Simuna, Estonia

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Simuna
Small borough
Avanduse Manor in Simuna.
Avanduse Manor in Simuna.
Simuna is located in Estonia
Simuna
Simuna
Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 59°02′52″N 26°24′09″E / 59.04778°N 26.40250°E / 59.04778; 26.40250Coordinates: 59°02′52″N 26°24′09″E / 59.04778°N 26.40250°E / 59.04778; 26.40250
Country Estonia
CountyLääne-Virumaa lipp.svg Lääne-Viru County
MunicipalityFlag of Väike-Maarja Parish.svg Väike-Maarja Parish
Population
 (01.08.2019[1])
 • Total422
Simuna inn before WWII.

Simuna is a small borough (Estonian: alevik) in Väike-Maarja Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia. It had a population of 454 on 1 January 2011.[1]

Before 2005 Simuna was the centre of Avanduse Parish which was merged to Väike-Maarja Parish.

One of the points of the Struve Geodetic Arc is located in Simuna.

Avanduse manor[]

Avanduse manor (German: Awandus) was first mentioned in 1494. The origins of the present-day building was a building that was erected in 1679-1684 by Tallinn master builder at the initiative of the landowner at the time, Gideon von Fock. The building has however been heavily rebuilt since, with final changes being made by architect in 1890.[2]

Russian geographer Fyodor Litke (German: Friedrich Benjamin von Lütke) is the most famous owner of the estate, and a plaque dedicated to his memory hangs from a wall of the manor.[2]

Notable natives and residents[]

  • (1798–1856), historian and jurist
  • Magnus Georg Paucker (1787–1855), astronomer
  • Netty Pinna (1883–1937), actress
  • Leo Sepp (1892–1941), politician
  • (1929–2015), sociologist

Gallery[]

  • Simuna Church

  • Simuna Spring

  • Monument to the Estonian War of Independence

  • Struve Geodetic Arc

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Asukoht" (in Estonian). Väike-Maarja vald.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Hein, Ants (2009). Eesti Mõisad - Herrenhäuser in Estland - Estonian Manor Houses. Tallinn: Tänapäev. p. 118. ISBN 978-9985-62-765-5.

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