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Lääne-Viru County : Estonia

Lääne-Viru County : Estonia Lääne-Viru County, Western Virumaa or Western Vironia (Estonian: Lääne-Viru maakond or Lääne-Virumaa) is a County or maakond of Estonia. It is located in northern Estonia bordering to Ida-Viru, Järva, Jõgeva and Harju counties. Population of the county is 68,402 (1 January 2005). Regarding the size of population, West-Viru is the fifth largest county in Estonia. Municipalities There are 4 urban municipalities (est: linnad - towns) and 14 rural municipalities (est: vallad - parishes) in the county. Urban municipalities: Kunda Rakvere Tamsalu Tapa Rural municipalities: Avanduse Haljala Kadrina Laekvere Rakke Rakvere Rägavere Saksi Sõmeru Tamsalu Vihula Vinni Viru-Nigula Väike-Maarja

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

Rapla County : Estonia

Rapla County : Estonia Rapla County, or Rapla maakond, is a County or maakond of Estonia. It is located in western Estonia bordering to Lääne, Pärnu and Harju counties. Municipalities There are 10 rural municipalities (est: vallad - parishes) in the county: Juuru Järvakandi Kaiu Kehtna Kohila Käru Märjamaa Raikküla Rapla Vigala