Kose () 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
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 ...
, 39 kilometers (24 miles) southeast of
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Estonia, most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a Tallinn Bay, bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and ...
, Estonia. It is the administrative centre of
Kose Parish
Kose Parish () 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.
In October 20 ...
and lies next to
Pirita River.
At the
2011 Census, the settlement's population was 2,097.
It was first mentioned in the
Danish Census Book as ''Cosius'' in 1241.
Notable people
*
Otto von Kotzebue
Otto von Kotzebue (; 30 December 1787 – 15 February 1846) was a Baltic German naval officer in the Imperial Russian Navy. He commanded two naval expeditions into the Pacific for the purposes of exploration and scientific investigation. The fi ...
(1787–1846), navigator, is buried at the churchyard of Kose St. Nicholas Church
*
Risto Kübar (b. 1983), actor, was born in Kose
* Silver Kübar
(et) (b. 1980), sidecar motocross racer, was born in Kose
*
Liivo Leetma (b. 1977), footballer, was born in Kose
*
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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