Raasiku Parish ( et, Raasiku vald) in

Harju County Harju County ( et, Harju maakond 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 so ...

is located in the south-eastern direction from the city of

Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju '' ...

. The main road leading through the parish is Jüri - Aruküla - Raasiku - Jägala road. The Tallinn - Tapa Railway goes through the northern border of the parish.

Demographics

As for neighbouring administrative divisions, the parish is surrounded by Jõelähtme in the north, by

Anija Anija (german: Hanniecken) is a village in Anija Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. It has a population of 128 (as of 1 January 2010). Anija was first mentioned in 1241 as ''Hangægus'' village in the Danish Census Book. Anija Manor A m ...

in the east, by

Kose Kose is a small borough ( et, alevik) in Harju County, 39 kilometers (24 miles) southeast of Tallinn, Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Kose Parish and lies next to Pirita River. At the 2011 Census, the settlement's population wa ...

in the south and by

Rae parish Rae Parish ( et, Rae vald) is a rural Municipalities of Estonia, municipality in northern Estonia. It is a part of Harju County. The municipality has a population of 17,967 (as of 1 January 2018) and covers an area of 206.7 km². The populat ...

in the west. ''2 small towns:'' Aruküla,

Raasiku Raasiku is a borough ( et, alevik) in Raasiku Parish, Harju County, Estonia, with a population of 1,372 (2020). Although situated in a parish with the same name, Raasiku is not the official administrative centre of the municipality (which is Aru ...

''13 villages:'' Härma, Igavere, Järsi, Kalesi,

Kiviloo Kiviloo is a village in Raasiku Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. References

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, Kulli,

Kurgla Kurgla is a village in Raasiku Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finl ...

Mallavere Mallavere is a village in Raasiku Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. References Villages in Harju County {{Harju-geo-stub ...

Peningi Peningi is a village in Raasiku Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Fin ...

, Perila, Pikavere,

Rätla Rätla is a village in Raasiku Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finl ...

Tõhelgi Tõhelgi village is a small low-density village in the eastern part of Harju County, Raasiku Parish Raasiku Parish ( et, Raasiku vald) in Harju County is located in the south-eastern direction from the city of Tallinn. The main road leading ...

Religion

Symbolics

Both the municipal flag and coat of arms have been in use since 1995. The coat of arms of the municipality symbolizes the beautiful pine forest of Aruküla, pine-like perseverance that helps people promote the economy and spiritual life of their home region. The green diagonal area resembles the other biggest small borough

with its small drumlins surrounding the small borough. Green resembles nature and silver hope and purity.

Administration

Local government bodies

* Council of the Rural Municipality 7 members'' (

Representative body A legislature is an assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country or city. They are often contrasted with the executive and judicial powers of government. Laws enacted by legislatures are usually known ...

; elected by adult residents of the municipality.) ** Chairman of Municipal Council: Maarja Sikut ** Deputy Chairman of Municipal Council: Kadi Tammaru * Rural Municipality Government members'' (

Executive body The Executive, also referred as the Executive branch or Executive power, is the term commonly used to describe that part of government which enforces the law, and has overall responsibility for the governance of a state. In political systems ba ...

; established by the council.) As of 1 March 2020, the Government structure is as follows: * Rural Municipality Mayor * Office of the Rural Municipality * Department of Education and Social Affairs * Department of Administration and Development * Department of Finance

List of Rural Municipality Mayors

* 1992 - Toivo Veenre * 1996 - Olev Rähni * 1999 - Andre Sepp (3.5 terms) * 2011 - Aare Ets * 2013 - Raivo Uukkivi * 2017 - Andre Sepp * 2021 -

Raul Siem Raul Siem (born 5 June 1973) is an Estonian politician. He served as Minister of Foreign Trade and Information Technology in the second cabinet of Jüri Ratas from 20 April 2020 to 26 January 2021. He is affiliated with the Conservative People's ...

Education and culture

Schools

* Aruküla Basic School * Raasiku Basic School * Pikavere Kindergarten Primary School * Aruküla Waldorf School

Twin towns – sister cities

* , Sweden

People

Raasiku is the birthplace of chess player Aino Kukk (1930-2006), who won the Estonian Women's Chess Championship in 1955.

Gallery

File:Arukyla Mois.jpg, Aruküla manor File:Raasiku valla sümbol - mänd.JPG, Pine trees File:Raasiku raudteejaama veetorn.jpg,

water tower File:Harju-Jaani kirik2.jpg,

church File:Kiviloo mõisa peahoone.jpg,

Kiviloo Kiviloo is a village in Raasiku Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. References

Villages in Harju County {{Harju-geo-stub ...

Manor File:Leiva jõgi-Raasiku vald.jpg, The Leiva river on the border of Raasiku Parish and

Rae Parish Rae Parish ( et, Rae vald) is a rural Municipalities of Estonia, municipality in northern Estonia. It is a part of Harju County. The municipality has a population of 17,967 (as of 1 January 2018) and covers an area of 206.7 km². The populat ...