Europe Explored » nearby water https://europeexplored.com Travel through the most beautiful places in Europe Sun, 08 Sep 2013 13:36:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.6 Jägala Falls – the biggest waterfall in Estonia https://europeexplored.com/2010/11/08/jagala-falls-the-biggest-waterfall-in-estonia/ https://europeexplored.com/2010/11/08/jagala-falls-the-biggest-waterfall-in-estonia/#comments Mon, 08 Nov 2010 12:58:40 +0000 Claire https://europeexplored.com/?p=2042 Jägala Falls are the largest waterfalls in Estonia. They are located approximately 30 km east of the capital city of Estonia – Tallinn, at the village Jägala Joa. These beautiful waterfalls are called Niagara Falls of the Baltic. Jägala Falls are about 8 meters high. The water of Jägala River cuts into the limestone and […]

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]]> Jägala Falls are the largest waterfalls in Estonia. They are located approximately 30 km east of the capital city of Estonia – Tallinn, at the village Jägala Joa. These beautiful waterfalls are called Niagara Falls of the Baltic.

Jägala Falls are about 8 meters high. The water of Jägala River cuts into the limestone and formed here about 300 feet long valley. It flows into the nearby water reservoir Linnamäe Veehoidla and then to the Baltic Sea. Jägala Falls partially freeze in winter and get a nice icy backdrop.

The oldest known written record of a water mill in Estonia (from the early 13th century) dates from here.


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