Paide
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For the Austrian town, see Weißenstein. For the village in Rakvere Parish, Lääne-Viru County, see Päide.
Paide (German: Weißenstein, Polish: Biały Kamień) is the capital of Järva County, Estonia.
A castle built by the Livonian Brothers of the Sword is located here. The town was formally founded 30 September 1291 by Halt, master of the Livonian Order.
As of 1 January 2012 the population of Paide was 8868.
During the Cold War, Paide Parish was host to Koigi, a front-line fighter air base.
Paide is also home to Paide Ühisgümnaasiumi Staadion, the home ground of Meistriliiga football team, Paide Linnameeskond.
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[edit] Notable residents
- Ita Ever, stage and film actress
- Johannes Hesse, father of author Hermann Hesse
- Carmen Kass, model
- Arvo Pärt, classical music conductor
[edit] International relations
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Estonia
[edit] Twin towns — Sister cities
Paide is twinned with:
Annaberg-Buchholz, Germany
Fredensborg-Humlebæk, Denmark
Håbo, Sweden
Hamina, Finland
Havirov, Czech Republic
Mažeikiai, Lithuania
Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine
Saldus, Latvia
Westminster, United States
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Coordinates: 58°53′8″N 25°33′26″E / 58.88556°N 25.55722°E
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