Kurese
Kurese is a village in Lääneranna Parish, Pärnu County in southwestern Estonia. It has no permanent population, but dating of burial sites indicates that it is at least 1000 years old.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Soontagana Stronghold and Mihkli Church.
Soontagana Stronghold
Ruins
Photo: Zosma, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Soontagana Stronghold is a ruins, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Kurese.
Mihkli Church
Church
Photo: Amadvr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mihkli Church is situated 4 km southwest of Kurese.
Kurese
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in Lääneranna Rural Municipality, Pärnu County, Estonia
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Järve küla, Lääneranna Parish, Pärnu County, Estonia, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
58.64268° or 58° 38′ 34″ northLongitude
24.13767° or 24° 8′ 16″ eastElevation
24 metres (79 feet)Open location code
9GC6J4VQ+33OpenStreetMap ID
node 1973426970OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Volapük—“Kurese” goes by many names.
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pakamägi and Mihkli Salumägi.
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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 “Kurese”. Photo: Andrusu, CC BY-SA 3.0 ee.