Aseri Parish

( Reaalsus )

The rural community of Azeri ( Azeri vald ) is located in Ida- Viru county in northeastern Estonia.

Description

Azeri is about 30 km from the city of Kohtla -Järve. The rural community located directly on the Gulf of Finland.

The area of ​​the country parish is 67.1 km ². This live 1956 inhabitants (as of January 10, 2012 ).

30 % of the municipal area is covered by forest. The unspoiled nature invites you to go hiking, especially on the Baltic coast.

Villages

In addition to the main town Azeris to rural community includes the villages Aseriaru, Kalvi, Kestla, Koogu, Kõrkküla, Kõrtsialuse, Oru and Rannu.

History

The first settlements in the area were already documented in 1241 in Liber Census Daniae.

After the toponym Azeri is also called the beginning no later than 1396 documentary called and extinct in the 17th century noble family aces Rien.

Special economic significance Get Azeri only by a cement factory, which was built in 1899-1905, and by the brick factory Saue (from 1920).

Culture and sights

Particularly worth seeing is the manor of Kalvi. 1908 to 1914 the present main building was built. It was renovated in early 2000 by a Danish company and converted into a luxury hotel.