Porkuni
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Porkuni is a village in Tamsalu Parish
, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia
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A bishopric castle was erected in 1479 and destroyed in the 17th century.
Tamsalu Parish
Tamsalu Parish is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Lääne-Viru County. It has a population of 4,554 and an area of 214.61 km².-Settlements:TownTamsaluSmall boroughSääseVillages...
, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
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A bishopric castle was erected in 1479 and destroyed in the 17th century.