Auküla
Auküla | |
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 Auküla school in 1922. | |
  Auküla Location in Estonia | |
| Coordinates: 59°24′31″N 26°11′18″E / 59.40861°N 26.18833°E | |
| Country | Estonia |
| County | Lääne-Viru County |
| Municipality | Haljala Parish |
| Population | |
| • Total | 59 |
Auküla is a village in Haljala Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northern Estonia. It's 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 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 59.[1]
In 1861 a local 3-grade school started operating in Auküla. But in 1930 it was closed due to economical crises. Nowadays the schoolhouse is used as a residential building. In 1996 a memorial stone was erected in front of the house.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Population by place of residence (settlement), sex and age". Statistics Estonia. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
- ^ "Auküla kool" (in Estonian). Eesti monumentide e-kataloog. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
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