Paldiski
Paldiski Paldiski | |
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 Banner  Coat airms | |
 Location o Paldiski in Harju Coonty | |
| Coordinates: 59°21′N 24°03′E / 59.350°N 24.050°E | |
| Kintra |  Estonie |
| Coonty |  Harju Coonty |
| Ceety richts | 1783[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34 km2 (13 sq mi) |
| Population (Januar 2010) | |
| • Total | 4,372 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | www.paldiski.ee |
Paldiski is a toun an Baltic Sea port situatit on the Pakri peninsula o north-wastren Estonie. Oreeginally a Swadish settlement kent as Rågervik, it became a Roushie naval base in the 18t yeirhunner. The Roushies recried it Балтийский Порт ("Baltiyskiy Port", i.e. Baltic Port, German: Baltisch-Port) in 1762. In Estonie the name wis spelt Baltiski until 1933 whan the Estonie pronunciation Paldiski became the offeecial name.
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ "About Paldiski". Paldiski Linn. Archived frae the original on 8 Mairch 2012. Retrieved 28 Mey 2012.