Toila
Toila | |
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2011 Census[1] ) | |
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Toila is a
History
The existence of an ancient settlement in Toila is suggested by a sacred grove (hiis) on a high coastal cliff, offering springs along the Pühajõgi River, and an offering stone in Oru Park. The oldest tarand grave found in Virumaa is located beside the current Toila cemetery. The burials there took place in two periods: 2nd–4th and 7th–8th centuries AD.[2][3]
The first written record about the Toila area, in the Danish Census Book, mentions neighbouring Pühajõe as a tiny hamlet with a size of 6 hides.[2] In 1426, the neighbouring Kärilõpe village (now Altküla) was first mentioned. In 1547, the site of modern Toila was mentioned as Männiku, where a knightly manor was situated.[4]
During the Great Northern War, Russian cavalry general Boris Sheremetev built reduits around Pühajõgi, to hinder Charles XII in approaching the Battle of Narva.[2]
Toila as a summer
At the end of the 19th century, Russian merchant Grigory Yeliseyev (who owned a store on the Nevsky Prospekt in St Petersburg) bought land for his new summer residence in Toila. A
Notable people
- Oru Castlefrom 1934 to 1940
- Igor Severyanin (1887–1941), Russian poet, summered in Toila from 1910 and lived there from 1918 until 1935[5]
- Notable vacationers in Toila include:
- Writers and poets:
- Actors: Leo Kalmet, Felix Moor, Netty Pinna, Paul Pinna, Salme Reek
- Musicians: Aleksander Thomson
- Artists: Johann Köler, Ado Vabbe
- Cultural and political figures: Carl Robert Jakobson, Konstantin Päts, Jaan Poska
Gallery
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Toila Spa Hotel -
Toila Beach -
Mouth of the Pühajõgi River in Toila -
The Pühajõgi River in the park -
Toila cemetery -
Cemetery of German soldiers -
The settlement
References
- ^ a b "Number and share of Estonians by place of residence (settlement)". Statistics Estonia. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Toila kuurorttoote perspektiivse väljaarendamise kava" (in Estonian). Toila vallavalitsus. 2008. p. 30.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ a b "Toila alevik" (in Estonian). eestigiid.ee. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ^ "Toila kodulugu" (in Estonian). Toila Gymnasium. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ISBN 90-6831-491-2.
External links
- Toila Parish (in Estonian)
- Toila Spa Hotel
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