Väike-Maarja
Väike-Maarja | |
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 Väike-Maarja central square with the G. Lurich monument | |
  Väike-Maarja Location in Estonia | |
| Coordinates: 59°07′41″N 26°15′05″E / 59.12806°N 26.25139°E | |
| Country |  Estonia |
| County |  Lääne-Viru County |
| Municipality |  Väike-Maarja Parish |
| Population (01.01.2008) | |
| • Total | 2,005 |
Väike-Maarja is a small borough (Estonian: alevik) in Lääne-Viru County, Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Väike-Maarja Parish. The population of Väike-Maarja in January 2023 was 2,155 people.
Väike-Maarja Church was initially built as a fortress church.[1]
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Väike- Maarja (normals 1991–2020, extremes 1962–present) | |||||||||||||
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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) | 30.4 (86.7) | 30.6 (87.1) | 33.7 (92.7) | 34.5 (94.1) | 29.5 (85.1) | 20.5 (68.9) | 12.5 (54.5) | 10.5 (50.9) | 34.5 (94.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −2.4 (27.7) | −2.6 (27.3) | 1.8 (35.2) | 9.6 (49.3) | 16.2 (61.2) | 19.8 (67.6) | 22.5 (72.5) | 21.1 (70.0) | 15.6 (60.1) | 8.3 (46.9) | 2.5 (36.5) | −0.6 (30.9) | 9.3 (48.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.7 (23.5) | −5.3 (22.5) | −1.8 (28.8) | 4.5 (40.1) | 10.4 (50.7) | 14.5 (58.1) | 17.2 (63.0) | 15.8 (60.4) | 11.1 (52.0) | 5.2 (41.4) | 0.5 (32.9) | −2.7 (27.1) | 5.4 (41.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −7.5 (18.5) | −8.3 (17.1) | −5.4 (22.3) | 0.0 (32.0) | 4.5 (40.1) | 9.0 (48.2) | 11.8 (53.2) | 10.9 (51.6) | 7.0 (44.6) | 2.2 (36.0) | −1.7 (28.9) | −5 (23) | 1.5 (34.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −33.7 (−28.7) | −34.8 (−30.6) | −26.6 (−15.9) | −17.2 (1.0) | −6.6 (20.1) | −1.8 (28.8) | 2.4 (36.3) | 0.9 (33.6) | −5.4 (22.3) | −13.6 (7.5) | −23.7 (−10.7) | −36.2 (−33.2) | −36.2 (−33.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 46 (1.8) | 35 (1.4) | 34 (1.3) | 34 (1.3) | 44 (1.7) | 76 (3.0) | 75 (3.0) | 87 (3.4) | 63 (2.5) | 76 (3.0) | 57 (2.2) | 50 (2.0) | 684 (26.9) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 131 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 90 | 88 | 81 | 71 | 67 | 73 | 76 | 79 | 84 | 89 | 92 | 91 | 82 |
| Source: Estonian Weather Service (precipitation days 1971–2000)[2][3][4][5][6] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
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- Aile Asszonyi (born 1975), opera singer
- Eda-Ines Etti (born 1981), singer
- Vello Jürna (1959–2007), opera singer
- Madde Kalda (1903–1984), writer
- 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
- Maie Kalda (1929–2013), literary scholar and critic
- Priit Raik (1948–2008), composer, conductor and pedagogue
- A. H. Tammsaare (1878–1940), writer, studied at Väike-Maarja parish school
- Kaido Höövelson (born 1984), sumo wrestler known as Baruto Kaito
References
[edit]- ^ "Väike-Maarja Church, Estonia". Visitestonia.com. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ^ "Climate normals-Temperature". Estonian Weather Service. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Climate normals-Precipitation". Estonian Weather Service. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Climate normals-Humidity". Estonian Weather Service. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Rekordid" (in Estonian). Estonian Weather Service. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Kliimanormid-Sademed, õhuniiskus" (in Estonian). Estonian Weather Service. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
External links
[edit]- Väike-Maarja Parish (in Estonian)
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