Toila
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 Estonia
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 Ida-Viru
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| Founded : | April 22, 1993 | ||
| Coordinates : | 59 ° 25 ′ N , 27 ° 30 ′ E | ||
| Area : | 164 km² | ||
| Residents : | 2,435 (June 1, 2012) | ||
| Population density : | 15 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Time zone : | EET (UTC + 2) | ||
| Community type: | Rural community | ||
| Mayor : | Tiit Kuusmik
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| Postal address : | Pikk 13a Toila |
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Toila ( Toila vald ) is a rural municipality in the Ida-Viru district in northern Estonia .
description
The municipality of Toila is located on the Gulf of Finland with its scenic steep coast.
The rural community has an area of 159.66 km². 2435 inhabitants live on it (as of June 1, 2012).
In 1241 the village of Pühajõe , which belongs to the municipality, was first mentioned as a community of six farms in the Liber Census Daniae .
Localities
In addition to the main town Toila , the rural community consists of the villages Altküla , Konju , Martsa , Metsamägara , Päite , Pühajõe , Uikala , Vaivina , Voka alevik and Voka küla .
Castle of Oru
The park and Oru Castle were also located in the rural community . In 1897 the Russian wholesale merchant Grigori Jelissejew bought 144 hectares of land to build a large castle. The construction work was carried out by the architect Gawril Baranowski , the landscape work by the Riga landscape architect Georg Kuphaldt . The palace was completed in 1899 and the park in 1901.
In 1934 Estonian industrialists bought the property and gave it to the Estonian head of state Konstantin Päts as an official summer residence. Superbly renovated by Roman Koolmar , it was a jewel of the Baltic Sea coast until it was destroyed during the Second World War. The ruins were removed by Soviet authorities. Only part of the retaining walls on the terrace are still preserved today. The Oru Park is a protected area.
Web links
- Official website (Estonian, Russian, English, Finnish)
- Toila German Military Cemetery ( Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge )
