Jõhvi Parish
Encyclopedia
Jõhvi Parish is an Estonia
n municipality
located in Ida-Viru County
. It has a population of 13,174 (2006) and an area of 124 km² (48 mi²).
Jõhvi
Small borough:
Tammiku
Village:
Edise
, Jõhvi
, Kahula
, Kose
, Kotinuka
, Linna
, Pajualuse
, Pargitaguse
, Pauliku
, Puru
, Sompa
.
, Russia Uddevalla
, Sweden
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...
n municipality
Municipalities of Estonia
A Municipality is the smallest administrative subdivision of Estonia. Each municipality is a unit of self-government with its representative and executive bodies. The municipalities in Estonia cover the entire territory of the country....
located in Ida-Viru County
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...
. It has a population of 13,174 (2006) and an area of 124 km² (48 mi²).
Settlements
Town:Jõhvi
Jõhvi
Jõhvi is a town in north-eastern Estonia, and the capital of Ida-Viru County. The town is also an administrative centre of Jõhvi Parish. It is situated 50 km from the Russian border....
Small borough:
Tammiku
Village:
Edise
Edise, Estonia
Edise is a village in Jõhvi Parish, Ida-Viru County in northeastern Estonia....
, Jõhvi
Jõhvi village
Jõhvi is a village in Jõhvi Parish, Ida-Viru County in northeastern Estonia....
, Kahula
Kahula, Estonia
Kahula is a village in Jõhvi Parish, Ida-Viru County in northeastern Estonia....
, Kose
Kose, Ida-Viru County
Kose is a village in Jõhvi Parish, Ida-Viru County in northeastern Estonia....
, Kotinuka
Kotinuka
Kotinuka is a village in Jõhvi Parish, Ida-Viru County in northeastern Estonia....
, Linna
Linna, Ida-Viru County
Linna is a village in Jõhvi Parish, Ida-Viru County in northeastern Estonia....
, Pajualuse
Pajualuse
Pajualuse is a village in Jõhvi Parish, Ida-Viru County in northeastern Estonia....
, Pargitaguse
Pargitaguse
Pargitaguse is a village in Jõhvi Parish, Ida-Viru County in northeastern Estonia....
, Pauliku
Pauliku
Pauliku is a village in Jõhvi Parish, Ida-Viru County in northeastern Estonia....
, Puru
Puru, Estonia
Puru is a village in Jõhvi Parish, Ida-Viru County in northeastern Estonia.Jõhvi Airfield is located on the territories of Puru village....
, Sompa
Sompa village
Sompa is a village in Jõhvi Parish, Ida-Viru County in northeastern Estonia....
.
Twin towns — Sister cities
KingiseppKingisepp
Kingisepp , formerly Yamburg , Yam , and Yama , is an ancient town and the administrative center of Kingiseppsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located along the Luga Riverw west of St. Petersburg, east of Narva, and south of the Gulf of Finland...
, Russia Uddevalla
Uddevalla
Uddevalla is a city and the seat of Uddevalla Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 30,513 inhabitants in 2005.It is located at the bay Byfjorden, of the south-eastern part of the sea known as Skagerrak...
, Sweden