Maardu (, ) is a

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and a

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Harju County Harju County ( or ''Harjumaa''), is one of the fifteen counties of Estonia. It is situated in northern Estonia, on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland, and borders Lääne-Viru County to the east, Järva County to the southeast, Rapla Count ...

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. It is part of

Tallinn Tallinn is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Estonia, most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a Tallinn Bay, bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and ...

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, located about east of the capital city. The town covers an area of 22.76 km² and has a population of 16,170 (as of 1 January 2021). The Port of Muuga, the largest cargo port in Estonia, is partly located in Maardu. According to the 2000 Census, the population was 16,738. 61.7% were

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, 19.9%

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, 6.6%

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, 5.7%

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, 1.5%

Tatars Tatars ( )Tatar
in the Collins English Dictionary are a group of Turkic peoples across Eas ...

. The proportion of Estonians was one of the lowest (if not the lowest) in Central and Western Estonia. Outside the town (in the village of

Maardu Maardu (, ) is a Populated places in Estonia, town and a Municipalities of Estonia, municipality in Harju County, Estonia. It is part of Tallinn metropolitan area, located about east of the capital city. The town covers an area of 22.76 ...

), south of the road to Narva lies Maardu manor, one of the oldest preserved

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manor houses in Estonia. It traces its origins to 1389, but the current building dates from the 1660s with additions made in the 19th century. The landlord of the manor Herman Jensen Bohn in 1739 funded the printing of the first bible printed in Estonian.

Maardu neighborhoods

Maardu may be divided into six parts: * Kallavere (the centre of the city where most of the public institutions are located) * Muuga Harbour * Muuga aedlinn (former garden city, now a light residential suburb more connected to

than Kallavere) * Kärmu (industrial area) * Kroodi (industrial area) * Lake Maardu

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File:Maarduveneoigeusukirik100906.jpg, Maardu Archangel Michael Church File:Iru power plant.jpg, Iru thermal power plant File:Maardu jarv.jpg, Lake Maardu File:Maardu manor.jpg, Maardu manor house File:Maardu sunset.jpg, Apartment buildings at sunset File:Veeru street.jpg, Soviet-era apartment buildings File:Kroodi, Maardu1.jpg, Abandoned factory building in Maardu File:Kroodi creek.jpg, Kroodi creek

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* * {{Authority control Cities and towns in Estonia Populated places in Harju County Municipalities of Estonia Russian communities

Maardu neighborhoods

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