Pärispea
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Pärispea is a village in Kuusalu Parish in Harju County
in northern Estonia
. The village has a population of 109 (as of 1 January 2009). The village is situated in the northern end of the Pärispea Peninsula.
Pärispea is the northernmost settlement in mainland Estonia and the contiguous states of the European Union
, with Cape Purekkari a kilometer north of the village being the northernmost point.
Harju County
Harju County , or Harjumaa , nowadays one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in northern Estonia, on the south coast of the Gulf of Finland, and borders Lääne-Viru County to the east, Järva County to the south-east, Rapla County to the south, and Lääne County to the south-west.528,468 people...
in northern 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...
. The village has a population of 109 (as of 1 January 2009). The village is situated in the northern end of the Pärispea Peninsula.
Pärispea is the northernmost settlement in mainland Estonia and the contiguous states of the European Union
Extreme points of the European Union
This is a list of the extreme points of the European Union — the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location.-In Europe:* North: Nuorgam, Finland...
, with Cape Purekkari a kilometer north of the village being the northernmost point.