Vainupea
Encyclopedia
Vainupea is a village in Vihula Parish
, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia
. The village includes the island of Vaindloo
, making it the northernmost settlement
in Estonia.
Vihula Parish
Vihula Parish is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Lääne-Viru County. It has a population of 1,939 and an area of 364.28 km².-Settlements:...
, 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...
. The village includes the island of Vaindloo
Vaindloo
Vaindloo is a small island located in the Gulf of Finland in the Baltic Sea, belonging to the country of Estonia. Its coordinates are ....
, making it the northernmost settlement
Populated places in Estonia
Populated places in Estonia are settlements or territorial units within a municipality. Populated places have no administrative functions. A group of populated places form a rural municipality with local administration...
in Estonia.