Kunda, Estonia

Infobox City
official_name = Kunda
native_name =

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image_shield = Kunda coat of arms.svg


map_caption = Location of Kunda in Estonia
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Estonia
subdivision_type1 = County
subdivision_name1 = Lääne-Viru County
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Allar Aron
established_title =
established_date =
area_total_km2 = 9.85
area_total_sq_mi =
population_as_of = 2005
population_total = 3 996
population_density_km2 = 402.6
population_density_sq_mi =
timezone = EET
utc_offset = +2
timezone_DST = EEST
utc_offset_DST = +3
latd=59 |latm=30 |lats= |latNS=N
longd=26 |longm=32 |longs= |longEW=E
website = [http://www.kunda.ee/ www.kunda.ee]
footnotes =

Kunda is a town (founded May 1, 1938) in Estonia, located on the coast of the Gulf of Finland. There is a pulp mill (AS Estonian Cell), a cement factory and a port. Its population is ca. 4000.

Evidence of some of the oldest prehistoric communities in Estonia, hunting and fishing communities that existed around 6500 BC, were found near Kunda.This settlement gave the name to the Kunda culture.

The Kunda air base facility 13 km west of Kunda has served Soviet and Estonian defense interests.

Trivia

"Kunda" means "cunt" in Slovak and Czech, leading to amusement amongst Slovak and Czech internet users, just like the name of Ziva Kunda which would mean "a living cunt" if written with a "ž" instead of "z" and "á" instead of "a".It is similarly hilarious as the Austrian village of Fucking is to English speaking persons.

External links

* [http://www.kunda.ee/ Official page (in Estonian)]