Place:Paldiski, Harju, Estonia

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NamePaldiski
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates59.35°N 24.05°E
Located inHarju, Estonia
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Paldiski is a town and Baltic Sea port situated on the Pakri Peninsula of northwestern Estonia. Since 2017, it's the administrative centre of Lääne-Harju Parish of Harju County. Previously a village of Estonia-Swedes known by the historical name Rågervik, it was extended into a Russian naval base in the 18th century.

The Russian authorities renamed it Балтийский Порт ("Baltiyskiy Port", i.e., Baltic Port) in 1762. In written Estonian, the name was spelled Baltiski until 1933, when the phonetically spelled version Paldiski became official.

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