Kõrkküla, Lääne-Viru County
Kõrkküla is a village in Viru-Nigula Parish, Lääne-Viru County in northeastern Estonia.[3] It's located on the coast of the Gulf of Finland, by the Tallinn–Narva (Saint Petersburg) road (part of E20), just southeast of Aseri. Kõrkküla has a population of 40 (as of 10 January 2012).[2]
Kõrkküla | |
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 Baltic Klint's Cambrian berm in Kõrkküla. | |
  Kõrkküla Location in Estonia | |
| Coordinates: 59°25′45″N 26°56′11″E | |
| Country | Estonia |
| County | Lääne-Viru County |
| Municipality | Viru-Nigula Parish |
| First mentioned | 1466[1] |
| Population (10.01.2012[2]) | |
| • Total | 40 |
Kõrkküla was first mentioned in 1466.[1]
There is a limestone cross beside the road to memorialize a Russian boyar Vassili Rosladin, who was killed there in 1590.[1]
Limestone cross
References
- "Kõrkküla" (in Estonian). eestigiid.ee. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- "Asukoht ja rahvastik" (in Estonian). Aseri vald. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014 (retrieved 28 July 2021)
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