Jõelähtme Parish
| Jõelähtme Parish Jõelähtme vald | |||
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| Municipality of Estonia | |||
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 Jõelähtme Parish within Harju County. | |||
| Country |
 Estonia | ||
| County |
 Harju County | ||
| Administrative centre | Jõelähtme | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Andrus Umboja | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 210.86 km2 (81.41 sq mi) | ||
| Population (01.01.2012[1]) | |||
| • Total | 5,351 | ||
| • Density | 25/km2 (66/sq mi) | ||
| Website | www.joelahtme.ee | ||
Jõelähtme Parish (Estonian: Jõelähtme vald) is a rural municipality in Harju County, north-western Estonia. It ha a population of 5,351 (as of 1 January 2012) and an area of 210.86 km2 (81.41 sq mi), the population density is 25.3770/km2 (65.726/sq mi)[1]
The administrative centre of Jõelähtme Parish is Jõelähtme village. It is located 20 km east from the centre of Estonia's capital, Tallinn.
History
Established in 1816.
During WWII, 6,000 Jews and Roma were murdered by Estonian Nazi collaborators under German supervision. Mass executions were carried out on sand dunes called Kalevi-Liiva where a memorial has been erected.
Local government
Current mayor (vallavanem) is Andrus Umboja[2] and chairman of the council (volikogu esimees) is Art Kuum.[3]
Geography
Settlements
There are 2 small boroughs (est: alevikud, sg. - alevik) and 34 villages (est: külad, sg. - küla) in Jõelähtme Parish.
Small boroughs: Kostivere, Loo.
Villages: Aruaru, Haapse, Haljava, Ihasalu, Iru, Jägala, Jägala-Joa, Jõelähtme, Jõesuu, Kaberneeme, Kallavere, Koila, Koipsi, Koogi, Kostiranna, Kullamäe, Liivamäe, Loo, Maardu, Manniva, Neeme, Nehatu, Parasmäe, Rammu, Rebala, Rohusi, Ruu, Saha, Sambu, Saviranna, Ülgase, Uusküla, Vandjala, Võerdla.
Landmarks
Gallery
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Bronze Age stone cist graves
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Jõelähtme church
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Linnamäe hydroelectric power plant
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Memorial at Kalevi-Liiva
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Monument to the Estonian War of Independence
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Maardu manor house
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Ülgase caves
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Rammu Island
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Mouth of the Jägala river
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References
- 1 2 "Population figure and composition". Statistics Estonia. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ↑ "Vallavalitsus" (in Estonian). Jõelähtme Vallavalitsus http://www.joelahtme.ee. Retrieved 11 December 2009. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "Vallavolikogu koosseis" (in Estonian). Jõelähtme Vallavalitsus http://www.joelahtme.ee. Retrieved 11 December 2009. External link in
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External links
- Official website (in Estonian)
- Map of Jõelähtme Parish
- Non-official public forum (in Estonian)
Coordinates: 59°27′N 25°08′E / 59.450°N 25.133°E
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