Vainupea
Coordinates: 59 ° 35 ' N , 26 ° 16' E
Vainupea (German Wainopäh ) is a village ( Estonian küla ) in the former Estonian rural community Vihula ( Viol ), since the municipal reform of 2017 in the rural community Haljala in Lääne-Viru district ( West-Wierland ). It has 22 inhabitants (as of 2000). The place is east of the Lahemaa National Park .
history
In Vainupea (formerly Vainopea ) the river Vainupea ( Vainupea jõgi ) flows into the Gulf of Finland .
The village was first mentioned in 1583 as a fishing village. It was later an export port for firewood. Trade in goods with Finland played an important role until the Second World War . In addition, Vainupea became a popular seaside resort for Baltic Germans since the end of the century .
Vainupea is known today for its marina and the town's historic chapel . The stone church with its tower was built in 1888-1893 in place of the dilapidated wooden predecessor building directly on the Baltic Sea and extensively restored in 1989.
Several painters from the Estonian artist group Pallas are buried in the small village cemetery of Vainupea next to the church, directly on the beach . The best known among them is the marine and landscape painter Richard Sagrits (1910–1968).
The area of the municipality also includes the island of Vaindloo (German and Swedish Steenskär ), the northernmost island of Estonia.
Web links
- Description of the place (Estonian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Baltic historical local dictionary. Part 1. Estonia (including Northern Livonia). Started by Hans Feldmann. Published by Heinz von zur Mühlen. Edited by Gertrud Westermann. Cologne, Vienna 1985 (= sources and studies on Baltic history. Volume 8/1), p. 638 ( ISBN 3-412-07183-8 )
- ↑ http://www.eestigiid.ee/?SCat=13&CatID=0&ItemID=480
- ↑ Indrek Rohtmets: Kultuurilooline Eestimaa. Tallinn 2004 ( ISBN 9985-3-0882-4 ), p. 151