Äksi

This article is about the small borough in Tartu County. For the village in Kõue Parish, Harju County, see Äksi, Harju County. For the island, see Aksi.
Äksi
Small borough

Äksi St. Andrew's Church
Äksi

Location in Estonia

Coordinates: 58°31′23″N 26°40′08″E / 58.52306°N 26.66889°E / 58.52306; 26.66889Coordinates: 58°31′23″N 26°40′08″E / 58.52306°N 26.66889°E / 58.52306; 26.66889
Country  Estonia
County Tartu County
Municipality Tartu Parish
Population (01.01.2010[1])
 • Total 477

Äksi is a small borough (Estonian: alevik) in Tartu Parish, Tartu County in Estonia. It is located on the southern shore of Lake Saadjärv, and has a population of 477 (as of 1 January 2010).[1]

The Ice Age Centre, a museum about the latest ice age, is located in Äksi.[2]

1815–1832 Otto Wilhelm Masing worked as a vicar in Äksi St. Andrew's Church.

References

  1. 1 2 "Kohanimenõukogu koosoleku protokoll nr 34" (PDF) (in Estonian). EKI Place Names Board. p. 5.
  2. ↑ "Contact". Ice Age Centre. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
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