Lääne-Viru County

Lääne-Viru County
County of Estonia
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Estonia
Capital	Rakvere
Government
• Governor	Marko Torm (2014-)
Area
• Total	3,627.80 km2 (1,400.70 sq mi)
Population (Jan 2013[1])
• Total	58,806
• Density	16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Ethnicity
• Estonians	87.1%
• Russians	9.5%
• other	3.4%
ISO 3166 code	EE-59
Vehicle registration	R
Website	laane-viru.maavalitsus.ee

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]

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 are two urban municipalities (Estonian: linnad – towns) and 13 rural municipalities (Estonian: vallad – parishes) in Lääne-Viru County.

Urban municipalities

• Kunda
• Rakvere

Municipalities of Lääne-Viru County

Rural municipalities

• Haljala Parish
• Kadrina Parish
• Laekvere Parish
• Rakke Parish
• Rakvere Parish
• Rägavere Parish
• Sõmeru Parish
• Tamsalu Parish (includes the town of Tamsalu)
• Tapa Parish (includes the town of Tapa)
• Vihula Parish
• Vinni Parish
• Viru-Nigula Parish
• Väike-Maarja Parish

Gallery

• 
  Porkuni Castle gate tower
• 
  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

References

External links

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

Geographic locale
Municipalities of Lääne-Viru County Urban municipalities Kunda Rakvere Rural municipalities Haljala Kadrina Laekvere Rägavere Rakke Rakvere Sõmeru Tamsalu Tapa Väike-Maarja Vihula Vinni Viru-Nigula Counties of Estonia Harjumaa Hiiumaa Ida-Virumaa Järvamaa Jõgevamaa Läänemaa Lääne-Virumaa Pärnumaa Põlvamaa Raplamaa Saaremaa Tartumaa Valgamaa Viljandimaa Võrumaa Cities and towns (Linnad) of Estonia Abja-Paluoja Antsla Elva Haapsalu Jõgeva Jõhvi Kallaste Kärdla Karksi-Nuia Kehra Keila Kilingi-Nõmme Kiviõli Kohtla-Järve Kunda Kuressaare Lihula Loksa Maardu Mõisaküla Mustvee Narva Narva-Jõesuu Otepää Paide Paldiski Pärnu Põltsamaa Põlva Püssi Rakvere Räpina Rapla Saue Sillamäe Sindi Suure-Jaani Tallinn Tamsalu Tapa Tartu Tõrva Türi Valga Viljandi Võhma Võru Jaanilinn (Ivangorod) and Petseri (Pechory) were annexed by the Soviet Union in 1945 and are currently part of Russia.

Coordinates: 59°15′N 26°20′E / 59.250°N 26.333°E / 59.250; 26.333

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