Pada is a village in Viru-Nigula Parish

Viru-Nigula Parish

Viru-Nigula Parish is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Lääne-Viru County. It has a population of 1,293 and an area of 234.05 km².-Settlements:Viru-Nigula small borough....

, Lääne-Viru County, 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 has a population of 63 (as of 1 January 2010).

The village was first mentioned in the Danish Census Book

Danish Census Book

The Danish Census Book or the Danish book of land taxation , from the 13th Century consist of notes for practical use in the Royal Chancery of Valdemar II containing a collection of information on Royal income and Royal land property. The book is one of the most important sources of information...

 in 1241.

Tallinn

Tallinn

Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

–Narva

Narva

Narva is the third largest city in Estonia. It is located at the eastern extreme point of Estonia, by the Russian border, on the Narva River which drains Lake Peipus.-Early history:...

 highway (E20

European route E20

The European route E 20 is part of the United Nations International E-road network.It runs roughly west-east through Ireland, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Sweden, Estonia and finally Russia. The length is . The road is not continuous, at three points, a sea crossing is required. ...

) passes through Pada in the valley of Pada River. During the snowstorm Monika in December 2010 the traffic was halted in the Padaorg valley, about 600 people got snowed in.