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PÄRNU
Summer capital of Estonia !!
Sea, sun, hot sandy beaches and friendly people.
What more would you want ?!
• Pärnu was founded in 1251 AD.
• Pärnu is a hanseatic city.
In Pärnu you can find
• Hot sandy beaches.
• Beautiful promenade.
• Two breakwaters.
Flag of Pärnu
Coat of arms
1. Pärnu Costal Meadow Protection Area
• Created in 1958 .
• Whole area 371,4 hectares.
• Natura 2000.
2. Tervise Paradiis
spa hotel and water park
• opened in 2004.
• In the beach area in Pärnu.
3. Beach hotel
• Built 1935 – 1937.
• Main building of the Estonian Health Rehabilitation
center.
Protected and rare plant and bird species
Dactylorhiza baltica
Angelica palustris
4. Beach
6. Ranna Park
• 1 km of white sandy beach under the lifeguard
protection.
• created in 1882.
• you can play basketball, volleyball, chess and enjoy
bike riding and rollerblading.
is under protection
5. Pärnu mud baths
7. Ammende's Villa
• Built in 1927
• Is one of the symbols of the Pärnu Health Resort.
• built in 1905.
• some of the summer concerts and events are held
there.
8. The Gulf of Pärnu conservation area
• Whole area
102 800 hectars.
• 49 protected
species.
• Internationally
important.
• Natura 2000.
9. Valli park
is under protection
two attractions are located there : Vallikäär and Tallinn
gate
• Vallikäär, which in the past used to be a rampart is
now an open-air stage, built in 1970.
• Tallinn gate
10. Munamäe park
is under protection
there is a playground for little children and skate park
for those who like extreme sports.
12. The River Pärnu Conservation area
• The length of the conservation area is 189 km
• belongs to the Natura 2000
• Protected species:
European bullhead
Spined Loach
(Cottus gobio )
(Cobitis taenia)
River Lamprey
(Lampetra fluviatilis)
Sea lamprey
(Petromyzon marinus)
11. Endla theatre
• First built in 1911, then built up again in 1967 in the
other location, not far from the first one.
Thick shelled river mussel
(Unio crassus)
Atlantic salmon
(Salmo salar)
13. Lydia Koidula park
is under protection
• created in 1925
• beautiful surrounding where it's perfect to just sit,
watch the babbling of fountain and relax on a
sunny day.
14. Hotel Pärnu
• built in 1973
• that is the place
where the Endla
theatre was first
located, now in
front of the hotel
you can find a
little memorial.
15.
Vana park is under protection
• oldest park in Pärnu founded at the
beginning of the 19th century.
• There is a playground for little children and
place to sit and cool off on a sunny day.
Pärnu and its nature
In the city territory you can find many different preserves:
1 nature preserve — Pärnu Coastal Meadow Protection
Area
2 landscape preserves — Niidu landscape preserve and
Pärnu landscape preserve
2 conservation areas — The Gulf of Pärnu conservation
area and The River Pärnu conservation area
6 parks — Annemõisa park, Lydia Koidula park, Munamäe
park, Vana park, Rannapark and Valli park
Pärnu Coastal Meadow Protection Area : made to
protect rare and endangered plant and bird species
• Niidu landscape preserve : made to protect the
ecosystem and landscape of Niidu forest.
• Pärnu landscape preserve : made to protect green
forest landscape and species habitat
• The Gulf of Pärnu conservation area : made to protect
birds and their habitats
• The River Pärnu conservation area : made to protect
river and stream habitats
• All parks : The purpose of protecting them is to save
their original planning, different trees, culturally,
ecologically, esthetically and recreationally valuable
functions, parks and gardens and also control their
using and developing in the future.
•
Reference :
Discover Pärnu
on your own!
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Done by: Eleriin Peterson, Mery-Ly Kalamees and Karl Kütt
Pärnu Koidula Gymnasium
The booklet was made within Comenius – “Life in Harmony
with Nature” project.
2010