Haavakannu is a village in
Kuusalu Parish
Kuusalu Parish () is a rural municipality in northern Estonia, the largest in Harju County. After joining with the adjacent Loksa Parish in 2005, the municipality has now a population of 6,863 (as of 1 January 2009) and covers an area of . The po ...
,
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 ...
in northern
Estonia
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.
Name
Haavakannu was attested in written sources as ''Havakand'' in 1517, ''Hawa Kant'' in 1694, and ''Hawakand'' in 1769 (referring to the original single large farm there). The name ''Haavakannu'' means 'aspen stump', from ''haava'' (genitive of ''haab'' 'aspen') + ''kannu'' (i.e., ''kännu'', genitive of ''känd'' 'stump'). The name ''Haavakannu'' was also attested in the territory of neighboring
Rummu
Rummu is a small borough () in Lääne-Harju Parish, Harju County, northern Estonia. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 1,088, of whom 288 (26.5%) were Estonians.
See also
* Rummu quarry
* Murru Prison
* Rummu Prison
...
Manor as ''Haffwa Kant'' in 1693, referring to today's Haavamäe farm in the village of
Saunja.
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Haavakannu include the following:
*
Gustav Vilbaste
Gustav Vilbaste (until 1935 Gustav Vilberg; 3 September 1885 in Haavakannu, Kodasoo Parish – 21 February 1967 in Tallinn) was an Estonian botanist, publicist
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(1885–1967), ethnobotanist, born in Haavakannu
References
Villages in Harju County
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