Kiiu
Sign in to saveKiiu is a small borough () in Kuusalu Parish, Harju County, northern Estonia. It has a population of 859 (as of 1 January 2012).
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Kiiu
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Small borough
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Kiiu tornlinnus 2012.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Kiiu Tower
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- Estonia
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- right
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- Location in Estonia
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- Country
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- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- 24px Harju County
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- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- 24px Kuusalu Parish
- Settlement.population_total
- 859
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 01.01.2012
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Kiiu is a small borough () in Kuusalu Parish, Harju County, northern Estonia. It has a population of 859 (as of 1 January 2012).
==Kiiu Tower== Kiiu () tower is a medieval defensive tower house of a type found also elsewhere in the Baltic region and sometimes referred to as a "vassal castle". This type of fortification was not intended to be used in any major military operations. Other examples in Estonia include Vao tower and Purtse Castle.
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