Pada, Estonia Explained

Pada
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Estonia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Estonia
Coordinates:59.4275°N 26.7094°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Estonia
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1: Lääne-Viru County
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2: Viru-Nigula Parish
Population Total:63
Population As Of:01.01.2010

Pada is a village in Viru-Nigula Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia. It has a population of 63 (as of 1 January 2010).[1]

The village was first mentioned in the Danish Census Book in 1241.

TallinnNarva highway (E20) passes through Pada in the valley of Pada River. During the snowstorm Monika in December 2010 the traffic was halted in the Padaorg valley, about 600 people got snowed in.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rahvastik. Viru-Nigula vald. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110720131159/http://www.viru-nigula.ee/index.php?id=233. 2011-07-20.