Võsu
Võsu | |
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Street in Võsu | |
Võsu Location in Estonia | |
| Coordinates: 59°34′41″N 25°58′01″E / 59.57806°N 25.96694°E | |
| Country | Estonia |
| County | Lääne-Viru County |
| Municipality | Haljala Parish |
| Population | |
• Total | 334 |
Võsu is a small borough (Estonian: alevik) in Lääne-Viru County, in Haljala Parish, in Estonia. It was the administrative centre of Vihula Parish. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 334.[1]
Name
Võsu was attested in historical sources as Wöso in 1510, Wose in 1586, and Weso in 1726. The settlement was named after the Võsu River (attested in 1534 as Fassenbek and Wesenbeck), the name of which is derived from the noun võsa 'brushwood, brush, scrub'.[2]
History
From 1971 to 1999, Võsu was a borough (alev). From 1992 to 1999, it had the status of a municipality.
References
- ^ a b "Population by place of residence (settlement), sex and age". Statistics Estonia. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ^ "Võsu". Dictionary of Estonian Place Names. Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
External links
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Võsu.
- Vihula Parish (in Estonian)