Lõiuse

Lõiuse
Village
Ruins of Lõiuse windmill.
Ruins of Lõiuse windmill.
Lõiuse is located in Estonia
Lõiuse
Lõiuse
Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 59°07′14″N 24°52′50″E / 59.12056°N 24.88056°E / 59.12056; 24.88056
CountryEstonia
CountyRapla County
MunicipalityRapla Parish
First mentioned1241[1]
Area
 • Total
13.48 km2 (5.20 sq mi)
Population
 (01.02.2010[2])
 • Total
108
 • Density8.0/km2 (21/sq mi)

Lõiuse is a village in Rapla Parish, Rapla County in northwestern Estonia. It has an area of 13.48 km² and a population of 108 (as of 1 February 2010).[2]

Lõiuse was first mentioned in 1241 as Leus village in the Danish Census Book.[1]

Between 1991–2017 (until the administrative reform of Estonian municipalities) the village was located in Juuru Parish. In 2010 Sadala village was detached from the lands of Lõiuse and Järlepa villages.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Lõiuse küla" (in Estonian). eestigiid.ee. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Kohanimenõukogu koosoleku protokoll nr 34" (PDF) (in Estonian). EKI Place Names Board. p. 2.
  3. ^ "Changes in the list of populated places".


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