Ida-Viru County
Lüganuse Parish
Erra alevik

Matka

Matka is a village in , , . Matka has about 50 residents.
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  • Type: Hamlet with 50 residents
  • Description: village in Lüganuse Rural Municipality, Ida-Viru County, Estonia
  • Also known as: “Erra-Matka”, “Matka, Estonia”, and “Matke”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Purtse Castle and Lüganuse Church.

Castle
Photo: Iifar, CC BY-SA 3.0 ee.
is a castle of a local Purtse knight manor in , northeastern . 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. is situated 3 km north of Matka.

Church
Photo: Metsavend, CC BY-SA 3.0 ee.
is situated 3 km southeast of Matka.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Purtse and Püssi.

Hamlet
Photo: Iifar, CC BY-SA 3.0 ee.
is a village in , in northeastern . is best known as the location of 16th century . is situated 2½ km northeast of Matka.

Town
Photo: Андрей Романенко, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in , , , with a population of 917 as of 2018. It is located near the road between and St. Petersburg. is situated 4½ km southeast of Matka.

Photo: Atsirlin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is in . The name of the town translates to "stone oil", in referral to the local oil shale deposits and the industry related to it.

Matka

Latitude
59.39497° or 59° 23′ 42″ north
Longitude
26.99606° or 26° 59′ 46″ east
Population
50
Elevation
46 metres (151 feet)
Open location code
9GF89XVW+XC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1973428609
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
590305
Wiki­data ID
Q389367
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Volapük—“Matka” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Մատկա”
  • Chinese: “Matka”
  • Chuvash: “Матка”
  • Dutch: “Matka”
  • Estonian: “Matka küla”
  • Estonian: “Matka”
  • French: “Matka”
  • German: “Matka”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Matka (Estonia)”
  • Polish: “Matka”
  • Russian: “Матка”
  • Spanish: “Matka”
  • Tatar: “Матка”
  • Volapük: “Matka”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Matka”. Photo: Atsirlin, CC BY-SA 4.0.