Kose is a
small borough
The following is a list of boroughs ( et, alevid) and small boroughs ( et, alevikud) in Estonia.
Boroughs
*Aegviidu
* Järva-Jaani
* Järvakandi
* Kiili
*Kohila
*Kohtla-Nõmme
* Lavassaare
*Märjamaa
*Paikuse
* Pärnu-Jaagupi
* Tootsi
* Vändra ...
( et, alevik) 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 ...
, 39 kilometers (24 miles) southeast 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 '' ...
,
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 Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, an ...
. It is the administrative centre of
Kose Parish
Kose Parish ( et, Kose vald) is a rural municipality in northern Estonia. It is a part of Harju County. The municipality has a population of 5,737 (as of 1 January 2004) and covers an area of . The population density is 24.2 inhabitants per km2.
...
and lies next to
Pirita River
The Pirita ( et, Pirita jõgi) is a long river in northern Estonia that drains into Tallinn Bay (part of the Gulf of Finland) in Pirita, Tallinn. The basin area of the Pirita is 799 km2.
For the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, the est ...
.
At the
2011 Census, the settlement's population was 2,097.
It was first mentioned in the
Danish Census Book
The Danish Census Book or the Danish book of land taxation ( la, Liber Census Daniæ), ( da, Kong Valdemars Jordebog) dates from the 13th century and consists of a number of separate manuscripts. The original manuscripts are now housed in the Da ...
as ''Cosius'' in 1241.
People
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Otto von Kotzebue
Otto von Kotzebue (russian: О́тто Евста́фьевич Коцебу́, tr. ; – ) was a Russian officer and navigator in the Imperial Russian Navy. He was born in Reval. He was known for his explorations of Oceania.
Early life ...
(1787–1846), navigator, is buried at the churchyard of Kose St. Nicholas Church
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Risto Kübar
Risto Kübar (born 4 December 1983) is an Estonian stage, voice and film actor.
Early life and studies
Risto Kübar was born in the small borough of Kose. His older brother is sidecar motorcross racer Silver Kübar. He attended Kose Secondary S ...
(b. 1983), actor, was born in Kose
* Silver Kübar
(et) (b. 1980), sidecar motorcross racer, was born in Kose
*
Liivo Leetma
Liivo Leetma (born 20 January 1977) is an Estonian football manager and former professional player. He played the position of midfielder. He won a total of 36 international caps for the Estonia national football team.
Club career
Former clubs ...
(b. 1977), footballer, was born in Kose
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Rauno Roosnurm (b. 1991), musician, was born in Kose
Gallery
Kose jalakäijate sild.JPG, Footbridge over Pirita river
Kose Vabadussõja mälestussammas 01.JPG, Monument to the War of Independence
Kose Gümnaasium 2013.JPG, Kose school
Nisupõld Kose alevikus.jpg, Wheat fields in Kose
References
External links
Kose Parish
Boroughs and small boroughs in Estonia
Kreis Harrien
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