Kunda, Estonia

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Kunda, Estonia
Town
Kunda
Kunda, továrna.jpg
Kunda, domy v centru.jpg
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Kunda hydroelectric station.jpg
Kunda, nová továrna.jpg
From left to right, clockwise: A cement factory, apartment buildings, the ruins of an old cement factory, a pulp mill, a hydroelectric power plant
Flag of Kunda, Estonia
Flag
Coat of arms of Kunda, Estonia
Coat of arms
Kunda, Estonia is located in Scandinavia
Kunda, Estonia
Kunda, Estonia
Location of Kunda in the Baltic Sea region
Coordinates: 59°30′N 26°32′E / 59.500°N 26.533°E / 59.500; 26.533Coordinates: 59°30′N 26°32′E / 59.500°N 26.533°E / 59.500; 26.533
Country Estonia
County Lääne-Viru
FoundedMay 1, 1938
Government
 • MayorKaido Veski (Reform)
Area
 • Total9.85 km2 (3.80 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total3,125
 • Rank37th
 • Density320/km2 (820/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websitewww.kunda.ee

Kunda is a town in the Viru-Nigula Parish of Estonia, located on the coast of the Gulf of Finland. There is a pulp mill (AS Estonian Cell), a cement factory and a port.

History[]

Evidence of some of the oldest prehistoric communities in Estonia, hunting and fishing communities that existed around 6500 BC, were found near Kunda. This settlement gave the name to the Kunda culture.

Kunda was granted official borough rights on May 1, 1938.

The Rutja Airfield facility is located 13 km (8.1 mi) west of Kunda and was used by the Soviets during their occupation of Estonia; it has since been abandoned.

International relations[]

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Estonia

Twin towns — Sister cities[]

Kunda is twinned with:

2

Climate[]

hideClimate data for Kunda, Estonia (normals 1991–2020, extremes 1849–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 9.6
(49.3) 		11.1
(52.0) 		15.8
(60.4) 		27.6
(81.7) 		33.1
(91.6) 		30.9
(87.6) 		33.4
(92.1) 		34.4
(93.9) 		29.0
(84.2) 		21.2
(70.2) 		13.7
(56.7) 		11.8
(53.2) 		34.4
(93.9)
Average high °C (°F) −1
(30) 		−1.2
(29.8) 		2.6
(36.7) 		8.8
(47.8) 		14.7
(58.5) 		18.9
(66.0) 		21.8
(71.2) 		20.9
(69.6) 		16.1
(61.0) 		9.5
(49.1) 		4.0
(39.2) 		0.9
(33.6) 		9.7
(49.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) −3.3
(26.1) 		−4.0
(24.8) 		−0.8
(30.6) 		4.4
(39.9) 		9.8
(49.6) 		14.4
(57.9) 		17.5
(63.5) 		16.5
(61.7) 		12.2
(54.0) 		6.7
(44.1) 		1.9
(35.4) 		−1.1
(30.0) 		6.2
(43.2)
Average low °C (°F) −5.7
(21.7) 		−6.7
(19.9) 		−4
(25) 		0.8
(33.4) 		5.3
(41.5) 		10.1
(50.2) 		13.2
(55.8) 		12.4
(54.3) 		8.6
(47.5) 		4.0
(39.2) 		−0.2
(31.6) 		−3.2
(26.2) 		2.9
(37.2)
Record low °C (°F) −33.1
(−27.6) 		−34.9
(−30.8) 		−27.7
(−17.9) 		−19
(−2) 		−5.3
(22.5) 		−0.2
(31.6) 		2.9
(37.2) 		2.7
(36.9) 		−3.4
(25.9) 		−10.6
(12.9) 		−19.7
(−3.5) 		−34.9
(−30.8) 		−34.9
(−30.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 38
(1.5) 		29
(1.1) 		27
(1.1) 		29
(1.1) 		41
(1.6) 		68
(2.7) 		61
(2.4) 		76
(3.0) 		54
(2.1) 		61
(2.4) 		52
(2.0) 		38
(1.5) 		573
(22.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 9 6 7 7 6 8 9 11 11 11 11 10 105
Average relative humidity (%) 87 85 80 75 72 76 78 80 81 83 86 86 81
Source: Estonian Weather Service (precipitation days, 1971–2000)[2][3][4][5][6]

Notable people[]

  • Argo Aadli (born 1980), theatre and film actor
  • Armin Öpik (1898–1983), paleontologist
  • Ernst Öpik (1893–1985), astronomer and astrophysicist
  • Jüri Parijõgi (1892–1941), writer and scholar
  • Knudåge Riisager (1897–1974), composer, son of expatriate Danish parents (his father running the cement factory), spent his first 3 years in Kunda.

References[]

  1. ^ "International co-operation of Gdynia". Gdynia.pl. Archived from the original on 2016-10-19.
  2. ^ "Climate normals-Temperature". Estonian Weather Service. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Climate normals-Precipitation". Estonian Weather Service. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Climate normals-Humidity". Estonian Weather Service. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Rekordid" (in Estonian). Estonian Weather Service. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Kliimanormid-Sademed, õhuniiskus" (in Estonian). Estonian Weather Service. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2021.

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