Äksi is a
small borough
The following is a list of Populated places in Estonia, boroughs () and Populated places in Estonia, small boroughs () in Estonia.
Boroughs
*Aegviidu
*Järva-Jaani
*Järvakandi
*Kiili
*Kohila
*Kohtla-Nõmme
*Lavassaare
*Märjamaa
*Paikuse
*Pärn ...
() in
Tartu Parish
Tartu Parish () is a rural municipality in Tartu County, Estonia
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,
Tartu County
Tartu County ( or ''Tartumaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia.
It is located in eastern Estonia bordering Põlva County, Valga County, Viljandi County and Jõgeva County.
The area of Tartu County is , which covers 6.9% of the territory of E ...
in
Estonia
Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...
. It is located on the southern shore of Lake
Saadjärv, and has a population of 480 (as of 1 January 2020).
From the Middle Ages until the first half of the 20th century, Äksi was also known by variants of its
German language
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name Ecks.
The
Ice Age Centre, a museum about the latest
ice age
An ice age is a long period of reduction in the temperature of Earth's surface and atmosphere, resulting in the presence or expansion of continental and polar ice sheets and alpine glaciers. Earth's climate alternates between ice ages, and g ...
, is located in Äksi.
There is a
monument
A monument is a type of structure that was explicitly created to commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, due to its artistic, historical ...
for the fallen soldiers of the Estonian War of Independence (1918-1920) in Äksi.
Gallery
Lake Saadjärv Äksi lake side building.jpg, Building at Saadjärv lakeside
Äksi kalmistul.JPG, Äksi cemetery
Aksi Andrease kirik 20150510-124201 3X4 panoraam.jpg, Church of Andrew the Apostle
References
Boroughs and small boroughs in Estonia
Tartu Parish
Kreis Dorpat
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