Lõiuse

Lõiuse
Village

Ruins of Lõiuse windmill.
Lõiuse

Location in Estonia

Coordinates: 59°07′14″N 24°52′50″E / 59.12056°N 24.88056°E / 59.12056; 24.88056Coordinates: 59°07′14″N 24°52′50″E / 59.12056°N 24.88056°E / 59.12056; 24.88056
Country Estonia
County Rapla County
Municipality Juuru Parish
First mentioned 1241[1]
Area
  Total 13.48 km2 (5.20 sq mi)
Population (01.02.2010[2])
  Total 108
  Density 8.0/km2 (21/sq mi)

Lõiuse is a village in Juuru 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]

In 2010 Sadala village was detached from the lands of Lõiuse and Järlepa villages.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Lõiuse küla" (in Estonian). eestigiid.ee. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  2. 1 2 "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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