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Village in Estonia Village in Lääne-Viru County, Estonia
Auküla
Village
Auküla school in 1922Auküla school in 1922
Auküla is located in EstoniaAukülaAukülaLocation in Estonia
Coordinates: 59°24′31″N 26°11′18″E / 59.40861°N 26.18833°E / 59.40861; 26.18833
CountryEstonia
CountyLääne-Viru County
MunicipalityHaljala Parish
Population
 • Total59

Auküla is a village in Haljala Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northern Estonia. It is located about 4 km (2 mi) southwest of Haljala, the administrative centre of the municipality, and about 11 km (7 mi) northwest of the town of Rakvere. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 59.

In 1861, a local three-grade school started operating in Auküla. However, in 1930 it was closed due to the economic crisis. Nowadays the schoolhouse is used as a residential building. In 1996 a memorial stone was erected in front of the building.

References

  1. ^ "Population by place of residence (settlement), sex and age". Statistics Estonia. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  2. Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014 (retrieved 28 July 2021)
  3. "Auküla kool" (in Estonian). Eesti monumentide e-kataloog. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
Settlements in Haljala Parish
Small boroughs Coat of arms of Haljala Parish
Villages


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