Puru (Estonia)

Coordinates: 59 ° 19 '  N , 27 ° 24'  E

Puru (Estonia)​

Estonia

Puru is a village ( Estonian küla ) in the rural municipality of Jõhvi ( Jõhvi vald ). It is located in Ida-Viru County ( East Wierland ) in northeast Estonia .

The village has 79 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2012). It was first mentioned in 1241 in the Liber Census Daniæ .

Personalities

The best-known son of the place is the Estonian theologian and politician Peeter Põld (1878-1930), who was born in Puru.

Web links

• Description and history (Estonian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Jõhvi Vallavalitsus ( Memento of the original from May 30, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.