| Letipea | |
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| Letipea lighthouse | |
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Letipea
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| Country | Estonia |
| County | Lääne-Viru County |
| Municipality | Viru-Nigula Parish |
| Population (01.01.2011[1]) | |
| • Total | 16 |
Letipea is a village in Viru-Nigula Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia, on the coast of Gulf of Finland. It's located on the Letipea cape. Letipea has a population of 16 (as of 1 January 2011).[1]
On 8 August 1976 a conflict between resting workers and drunk Soviet border guards took place in Letipea, resulting the death of 8 and injuring 18.
Ehalkivi (Sunset Glow Boulder) is the Estonias biggest pegmatite granite boulder at the tip of Letipea peninsula. It is the largest erratic boulder in the glaciation area of North Europe. Height 7m, circumference 48,2m, a volume of 930m3 and a mass of approx 2500 tonnes.
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