Väike-Maarja
Väike-Maarja is a small borough (Estonian: alevik) in Lääne-Viru County, Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Väike-Maarja Parish.
Väike-Maarja | |
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  Väike-Maarja Location in Estonia | |
| Coordinates: 59°07′41″N 26°15′05″E | |
| Country |  Estonia |
| County |  Lääne-Viru County |
| Municipality |  Väike-Maarja Parish |
| Population (01.01.2008) | |
| • Total | 2,005 |
Väike-Maarja Church was initially built as a fortress church.[1]
Climate
| Climate data for Väike- Maarja (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 8.2 (46.8) |
10.5 (50.9) |
16.1 (61.0) |
25.6 (78.1) |
29.4 (84.9) |
30.6 (87.1) |
33.7 (92.7) |
34.5 (94.1) |
29.5 (85.1) |
20.5 (68.9) |
10.9 (51.6) |
10.5 (50.9) |
34.5 (94.1) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −2.7 (27.1) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
1.4 (34.5) |
9.3 (48.7) |
16.1 (61.0) |
19.3 (66.7) |
22.1 (71.8) |
20.5 (68.9) |
14.7 (58.5) |
8.4 (47.1) |
1.8 (35.2) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
8.9 (48.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.2 (22.6) |
−6 (21) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
4.3 (39.7) |
10.4 (50.7) |
14.2 (57.6) |
16.9 (62.4) |
15.4 (59.7) |
10.3 (50.5) |
5.2 (41.4) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
4.9 (40.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −8 (18) |
−9.2 (15.4) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
4.4 (39.9) |
8.8 (47.8) |
11.4 (52.5) |
10.6 (51.1) |
6.4 (43.5) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
1.0 (33.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −33.7 (−28.7) |
−31.2 (−24.2) |
−25.6 (−14.1) |
−14.3 (6.3) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
2.4 (36.3) |
1.4 (34.5) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
−13.6 (7.5) |
−23.7 (−10.7) |
−27.3 (−17.1) |
−33.7 (−28.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 46 (1.8) |
33 (1.3) |
36 (1.4) |
31 (1.2) |
43 (1.7) |
74 (2.9) |
80 (3.1) |
94 (3.7) |
68 (2.7) |
81 (3.2) |
59 (2.3) |
48 (1.9) |
693 (27.3) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 89 | 87 | 82 | 73 | 67 | 73 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 91 | 91 | 82 |
| Source: Estonian Weather Service[2][3][4] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
Monument to poet Jakob Liiv.
Monument to strongman and wrestler Georg Lurich
- Aile Asszonyi (born 1975), opera singer
- Eda-Ines Etti (born 1981), singer
- Vello Jürna (1959–2007), opera singer
- Alar Kotli (1904–1963), architect
- Jakob Liiv (1859–1938), poet and writer
- Georg Lurich (1876–1920), wrestler and strongman
- Kersti Merilaas (1913–1986), poet and translator
- Kuno Pajula (born 1924), cleric
- Priit Raik (1948–2008), composer, conductor and pedagogue
- Anton Hansen Tammsaare (1878–1940), writer, studied at Väike-Maarja parish school
- Kaido Höövelson (born 1984), sumo wrestler known as Baruto Kaito
References
- "Väike-Maarja Church, Estonia". Visitestonia.com. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- "Climate normals-Temperature". Estonian Weather Service. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- "Climate normals-Precipitation". Estonian Weather Service. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- "Climate normals-Humidity". Estonian Weather Service. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
External links
- Väike-Maarja Parish (in Estonian)
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