities: Alajõe Aseri Avinurme Iisaku Illuka Jõhvi Kohtla Kohtla-Nõmme Lohusuu Lüganuse Maidla Mäetaguse Sonda Toila Tudulinna Vaivara

Lääne County : Estonia

Lääne County : Estonia Lääne County, or Lääne maakond, is a County or maakond of Estonia. It is located in western Estonia bordering to Pärnu counties on the mainland, and to the island counties of the Saaremaa and Hiiumaa in the west. Municipalities There are 1 urban municipality (est: linn - city) and 11 rural municipalities (est: vallad - parishes) in the county. Urban municipality: Haapsalu Rural municipalities: Hanila Kullamaa Lihula Martna Noarootsi Nõva Oru Ridala Risti Taebla Vormsi

Rakvere : Estonia

Rakvere Travel: Estonia Rakvere (Wesenberg in German) is a town in North Estonia, county seat of Lääne-Viru County, 20 km south of the Gulf of Finland. Rakvere is mainly known for its historical stone castle in Vallimägi Hill. The castle was built before 1226 at the place of Tarwanpe fortress of ancient Vironians, known as Rakovor in Russian sources.

Sillamäe : Estonia

Sillamäe Travel : Estonia Sillamäe is a town in in Ida-Viru County in the northern part of Estonia, on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland. During the Soviet regime in Estonia, Sillamäe was a closed town mainly because of the chemical factory in there which produced fuel rods and nuclear materials for the soviet nuclear power plants and weapon facilities. At first, uranium was mined in the same location, later it was imported from various locations from the Eastern Bloc, mainly Czechoslovakia. Rumors are that the first Soviet nuclear bomb was created from the uranium mined at Sillamäe. The radioactive

Harju County : Estonia

Harju County : Estonia Harju County or Harjumaa (Estonian Harju maakond or Harjumaa) is a County or maakond of Estonia on the south coast of the Gulf of Finland. It borders to Lääne County to the southwest, Rapla County and Järva County to the south and Lääne-Viru County to the east. Tallinn, the capital of Estonia is in the county, although it is separately marked on the map of counties. Municipalities There are 6 urban municipalities (est: linnad - towns) and 19 rural municipalities (est: vallad - parishes) in the county. Urban municipalities: Keila Loksa Maardu Paldiski Saue Tallinn Rural municipalities: Aegviidu Anija Harku Jõelähtme Keila Kernu Kiili Kose Kuusalu Kõue Loksa Nissi Padise Raasiku Rae Saku Saue Vasalemma Viimsi