Kalvi

Kalvi is a village in Viru-Nigula Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia. It is located about north of the Tallinn–Narva road (part of E20), northwest of Aseri and northeast of Viru-Nigula, on the coast of the Gulf of Finland. Kalvi has a population of 51 (as of 1 January 2012).

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Settlement.name: Kalvi
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Kalvi mõisa peahoone.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Main building of Kalvi Manor
Settlement.pushpin_map: Estonia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Estonia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Estonia
Settlement.subdivision_type1: County
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Lääne-Viru County
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Viru-Nigula Parish
Settlement.established_title: First mentioned
Settlement.established_date: 1485
Settlement.population_total: 51
Settlement.population_as_of: 01.01.2012

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Population: 39
Area: 6.63
Image: Kalvi mõisa peahoone.jpg

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Kalvi is best known for its Medieval manor. It was first mentioned in 1485. The owners von Lodes had built there one of the grandiosest vassal fortresses in Estonia. Ca. 30 m wide trapezoid-shaped castellum type fortress was probably built in the beginning of the 15th century. It is also possible that the manor had existed already in 13th–14th centuries.