Alajõe, Ida-Viru County
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Alajõe is a village in Ida-Viru County
, in northeastern Estonia
. It's located on the northern shore of Lake Peipus
. Alajõe is the administrative centre of Alajõe Parish
. In 2000 the village had a population of 147.
Alajõe was first mentioned in 1583.
Ida-Viru County
Ida-Viru County , or Ida-Virumaa, is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is the most north-eastern part of the country. The county contains large deposits of oil shale - the main mineral mined in Estonia. As oil shale is used in thermal power plants, the earth in Ida-Viru literally holds the largest...
, in northeastern Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
. It's located on the northern shore of Lake Peipus
Lake Peipus
Lake Peipus, ) is the biggest transboundary lake in Europe on the border between Estonia and Russia.The lake is the fifth largest in Europe after Lake Ladoga and Lake Onega in Russia north of St...
. Alajõe is the administrative centre of Alajõe Parish
Alajõe Parish
Alajõe Parish is a rural municipality ofIda-Viru County in northern Estonia. It has a population of 1024 and an area of .-Villages:Alajõe - Karjamaa - Katase - Remniku - Smolnitsa - Uusküla - Vasknarva...
. In 2000 the village had a population of 147.
Alajõe was first mentioned in 1583.