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Virtsu
Virtsu | |
|---|---|
 Port of Virtsu | |
  Virtsu | |
| Coordinates: 58°34′12″N 23°31′26″E / 58.57000°N 23.52389°E | |
| Country | Estonia |
| County | Pärnu County |
| Parish | Lääneranna Parish |
| Population | |
• Total | 539 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
Virtsu (German: Werder) is a small borough (alevik) in Lääneranna Parish, Pärnu County, Estonia. It lies on the western coast of continental Estonia, and is a location of the main port for traffic to and from Saaremaa, the largest island of Estonia. The Virtsu ferry goes to Kuivastu, which is located on the island of Muhu, which is in turn connected to Saaremaa by the largest causeway in Estonia, the Väinatamm.
As of the 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 539.[1]
Puhtu peninsula, a former island, belongs to Virtsu.
- ^ a b "Population by place of residence (settlement), sex and age". Statistics Estonia. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
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