Purtse-Jõesuu

Purtse-Jõesuu is a locality in , , . Purtse-Jõesuu is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the locality .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Purtse Castle.

Castle
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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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Purtse and Püssi.

Hamlet
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is a village in , in northeastern . is best known as the location of 16th century . is situated 3 km southeast of Purtse-Jõesuu.

Town
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is a town in , , , with a population of 917 as of 2018. It is located near the road between and St. Petersburg. is situated 9 km south of Purtse-Jõesuu.

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.

Purtse-Jõesuu

Latitude
59.43417° or 59° 26′ 3″ north
Longitude
26.99194° or 26° 59′ 31″ east
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Open location code
9GF8CXMR+MQ
Geo­Names ID
8618893
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