Saku Parish ( et, Saku vald) is a rural
municipality
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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 ...
, north-western Estonia.
The administrative centre of Saku Parish is
Saku; a small town with population of 4,618 (as of 2005). It is situated 10 km south of Estonia's
capital
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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 '' ...
.
History
Established in 1866.
Awarded the
Japanese Foreign Minister’s Commendation for their contributions to promotion of mutual understanding between Estonia and Japan on December 1, 2020.
Foreign Minister’s Commendations for FY 2020 (Groups) , Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
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Local government
Current chairman of the council ( est: ''volikogu esimees'') is Eero Alamaa.
As of 2018, the mayor ( est: ''vallavanem'') is Marti Rehemaa.
Religion
Geography
Populated places
There are 2 small towns ( est: ''alevikud'', sg. ''alevik'') and 19 villages
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( est: ''külad'', sg. ''küla'') in Saku Parish.
Small towns: Kiisa, Saku.
Villages: Jälgimäe
Jälgimäe (german: Jelgimeggi) is a village in Saku Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. (retrieved 27 July 2021)
Botanist Peter von Glehn (1835–1876) and the founder of Nõmme Nikolai von Glehn
Alexander Nikolai von Glehn (16 July 1 ...
, Juuliku, Kajamaa, Kasemetsa, Kirdalu, Kurtna, Lokuti, Männiku, Metsanurme, Rahula, Roobuka, Saue, Saustinõmme, Sookaera-Metsanurga, Tänassilma, Tagadi
Tagadi is a town in northeastern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Bondoukou Department in Gontougo Region, Zanzan District. Seven kilometres east of town is a border crossing with Ghana.
Tagadi was a commune
A commune is an alternative te ...
, Tammejärve, Tammemäe, Tõdva, Üksnurme
Üksnurme is a village in Saku Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. (retrieved 27 July 2021)
Estonian strongman and entrant to the World's Strongest Man contest Andrus Murumets
Andrus Murumets (born 20 July 1978) is an Estonian strongm ...
.
Sport
Kurtna is home to Bandy
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Federation of Estoni
References
External links
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Maps of Saku Parish
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Saku Parish,
Municipalities of Estonia