Purtse
The Purtse River is a river in Estonia in the Ida-Viru and Lääne-Viru counties. The river is 51.2 km long, and its basin size is 811 km2. It discharges into the Gulf of Finland.
- Stream
- …lies at an elevation of 5 metres (16 feet)
- …was formerly known as “Purtsioki River”
- Description: river in Estonia
- Also known as“Oandu Jõgi”“Purtse Jogi”“Purtse River”“Reka Purtse-Yygi”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Purtse Castle.
Purtse Castle
Castle
Purtse Castle is a castle of a local Purtse knight manor in Purtse, northeastern Estonia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Purtse and Püssi.
Purtse
Hamlet
Purtse is a village in Lüganuse Parish, Ida-Viru County in northeastern Estonia. Purtse is situated 3 km southeast of Purtse.
Püssi
Town
Püssi is an industrial town in Lüganuse Parish… Püssi is situated 9 km south of Purtse.
Purtse
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Latitude
59.43548° or 59° 26′ 8″ north
Longitude
26.99215° or 26° 59′ 32″ east
Open location code
9GF8CXPR+5V
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Venetian—“Purtse” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Purtse”
- Belarusian: “Пуртсэ (рака)”
- Belarusian: “Пуртсэ”
- Cebuano: “Purtse Jõgi”
- Estonian: “Purtse jõgi”
- German: “Purtse”
- Irish: “Purtse”
- Latvian: “Purtse”
- Polish: “Purtse”
- Russian: “Пуртсе (река)”
- Russian: “Пуртсе”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Purtse”
- Swedish: “Purtse jõgi”
- Venetian: “Fiume Purtse”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Purtse-Jõesuu and Jõesuu.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Aseri Concentration Camp and Kiviöli Concentration Camp.
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