Lääne-Viru County
| Lääne-Viru County Lääne-Virumaa |
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| County of Estonia | |||
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| Location of Lääne-Viru County | |||
| Country | Estonia | ||
| Capital | Rakvere | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 3,695.72 km2 (1,426.93 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2022[1]) | |||
| • Total | 58,709 | ||
| • Rank | 5th | ||
| • Density | 16/km2 (41/sq mi) | ||
| Ethnicity | |||
| • Estonians | 87.3% | ||
| • Russians | 9.2% | ||
| • other | 3.6% | ||
| ISO 3166 code | EE-60 | ||
| Vehicle registration | R | ||
| Website | laane-viru |
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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]
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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 2014, the governor position has been held by Marko Torm. The county seat is Rakvere.
Municipalities
The county is subdivided into municipalities. There is one urban municipality (Estonian: linnad – towns) and seven rural municipalities (Estonian: vallad – parishes) in Lääne-Viru County.
| Rank | Municipality | Type | Population (2018)[2] |
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| 1 | Haljala Parish | Rural | 4,389 | 547 | 8.0 |
| 2 | Kadrina Parish | Rural | 4,958 | 355 | 14.0 |
| 3 | Rakvere Parish | Rural | 5,566 | 296 | 18.8 |
| 4 | Rakvere | Urban | 15,613 | 11 | 1,419.4 |
| 5 | Tapa Parish | Rural | 11,252 | 479 | 23.5 |
| 6 | Vinni Parish | Rural | 6,919 | 1,013 | 6.8 |
| 7 | Viru-Nigula Parish | Rural | 5,981 | 311 | 19.2 |
| 8 | Väike-Maarja Parish | Rural | 6,016 | 683 | 8.8 |
Religion
Religion in Lääne-Viru County (2021) [1]
| Religion | 2000 | 2011 | 2021 | |||
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| Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
| Christianity | 10,764 | 19.9 | 8,429 | 16.7 | 8,040 | 15.9 |
| —Orthodox Christians | 2,152 | 4.0 | 2,777 | 5.5 | 3,040 | 6.1 |
| —Lutherans | 7,498 | 12.9 | 4,755 | 9.4 | 3,730 | 7.5 |
| —Catholics | 162 | 0.3 | 98 | 0.2 | 120 | 0.2 |
| —Baptists | 294 | 0.5 | 166 | 0.3 | 190 | 0.4 |
| —Jehovah's Witnesses | 234 | 0.4 | 187 | 0.3 | 170 | 0.3 |
| —Pentecostals | 135 | 0.2 | 102 | 0.2 | 170 | 0.3 |
| —Old Believers | 10 | 0.01 | 20 | 0.03 | - | - |
| —Methodists | 136 | 0.2 | 77 | 0.1 | 40 | 0.08 |
| —Adventists | 143 | 0.2 | 76 | 0.1 | 160 | 0.3 |
| —Other Christians | - | - | 171 | 0.3 | 420 | 0.8 |
| Islam | 23 | 0.03 | 26 | 0.05 | 20 | 0.04 |
| Buddhism | - | - | 30 | 0.05 | 50 | 0.1 |
| Other religions** | 237 | 0.4 | 361 | 0.7 | 680 | 1.3 |
| No religion | 24,820 | 46.0 | 35,239 | 69.8 | 35,790 | 72.3 |
| Not stated*** | 10,249 | 19.0 | 6,444 | 12.7 | 4,910 | 9.9 |
| Total population* | 53,957 | 50,425 | 49,490 | |||
| *The censuses of Estonia count the religious affiliations of the population older than 15 years of age.[3] ".[3] |
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Geography
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Gallery
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Porkuni Castle gate tower
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Palmse 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 from 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
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Sagadi manor
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Viru bog in Lahemaa National Park
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Mähu boulders in Lahemaa National Park
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Rapeseed field near Laekvere
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lääne-Viru County. |
- Lääne-Viru County Government – Official website
- Lääne-Virumaa County Infoserver – map and tourism info
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Jaanilinn (Ivangorod) and Petseri (Pechory) were annexed by the Soviet Union in 1945 and are currently part of Russia.
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