Pärnu

Summary

Pärnu is a city^[1]. Pärnu ranks in the top 10% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (416 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Pärnu was a member of Union of the Baltic Cities^[3].
• Pärnu is located in Pärnu City^[4].
• Pärnu is in the country of Estonia^[5].
• Pärnu is on the body of water Pärnu River^[6].
• Pärnu is on the body of water Pärnu Bay^[7].
• Pärnu's instance of is recorded as city^[8].
• Pärnu's instance of is recorded as Hanseatic city^[9].
• Pärnu's instance of is recorded as tourist destination^[10].
• Pärnu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Palanga^[11].
• Pärnu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Jūrmala^[12].
• Pärnu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Drammen^[13].
• Pärnu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Odesa^[14].
• Pärnu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Murmansk^[15].
• Pärnu's Commons category is recorded as Pärnu^[16].
• 1251 marks the founding of Pärnu^[17].
• Pärnu's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 58.384444444444, 'lon': 24.498888888889}^[18].
• Pärnu's significant event is recorded as Siege of Pärnu^[19].
• Pärnu's official website is recorded as https://parnu.ee/^[20].
• Pärnu's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pärnu^[21].
• Pärnu's Commons gallery is recorded as Pärnu^[22].
• Pärnu has a population of {'amount': '+39728'}^[23].
• Pärnu has a population of {'amount': '+40005'}^[24].
• Pärnu has a population of {'amount': '+39784'}^[25].
• Pärnu has a population of {'amount': '+39828'}^[26].
• Pärnu has a population of {'amount': '+40401'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Pärnu is in the country of Estonia^[5]. Pärnu is located in Pärnu City^[4]. Adjacent water bodies include Pärnu River^[6], a river^[28], in Estonia^[29] and Pärnu Bay^[7], a bay^[30], in Estonia^[31].

Physical Characteristics

Pärnu covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+33.15'}^[32]. Pärnu sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+10'}^[33]. Population counts include {'amount': '+39728'}^[23], {'amount': '+40005'}^[24], {'amount': '+39784'}^[25], {'amount': '+39828'}^[26], {'amount': '+40401'}^[27], and {'amount': '+39620'}^[34].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[8], Hanseatic city^[9], and tourist destination^[10].

History and Context

1251 marks the founding of Pärnu^[17].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Pärnu include Pärnu Airport^[35], an airport^[36], in Estonia^[37] and Pärnu Bay^[38], a bay^[39], in Estonia^[40].

Why It Matters

Pärnu ranks in the top 10% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (416 views/month).^[2] Pärnu has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] Pärnu is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Entities named for Pärnu include Pärnu Airport^[35], an airport^[36], in Estonia^[37] and Pärnu Bay^[38], a bay^[39], in Estonia^[40].