Sindi, Estonia
Sindi
Sindi | |
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Coordinates: 58°24′2″N 24°40′3″E / 58.40056°N 24.66750°E | |
Country | Estonia |
County | Pärnu County |
Municipality | Tori Parish |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,790 |
• Rank | 32nd |
Ethnicity | |
• Estonians | 81.1% |
• Russians | 14.8% |
• other | 4.1% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Sindi (German: Zintenhof) is a town in Tori Parish, in Pärnu County, Estonia,[1] with a population of 3906 in 2017. It is located 14 kilometers from the county capital Pärnu, on the left coast of the Pärnu river.
History
[edit]The area of what is now Sindi was the site of the Mesolithic settlement of Pulli, dating from around 8500 BCE – the oldest known settlement in Estonia. It was discovered by geologists in 1965. The settlement probably existed for a short period, as the area was later covered by water. As a swampy region, the area remained unpopulated until the 16th century.
The town's name is derived from Clauss Zindt, a mayor of Pärnu in 1565, who founded a manor (Zintenhof) where the town is now. The settlement was formed in 1833 around a textile factory owned by the manor. It officially became a borough in 1921 and a town in 1938.
Important to the town's development was the founding of a railway station in 1928. The railway operated until 1970.
Geography
[edit]Sindi is located on the left bank of the Pärnu River, between the river and the wetland of Lanksaare.
Notable people
[edit]- Uno Palu (1933-2024), decathlete
- Allar Raja (born 1983), rower
- Julius Seljamaa (1883–1936), politician and diplomat
- The Tuberkuloited, rock band originally from Sindi
Gallery
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Railway station building
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Town hall of Sindi
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Historical Sindi schoolhouse
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Sindi Eastern Orthodox church
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Sindi library
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Residential building
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Sindi museum
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Former Sindi dam
References
[edit]- ^ "X-GIS(3) Portal". xgis.maaamet.ee. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Estonian)