Auküla

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Auküla
Village
Auküla school in 1922.
Auküla school in 1922.
Auküla is located in Estonia
Auküla
Auküla
Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 59°24′31″N 26°11′18″E / 59.40861°N 26.18833°E / 59.40861; 26.18833Coordinates: 59°24′31″N 26°11′18″E / 59.40861°N 26.18833°E / 59.40861; 26.18833
CountryEstonia
CountyLääne-Viru County
MunicipalityHaljala Parish
Population
 (2011 Census[1])
 • Total59

Auküla is a village in Haljala Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northern Estonia.[2] It's located about 4 km (2 mi) southwest of Haljala, the administrative centre of the municipality, and about 11 km (7 mi) northwest of the town of Rakvere. As of 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 59.[1]

In 1861 a local 3-grade school started operating in Auküla. But in 1930 it was closed due to economical crises. Nowadays the schoolhouse is used as a residential building. In 1996 a memorial stone was erected in front of the house.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Population by place of residence (settlement), sex and age". Statistics Estonia. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  2. ^ Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014 (retrieved 28 July 2021)
  3. ^ "Auküla kool" (in Estonian). Eesti monumentide e-kataloog. Retrieved 5 July 2013.


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