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Lääne-Viru County

county in Estonia
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Lääne-Viru County

Summary

Lääne-Viru County is a county[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of county entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (982 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lääne-Viru County is located in Estonia[3].
  • Lääne-Viru County is in the country of Estonia[4].
  • Lääne-Viru County's instance of is recorded as county[5].
  • Lääne-Viru County's capital is recorded as Rakvere[6].
  • Lääne-Viru County's shares border with is recorded as Ida-Viru County[7].
  • Lääne-Viru County's shares border with is recorded as Jõgeva County[8].
  • Lääne-Viru County's shares border with is recorded as Järva County[9].
  • Lääne-Viru County's shares border with is recorded as Harju County[10].
  • Lääne-Viru County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Haljala Rural Municipality[11].
  • Lääne-Viru County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kadrina Rural Municipality[12].
  • Lääne-Viru County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Tapa Rural Municipality[13].
  • Lääne-Viru County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Väike-Maarja Rural Municipality[14].
  • Lääne-Viru County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Vinni Rural Municipality[15].
  • Lääne-Viru County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Rakvere City[16].
  • Lääne-Viru County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Rakvere Rural Municipality[17].
  • Lääne-Viru County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Viru-Nigula Rural Municipality[18].
  • Lääne-Viru County's flag is recorded as flag of Lääne-Viru County[19].
  • Lääne-Viru County's twinned administrative body is recorded as Jönköping Municipality[20].
  • Lääne-Viru County's twinned administrative body is recorded as Plön District[21].
  • Lääne-Viru County's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gävleborg County[22].
  • Lääne-Viru County's twinned administrative body is recorded as Vest-Agder[23].
  • Lääne-Viru County's twinned administrative body is recorded as Konin County[24].
  • Lääne-Viru County's twinned administrative body is recorded as Panevėžys County[25].
  • Lääne-Viru County's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kuopio[26].
  • Lääne-Viru County's twinned administrative body is recorded as Dobele Municipality[27].

Body

Geography

Lääne-Viru County is in the country of Estonia[4]. It is located in Estonia[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'amount': '+3628.58'}[28] and {'amount': '+3695.72'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+59583'}[30], {'amount': '+59039'}[31], {'amount': '+59467'}[32], {'amount': '+58856'}[33], {'amount': '+59791'}[34], and {'amount': '+59325'}[35].

Designation and Status

Lääne-Viru County's instance of is recorded as county[5].

Why It Matters

Lääne-Viru County ranks in the top 10% of county entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (982 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 78 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Related Entities

Estonia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · Daniel Vincenc · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Contains the administrative territorial entity → Haljala Rural Municipality, Kadrina Rural Municipality, Tapa Rural Municipality +5
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P150]]: [[Q44518517]]"
  2. 14w ago · Miikul · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → —
    Capital → —
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 59.25, 'longitude': 26.333333333333}
    Category for people buried here → Q140193263
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1791]]: [[Q140193263]]"
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