Sindi, Estonia

Sindi Sindi
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Estonia
County	Pärnu County
Government
Population  (2013)
• Total	4,076
Ethnicity
• Estonians	81.1%
• Russians	14.8%
• other	4.1%
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Sindi (German: Zintenhof) is a town in Pärnu County, Estonia, with a population of 4,076 in 2013. It is located 14 kilometers from the county capital Pärnu, on the left coast of the Pärnu River.

History

In the area of Sindi was the Mesolithic settlement of Pulli, dating from around 8500 BC - the oldest known settlement in Estonia. It was discovered by geologists in 1965. The settlement probably existed for a short period, as the area was later covered by water. As a swampy region, the area remained unpopulated until the 16th century.

The town's name is derived from Clauss Zindt, a mayor of Pärnu in 1565, who founded a manor (Zintenhof) where the town is now. The settlement was formed in 1833 around a textile factory owned by the manor. It officially became a borough in 1921 and a town in 1938.

Important to the town's development was the founding of a railway station 1928. The railway operated until 1970.

Geography

Sindi is located on the left bank of Pärnu River, between the river and the wetland of Lanksaare.

Notable people

• Uno Palu (born 1933), decathlete
• Allar Raja (born 1983), rower
• Julius Seljamaa (1883–1936), politician and diplomat
• The Tuberkuloited, rock band originally from Sindi

Gallery

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  Railway station building
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  Town hall of Sindi
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  Historical Sindi schoolhouse
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  Sindi Russian Orthodox church
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  Residential building
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  Residential building

External links

• Official website (in Estonian)