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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]

Lääne-Viru County Lääne-Virumaa
County of Estonia
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Estonia
Capital	Rakvere
Area
• Total	3,695.72 km2 (1,426.93 sq mi)
Population  (01.01.2021[1])
• Total	58,402
• 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.maavalitsus.ee

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]	Area km2[2]	Density[2]
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

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

External links

• Lääne-Viru County Government – Official website
• Lääne-Virumaa County Infoserver – map and tourism info

На других языках

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- [en] Lääne-Viru County

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[ru] Ляэне-Вирумаа

Ля́эне-Ви́румаа (эст. Lääne-Virumaa или Lääne-Viru maakond, с эст. ― Западная Вирумаа) — уезд в Эстонии, расположенный в северо-восточной части страны. Административный центр — город Раквере.

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