Püünsi

Püünsi
Village
Püünsi

Location in Estonia

Coordinates: 59°33′11″N 24°47′44″E / 59.55306°N 24.79556°E / 59.55306; 24.79556Coordinates: 59°33′11″N 24°47′44″E / 59.55306°N 24.79556°E / 59.55306; 24.79556
Country  Estonia
County Harju County
Municipality Viimsi Parish
Population (01.01.2011[1])
  Total 1,234

Püünsi is a village in Viimsi Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. It's located about 13 km (8 mi) northeast of the centre of Tallinn, situated just north of the village of Pringi before Rohuneeme, on the eastern coast of Tallinn Bay. Püünsi has a population of 1,234 (as of 1 January 2011).[1]


On 10 August 2005 a Copterline helicopter on TallinnHelsinki route crashed about 3 km west of Püünsi into the Tallinn Bay. All 14 people on the helicopter died.

References

  1. 1 2 "Valla üldandmed" (in Estonian). Viimsi vald. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
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