Püssi

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Town in northeastern Estonia

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::summary Town in northeastern Estonia ::

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Püssi ( ; ; ) is a town in Lüganuse Parish, Ida-Viru County, Estonia, with a population of 917 . It is located near the road between Tallinn and St. Petersburg.

History

Following the end of the Soviet Union, Püssi saw a sharp economic downturn and a population exodus. In 1989, the population of Püssi stood at 2,400 people, In October 2013, Püssi along with Maidla Parish were merged into Lüganuse Parish, and therefore ceased to exist as separate municipalities.

Economy

By 2002 Püssi had accumulated 20 million kroons of debt, the equivalent to 1.3 million euros; and property values had become so low that apartments were valued around zero. Since then, the city's economy has begun to recover. Püssi has planned the construction of an industrial park. The Chairman of the town council, in an interview with The Baltic Times, marketed Püssi by stating that property values in the city were only 1% of those of the capital city of Tallinn.

Püssi has historically served as a production center for particle board. At the time of the collapse of the Soviet Union, the town's largest employer was particle board manufacturer Repo Vabrikud, which employed 1,400 people, over half the city. Although Repo Vabrikud has scaled back employment significantly,

In December 2010, Siemens announced that Püssi had been selected as the location of one of two converter stations for their "EstLink 2" high voltage power line between Estonia and Finland.

Culture

Püssi is the home of the Püssi Punk Festival, which has run annually since 2005, and features rock, metal, blues, and indie musicians from several countries.

The town contains an artificial mountain made of ash from an oil shale power plant that has been depositing ash in the location since the 1930s. The mountain is used for motocross racing.

Notable people

Gallery

Püssi jaamahoone enne II maailmasõda.jpg|The old Püssi railway station (destroyed in World War II) Püssi train station 2011.jpg|Püssi train station Elroni reisirong Püssil.jpg|Elron passenger train in Püssi Old factory chimney in Püssi - panoramio.jpg|Old factory's chimney (July 2011) Püssi AS Repo Vabrikud tehas.jpg|Püssi AS Repo factory next to the Purtse river Map Estonia - Püssi linn.png|

References

References

  1. [http://pub.stat.ee/px-web.2001/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=PO0240&lang=1 Population by sex, age and place of residence after the 2017 administrative reform, 1 January]. Statistics Estonia.
  2. "About Estonia". Sorbes Group.
  3. Charles, Alec. "Pussi galore: the renaissance of an Estonian town". Baltic News LTD..
  4. "PO0291: POPULATION NUMBER, AREA AND DENSITY BY ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT OR TYPE OF SETTLEMENT, 1 JANUARY". Statistics Estonia.
  5. "Siemens to supply converter stations for HVDC connection between Estonia and Finland – Transmission capacity between the two countries to increase threefold". Siemens AG.
  6. "Püssi Pungist sai kahepäevane festival". [[Postimees]].
  7. "Estonian Trio to Headline Blues Night at UK's Only Dylanfest". Estonian Embassy in London.
  8. Pae, Taavi. (2005). "ARTIFICIAL MOUNTAINS IN NORTH-EAST ESTONIA: MONUMENTAL DUMPS OF ASH AND SEMI-COKE". Oil Shale.
  9. (2004). "Art Collection as a Manifesto". Estonian Institute.

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