- Sillamäe
Infobox Settlement
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pushpin_map_caption = Location in Estonia
subdivision_type = Country
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subdivision_type1 = County
timezone = EET
utc_offset = +2
timezone_DST = EEST
utc_offset_DST = +3
map_caption = Location of Sillamäe
official_name = Sillamäe linn
other_name = Sillamäe
image_shield = Sillamae_coatofarms.pngIda-Viru County
leader_name = Ain Kiviorg
area_total_km2 = 10.54
population_total = 16567
population_footnotes =
population_as_of = 2006
population_density_km2 = 1571.82
coor=59°24' N 27°45' E
latd=59 |latm=24 |latNS=N |longd=27 |longm=45 |longEW=ESillamäe is a town in
Ida-Viru County in the northern part ofEstonia , on the southern coast of theGulf of Finland .During the Soviet regime in Estonia, Sillamäe was a
closed town mainly because of the chemical factory in there which producedfuel rod s and nuclear materials for the Sovietnuclear power plant s and weapon facilities. At first,uranium was mined in the same location, later it was imported from various locations from theEastern Bloc , mainlyCzechoslovakia . Uranium ore from the Bihor mine operated by Sovromcuarţ (one of theSovRoms operated jointly by the Soviet Union and Romania) was also processed at Sillamäe. [Diehl] Rumors are that the first Sovietnuclear bomb was created from the uranium mined at Sillamäe.Near the city, there is located a beach and a spa (
Toila andNarva-Jõesuu ), used during the Soviet period for Communist Party members and leaders.In 2005, a port was opened in Sillamäe. In 2006 a regular ferry service was established between Sillamäe and
Kotka , Finland.Demographics
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col1 = Population:
1940: 2,642
1965: 9,838
1994: 20,104
2004: 16,806
col2 = Ethnicity (2000):Russians : 85.8%Estonians : 4.2%Ukrainians : 3.0%Belarusians : 2.8%Finns : 1.0%
Others: 3.2%Notes
External links
* [http://www.sillamae.ee/ Official website] (available in Estonian, Russian and English)
* [http://www.sillamae.ee Sillamäe Web] (available in Estonian, Russian and English)
* Peter Diehl, "Uranium Mining in Europe", 1995. [http://www10.antenna.nl/wise/439-440/chapter1.html Chapter 1]Template group
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