Kunda, Estonia | |
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Town | |
| Kunda | |
) ) ) ) ) From left to right, clockwise: A cement factory, apartment buildings, the ruins of an old cement factory, a pulp mill, a hydroelectric power plant | |
) Flag ) Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 59°30′N 26°32′E / 59.500°N 26.533°E | |
| Country |  Estonia |
| County |  Lääne-Viru |
| Founded | May 1, 1938 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kaido Veski (Reform) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.85 km2 (3.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 3,125 |
| • Rank | 37th |
| • Density | 320/km2 (820/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | www.kunda.ee |
Kunda is a town in the Viru-Nigula Parish of Estonia, located on the coast of the Gulf of Finland. There is a pulp mill (AS Estonian Cell), a cement factory and a port.
History
Evidence of some of the oldest prehistoric communities in Estonia, hunting and fishing communities that existed around 6500 BC, were found near Kunda. This settlement gave the name to the Kunda culture.
Kunda was granted official borough rights on May 1, 1938.
The Rutja Airfield facility is located 13 km (8.1 mi) west of Kunda and was used by the Soviets during their occupation of Estonia; it has since been abandoned.
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Kunda is twinned with:
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Climate
| Climate data for Kunda, Estonia (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 9.6 (49.3) | 11.1 (52.0) | 15.8 (60.4) | 27.6 (81.7) | 29.7 (85.5) | 30.1 (86.2) | 33.4 (92.1) | 34.4 (93.9) | 29.0 (84.2) | 21.2 (70.2) | 11.7 (53.1) | 11.4 (52.5) | 34.4 (93.9) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −1.4 (29.5) | −1.8 (28.8) | 2.1 (35.8) | 8.6 (47.5) | 14.7 (58.5) | 18.4 (65.1) | 21.5 (70.7) | 20.3 (68.5) | 15.2 (59.4) | 9.6 (49.3) | 3.3 (37.9) | 0.1 (32.2) | 9.2 (48.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −3.8 (25.2) | −4.8 (23.4) | −1.3 (29.7) | 4.1 (39.4) | 9.6 (49.3) | 14.0 (57.2) | 17.1 (62.8) | 15.9 (60.6) | 11.3 (52.3) | 6.6 (43.9) | 1.2 (34.2) | −2.2 (28.0) | 5.7 (42.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −6.4 (20.5) | −7.8 (18.0) | −4.5 (23.9) | 0.4 (32.7) | 5.0 (41.0) | 9.6 (49.3) | 12.6 (54.7) | 11.8 (53.2) | 7.8 (46.0) | 3.8 (38.8) | −1 (30) | −4.5 (23.9) | 2.2 (36.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −32.7 (−26.9) | −33 (−27) | −24.4 (−11.9) | −13 (9) | −5.2 (22.6) | −0.2 (31.6) | 2.9 (37.2) | 2.7 (36.9) | −3.4 (25.9) | −9.8 (14.4) | −19.7 (−3.5) | −24 (−11) | −33 (−27) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 39 (1.5) | 26 (1.0) | 28 (1.1) | 25 (1.0) | 39 (1.5) | 71 (2.8) | 67 (2.6) | 82 (3.2) | 60 (2.4) | 62 (2.4) | 50 (2.0) | 38 (1.5) | 587 (23.1) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 86 | 85 | 81 | 76 | 73 | 76 | 78 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 86 | 86 | 81 |
| Source: Estonian Weather Service[2][3][4] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
- Argo Aadli (born 1980), theatre and film actor
- Armin Öpik (1898–1983), paleontologist
- Ernst Öpik (1893–1985), astronomer and astrophysicist
- Jüri Parijõgi (1892–1941), writer and scholar
- Knudåge Riisager (1897–1974), composer, son of expatriate Danish parents (his father running the cement factory), spent his first 3 years in Kunda.
References
- ^ "International co-operation of Gdynia". Gdynia.pl. Archived from the original on 2016-10-19.
- ^ "Climate normals-Temperature". Estonian Weather Service. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ "Climate normals-Precipitation". Estonian Weather Service. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ "Climate normals-Humidity". Estonian Weather Service. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
External links
- Official website (in Estonian)