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18-522: A significant share of the municipality's territory (between 40% and 60%) is covered by protected areas , as large parts of the Lahemaa National Park and Põhja-Kõrvemaa Nature Reserve are situated there. The eastern part of the municipality is home to the largest military training area in Estonia, the central training area of Estonian Defence Forces . The administrative centre of the municipality

36-556: A landscape protection area are the special management zone and limited management zone. A strict nature reserve is a land or water area of a protected area whose natural status is unaffected by direct human activity and where the preservation and development of natural biotic communities is ensured only through natural processes. All types of human activity is prohibited within a strict nature reserve, and persons are prohibited from staying in such reserves, except in cases specified in subsections (3) and (4) of this section. Persons may stay in

54-592: A protected area or a special conservation area by a regulation of the Government of the Republic . According to the law, protected areas are areas maintained in a state unaltered by human activity or used subject to special requirements where the natural environment is preserved, protected, restored, researched or introduced. There are three types of protected areas; National parks , Nature conservation areas and Landscape conservation areas ( nature parks ). The law declares

72-418: A special management zone are not deemed to be resources intended for exploitation. Unless otherwise provided by the protection rules, the following shall be prohibited within a special management zone: The prohibition established by clauses (2) 4) and 5) of this section does not extend to supervision and rescue work, activities related to the administration of the natural object, and to research carried out with

90-528: A strict nature reserve only for the purposes of supervision, rescue work or administration of the natural object. People may stay in a strict nature reserve for the purpose of monitoring and assessment of the status of the natural object only with the consent of the administrator of the protected area. A special management zone is a land or water area of a protected area prescribed for the preservation of natural and semi-natural biotic communities established or to be developed therein. Mineral resources present within

108-971: Is Kiiu . There is a total of 3 small boroughs — Kuusalu (1225 inhabitants), Kiiu (893 inhabitants) and Kolga (501 inhabitants) — and 64 villages in Kuusalu Parish: Allika , Andineeme , Aru , Haavakannu , Hara , Hirvli , Ilmastalu , Joaveski , Juminda , Kaberla , Kahala , Kalme , Kasispea , Kemba , Kiiu-Aabla , Kodasoo , Koitjärve , Kolga-Aabla , Kolgaküla , Kolgu , Kõnnu , Kosu , Kotka , Külmaallika , Kupu , Kursi , Kuusalu , Leesi , Liiapeksi , Loksa , Mäepea , Murksi , Mustametsa , Muuksi , Nõmmeveski , Pala , Pärispea , Parksi , Pedaspea , Põhja , Pudisoo , Rehatse , Rummu , Salmistu , Saunja , Sigula , Sõitme , Soorinna , Suru , Suurpea , Tammispea , Tammistu , Tapurla , Tõreska , Tsitre , Turbuneeme , Uuri , Vahastu , Valgejõe , Valkla , Vanaküla , Vihasoo , Viinistu , Virve . The current mayor ( vallavanem )

126-617: Is Terje Kraanvelt. Religion in Kuusalu Parish (2021) [1] 59°26′38″N 25°26′29″E  /  59.44389°N 25.44139°E  / 59.44389; 25.44139 This Harju County location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Protected areas in Estonia Protected areas of Estonia are regulated by the Nature Conservation Act ( Estonian : Looduskaitseseadus ), which

144-402: Is a protected area prescribed for the preservation, protection, restoration, research and introduction of the natural environment, landscapes, cultural heritage and balanced use of the environment of the protected area. The following are national parks of Estonia: A nature conservation area is a protected area prescribed for the preservation, protection, restoration, research and introduction of

162-468: The area is rich in flora and fauna. The landscape has many raised bogs , including the 7,000-year-old Laukasoo Reserve. The park, marked by several trails, teems with wildlife, including a population of boar , red deer , wolves , bear and lynx . The coast is covered with rocks and boulders, used each year by cranes as a stopover on their way to the Bosphorus and Egypt. There are four manors situated in

180-448: The consent of the administrator of the protected area. The following may be permitted by the protection rules in the special management zone as activities necessary for the preservation of the object or activities which do not harm the object: A limited management zone is a land or water area of a protected area where economic activities are permitted, taking account of the restrictions provided by this Act. Unless otherwise provided by

198-633: The following 3 special protection areas, which are designated for the conservation of habitats, for the preservation of which the impact of planned activities is estimated and activities liable to damage the favourable conservation status of the habitats are prohibited: Strict nature reserve (§ 29), Special management zone (§ 30) and Limited management zone (§ 31) In the time of the Estonian SSR , there were only five protected areas categorized as zapovedniks ("scientific nature reserve"): Vilsandi, Viidumäe, Endla, Nigula and Matsalu . A national park

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216-567: The most thoroughly studied and visited part of the North Estonian coast, where four large peninsulas ( Juminda , Pärispea , Käsmu and Vergi ) are separated from each other by four bays ( Kolga , Hara , Eru and Käsmu ). Lahemaa translates roughly as "Land of Bays". The national park, established in 1971, is one of the main tourist draws in Estonia. Several companies offer day tour packages from Tallinn, while many people drive themselves. With forests covering more than 70 percent of Lahemaa,

234-551: The national park: Palmse manor, the picturesque Vihula manor, Kolga manor, and the baroque Sagadi Manor, Estonia's most visited manor which together with the other three comprise one of the most unusual group of manors in the country. Prior to 1991, the Soviet Union operated a large secret submarine base at Hara. The base was built in the 1950s during the height of the Cold War . The ruins of this former Soviet submarine base

252-448: The natural environment. The zones possible in a nature conservation area are the strict nature reserve, special management zone and limited management zone. A landscape protection area is an area prescribed for the preservation, protection, restoration, research, introduction and regulation of use of landscapes of the protected area. A park, arboretum and forest stand are special types of landscape protection area. The zones possible in

270-523: The park and the Tallinn-Narva highway (E20) to the south. Its area covers 747 km (including 274.9 km of sea). It was the first area to be designated a national park of the former Soviet Union . It is the largest park in Estonia and one of Europe's biggest national parks. Its charter calls for the preservation, research and promotion of North-Estonian landscapes, ecosystems, biodiversity and national heritage. The name Lahemaa originates from

288-404: The protection rules with regard to the size and form of cutting areas and the composition of a forest within a limited management zone necessary for the preservation of a biotic community or protected species within the zone. Lahemaa National Park Lahemaa National Park is a park in northern Estonia , 70 kilometers east from the capital Tallinn . The Gulf of Finland is to the north of

306-455: The protection rules, the following shall be prohibited within a limited management zone: An obligation to preserve the species and age diversity within biotic communities and a prohibition on haulage and transportation of timber out of the zone if the ground is not frozen may be established by the protection rules. Restrictions different than those provided by the Forest Act may be established by

324-513: Was passed by the Estonian parliament on April 21, 2004 and entered into force May 10, 2004. Overall Estonia has 15403 protected areas covering 21% of the country land and 18% of it marine and coastal territory, including 6 national parks: Lahemaa National Park , Karula National Park , Soomaa National Park , Vilsandi National Park , Matsalu National Park , and Alutaguse National Park As stated in §10.1: An area shall be placed under protection as

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