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Paldiski
Paldiski is a seaside town in northwestern Estonia on the Pakri Peninsula. The town is adjacent to the Pakri islands in the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea. It is the administrative centre of the Lääne-Harju Parish in Harju County.
Paldiski is home to a large ice-free port and is the terminus of the Tallinn-Paldiski railway line. The port is served by passenger ferry services to Kapellskär, Sweden, operated by Tallink and DFDS Seaways.
As of 1 January 2021, the town had a population of 3,542 persons.
The first known name of Paldiski Bay is Rågervik, meaning 'rye island bay' in Swedish. This term was derived from the name Estonian Swedes used for the Pakri islands: Rågöarna. A small harbour, also called Rågervik, was established on the southern coast of the Pakri Peninsula in the 17th century. This port has also been referred to as Rudewa and Rågövik.
After Estonia was conquered by the Tsardom of Russia in 1710 CE, a new port was built about 1 km north of the old port, but the name Rågervik (Russian: Ро́гервик, German: Rogerwiek) remained unchanged.
On 20 August 1762, by the order of Russian Empress Catherine the Great, Rågervik was renamed Baltiyskiy Port (Russian: Балтійскій Порт, Estonian: Baltiski-Sadam German: Baltisch-Port) derived from the Baltic Sea.
The modern, phonetically spelled Estonian name Paldiski first appeared in literature in the first half of the 19th century. It became the official name of the town on 19 June 1933. Prior to 1933, the official spelling of the name in Estonian was Baltiski.
The village of Laoküla, situated just south-east of Paldiski, was first mentioned in the Danish Census Book in 1241 CE as Laiduscæ. It was part of the historical Keila parish and had an area of 18 ploughlands.
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Paldiski
Paldiski is a seaside town in northwestern Estonia on the Pakri Peninsula. The town is adjacent to the Pakri islands in the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea. It is the administrative centre of the Lääne-Harju Parish in Harju County.
Paldiski is home to a large ice-free port and is the terminus of the Tallinn-Paldiski railway line. The port is served by passenger ferry services to Kapellskär, Sweden, operated by Tallink and DFDS Seaways.
As of 1 January 2021, the town had a population of 3,542 persons.
The first known name of Paldiski Bay is Rågervik, meaning 'rye island bay' in Swedish. This term was derived from the name Estonian Swedes used for the Pakri islands: Rågöarna. A small harbour, also called Rågervik, was established on the southern coast of the Pakri Peninsula in the 17th century. This port has also been referred to as Rudewa and Rågövik.
After Estonia was conquered by the Tsardom of Russia in 1710 CE, a new port was built about 1 km north of the old port, but the name Rågervik (Russian: Ро́гервик, German: Rogerwiek) remained unchanged.
On 20 August 1762, by the order of Russian Empress Catherine the Great, Rågervik was renamed Baltiyskiy Port (Russian: Балтійскій Порт, Estonian: Baltiski-Sadam German: Baltisch-Port) derived from the Baltic Sea.
The modern, phonetically spelled Estonian name Paldiski first appeared in literature in the first half of the 19th century. It became the official name of the town on 19 June 1933. Prior to 1933, the official spelling of the name in Estonian was Baltiski.
The village of Laoküla, situated just south-east of Paldiski, was first mentioned in the Danish Census Book in 1241 CE as Laiduscæ. It was part of the historical Keila parish and had an area of 18 ploughlands.