Purtse-Matka
Purtse-Matka is a locality in Matka küla, Lüganuse Parish, Ida-Viru County. Purtse-Matka is situated nearby to the locality Napa, as well as near Kääniku.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Purtse Castle and Lüganuse Church.
Purtse Castle
Castle
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Purtse Castle is a castle of a local Purtse knight manor in Purtse, northeastern Estonia. It was built in the middle of the 16th century, probably by the landowner Johann von Taube, at a time when late Gothic ways of building were slowly being abandoned in favour of Renaissance ideas.
Lüganuse Church
Church
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Lüganuse Church is situated 3 km southeast of Purtse-Matka.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Purtse and Püssi.
Purtse
Hamlet
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Purtse is a village in Lüganuse Parish, Ida-Viru County in northeastern Estonia. Purtse is best known as the location of 16th century Purtse Castle.
Püssi
Town
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Püssi is a town in Lüganuse Parish, Ida-Viru County, Estonia, with a population of 917 as of 2018. It is located near the road between Tallinn and St. Petersburg. Püssi is situated 5 km southeast of Purtse-Matka.
Kiviõli
Photo: Atsirlin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kiviõli is in East Estonia. The name of the town translates to "stone oil", in referral to the local oil shale deposits and the industry related to it.
Purtse-Matka
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Purtse”
- Location: Matka küla, Lüganuse Parish, Ida-Viru County, Estonia, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
59.4° or 59° 24′ northLongitude
27° eastElevation
46 metres (151 feet)Open location code
9GF9C222+22GeoNames ID
589260
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