Lohusalu | |
---|---|
Village | |
Coordinates: 59°23′39″N 24°11′51″E / 59.394166666667°N 24.1975°E | |
Country | Estonia |
County | Harju County |
Parish | Lääne-Harju Parish |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Lohusalu is a village in Lääne-Harju Parish, Harju County, Estonia.[1] The village spans the Lohusalu peninsula. In 2000, it had the population of 221.[2]
The landscape of Lohusalu is quite diverse, although it is mostly covered by a pine forest with blueberries for understory. Sea Sandwort and Japanese rose grow in abundance at the beaches. Grassleaf orache, European searocket and Triangle orache are well-known plant varieties in Lohusalu.
Near the Lohusalu peninsula, at Lohusalu bay, lies part of the wreck (stern and fore under 11 meters) of the passenger ship Iosif Stalin.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Retrieved 11 December 2009.