Tamsalu

Tamsalu
Town
Tamsalu train station
Tamsalu train station
Tamsalu is located in Estonia
Tamsalu
Tamsalu
Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 59°9′32.4″N 26°6′28.8″E / 59.159000°N 26.108000°E / 59.159000; 26.108000
Country Estonia
County Lääne-Viru County
Municipality Tapa Parish
Town status22 October 1996
Population
 (31.12.2021)[1]
 • Total2,415
 • Rank36th
Ethnicity (2021)
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 • estonians82.4%
 • russians12.6%
 • other5.0%
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Tamsalu is a town in Tapa Parish, Lääne-Viru County, Estonia.

The town has a station on the Tallinn-Tartu railway.

As of December 31, 2021, the town had a population of 2415.

History

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The settlement was first mentioned in 1512, but remained an insignificant village until 1876, when the Tallinn-Tartu railway was built. The settlement became a town in 1996. Before the administrative reform in 2017, the town was the administrative center of the former Tamsalu Parish.

Demographics

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Ethnic composition 1934-2021
Ethnicity 1934[2][note 1] 1959[3] 1970[4] 1979[5] 1989[5] 2000[6] 2011[7] 2021[1]
amount % amount % amount % amount % amount % amount % amount % amount %
Estonians 468 93.6 1355 86.6 1935 85.8 2056 76.9 2143 72.0 2078 79.5 1850 82.7 1991 82.4
Russians 28 5.60 - - 172 7.62 356 13.3 523 17.6 320 12.2 264 11.8 303 12.5
Ukrainians - - - - 23 1.02 55 2.06 125 4.20 - - 33 1.48 43 1.78
Belarusians - - - - 8 0.35 41 1.53 38 1.28 - - 30 1.34 22 0.91
Finns - - - - 82 3.63 98 3.67 73 2.45 - - 21 0.94 21 0.87
Jews - - - - 1 0.04 1 0.04 3 0.10 - - 0 0.00 0 0.00
Latvians 2 0.40 - - 7 0.31 10 0.37 2 0.07 - - 3 0.13 0 0.00
Germans 1 0.20 - - - - 29 1.08 9 0.30 - - 5 0.22 4 0.17
Tatars - - - - - - 1 0.04 4 0.13 - - 1 0.04 3 0.12
Poles - - - - - - 6 0.22 4 0.13 - - 2 0.09 0 0.00
Lithuanians - - - - 8 0.35 9 0.34 13 0.44 - - 8 0.36 5 0.21
unknown 1 0.20 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 8 0.31 1 0.04 5 0.21
other 0 0.00 209 13.4 20 0.89 11 0.41 41 1.38 208 7.96 18 0.81 18 0.75
Total 500 100 1564 100 2256 100 2673 100 2978 100 2614 100 2236 100 2415 100

Notable people

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  • Tamsalu church
    Tamsalu church
  • Tamsalu House of Culture
    Tamsalu House of Culture
Drone video. Ruins of limestone ring kiln at Tamsalu, Estonia 2021

References

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  1. ^ a b c "RL21429: RAHVASTIK RAHVUSE, SOO, VANUSERÜHMA JA ELUKOHA (HALDUSÜKSUS) JÄRGI, 31. DETSEMBER 2021". Estonian Statistical Database (in Estonian).
  2. ^ Valdade rahvastik. 1. III 1934 rahvaloenduse andmed. Vihk I. II rahvaloendus Eestis (in Estonian and French). Tallinn: Riigi Statistika Keskbüroo. 1934. p. 37. hdl:10062/4438.
  3. ^ Katus, Kalev; Puur, Allan; Põldma, Asta; Sakkeus, Luule (1996). Rahvastiku ühtlusarvutatud sündmus- ja loendusstatistika: Järvamaa 1965-1990. Sari C (in Estonian and English). Tallinn: Eesti Kõrgkoolidevaheline Demouuringute Keskus. pp. 31–32. ISBN 9985-820-22-3.
  4. ^ Население районов, городов и поселков городского типа Эстонской ССР : по данным Всесоюзной переписи населения на 15 января 1970 года (in Russian). Tallinn: Eesti NSV Statistika Keskvalitsus. 1972. p. 78.
  5. ^ a b Eesti Vabariigi maakondade, linnade ja alevite rahvastik: 1989. a. rahvaloenduse andmed: statistikakogumik. 1. osa: Rahvaarv rahvuse, perekonnaseisu, hariduse ja elatusallikate järgi. Tallinn: Statistikaamet. 1990. pp. 30, 35. ISBN 978-9949-71-932-7.
  6. ^ 2000. aasta rahva ja eluruumide loendus (PDF) (in Estonian). Tallinn: Statistikaamet. 2001. p. 81. ISBN 9985-74-167-6.
  7. ^ "RL0429: RAHVASTIK RAHVUSE, SOO, VANUSERÜHMA JA ELUKOHA JÄRGI, 31. DETSEMBER 2011". Estonian Statistical Database (in Estonian).

Notes

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  1. ^ Tamsalu was split between Einmani and Nõmküla Parishes, relevant figures have been summed for convenience
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