Vivikonna ( est. Viivikonna ) is a village in Estonia , a former urban area of the city of Kohtla-Järve [2] in the northeast of Ida-Virumaa county . Since 2017, transferred to the jurisdiction of the municipality of Narva-Jõesuu .
| Urban area | |
| Viiviconna | |
|---|---|
| ect. Viivikonna | |
| A country |  Estonia |
| County | Ida-Virumaa |
| City | Narva-Jõesuu |
| History and geography | |
| Based | 1950 year |
| Square | 2.4 [1] km² |
| Timezone | UTC + 2 , in the summer UTC + 3 |
| Population | |
| Population | 208 people ( 2010 ) |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Postcode | |
It is located at a great distance from the rest of Kohtla-Järve, about 25 km east of the center of this city and at the same distance from Narva-Jõesuu.
It is located 8 kilometers south-west of the railway station (on the Tallinn - Narva line ), within the boundaries of Vaivara Volost , which was abolished in 2017 .
Administratively, until 2017, the district of Sirgala , which later became a separate village within Narva-Jõesuu , was located near Viivikonna .
The settlement began to be built in 1935-1936 near the shale mine. Year of formation of the urban-type settlement 1950 [1] . Viivikonna became part of Kohtla-Järve in 1960 . At present, it is in a strong decline: more than half of the houses are empty, and only two objects of industry remain - the sawmill and the metallurgical building.
Population
- In 1959, Viivikonna had a population of 1.8 thousand people. [one]
- In 1968, 2.2 thousand inhabitants lived in the village. [3]
- By 2006, the district’s population had fallen to 312 people. [four]
- And on January 1, 2010 there were 208 people. [five]
Notes
- 2 1 2 3 Alpha and Omega, a quick reference book, 1987, Publisher: Tallinn, "Valgus".
- ↑ [1] (est.)
- The Great Soviet Encyclopedia : [in 30 t.] / Ch. ed. A. M. Prokhorov . - 3rd ed. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978.
- ↑ [2] Archival copy dated June 10, 2007 on the Wayback Machine (est.)
- ↑ [3] (est.)