Aidu (Lüganuse)
Aidu (German Aitz ) is a village ( Estonian küla ) in the Estonian district of Ida-Viru . Since October 2013 it has been in the rural community of Lüganuse ( Lüganuse vald ). Until its formation it was in the rural community of Maidla ( Maidla vald ).
Aidu was first mentioned in 1241 in the Liber Census Daniæ . The manor of Aidu with its manor house is from 1543 mentioned in documents.
One of the two large opencast mining areas for oil shale in Estonia ( Aidu karjäär ) has been located near Aidu since 1974 . It is operated by the Põlevkivi Kaevandamise AS company. The quarrying area and the recultivated areas are special destinations for ecotourism and local recreation in Estonia.
Web links
- Aidu open cast oil shale mine ( Memento from June 11, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (Estonian)
Remarks
- ↑ in Soviet times the open pit area was called October
- ↑ Vaatamisväärsused ( Memento from September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
Coordinates: 59 ° 20 ' N , 27 ° 5' E