Püünsi

Village in Estonia
Village in Harju County, Estonia
59°33′11″N 24°47′44″E / 59.55306°N 24.79556°E / 59.55306; 24.79556Country EstoniaCounty Harju CountyMunicipality Viimsi ParishPopulation
 (01.01.2011[1])
 • Total1,234

Püünsi is a village in Viimsi Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia.[2] It's located about 13 km (8 mi) northeast of the centre of Tallinn, situated just north of the village of Pringi before Rohuneeme, on the eastern coast of Tallinn Bay. Püünsi has a population of 1,234 (as of 1 January 2011).[1]

On 10 August 2005 a Copterline helicopter on Tallinn–Helsinki route crashed about 3 km west of Püünsi into the Tallinn Bay. All 14 people on the helicopter died.

Shore of Viimsi Peninsula in Püünsi

References

  1. ^ a b "Valla üldandmed" (in Estonian). Viimsi vald. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  2. ^ Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014 (retrieved 27 July 2021)

External links

  • Püünsi School (in Estonian)
Places adjacent to Püünsi
Tallinn Bay Rohuneeme Rohuneeme
Tallinn Bay
Püünsi
Rohuneeme
Tallinn Bay Pringi Lubja


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