Koeru () 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
Järva Parish
Järva Parish is a municipality in Järva County, Estonia. It was created in 2017 as a merger of 6 municipalities: Albu Parish, Ambla Parish, Imavere Parish, Järva-Jaani Parish, Kareda Parish and Koigi Parish.
Religion
Notable people
* ...
,
Järva County
Järva County ( or ''Järvamaa''; ; ) is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in the central part of the country and borders Lääne-Viru County to the east, Jõgeva County to the south-east, Viljandi County to the south, Pärnu County t ...
in north-central
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 ...
. As of the
2011 census, the settlement's population was 1,178.
The tallest structure in Estonia, the
Koeru TV Mast, is located near Koeru in the village of
Kapu.
Notable people
*
Aino Bach (1901–1980), artist
*
Gert Kams
Gert Kams (born 25 May 1985) is a retired Estonian professional association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football)#Full-back, right back. From 2019 he works as a sporting director for Paide Linnameeskond.
Club care ...
(born 1985), football player
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Kalju Lepik
Kalju Lepik (7 October 1920 – 30 May 1999) was an Estonian poet who lived as an exile for most of his life.
Lepik published his first poems in 1939 in Tartu students' journals Iloli and Tuleviku Rajad ('The Paths of Future'). In 1940 he founde ...
(1920–1999), poet
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Karl Selter
Karl Selter (24 June 1898 in Koeru, Estonia – 31 January 1958 in Geneva, Switzerland) was an Estonian politician and a Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia. He served as Minister of Economic Affairs from 1933 to 1938 and as minister of F ...
(1898–1958), politician
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Lembit Ulfsak
Lembit Ulfsak (4 July 1947 – 22 March 2017) was an Estonian stage and film actor. Ulfsak starred in the 2014 film Tangerines (film), ''Tangerines'' which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Foreign Language F ...
(1947–2017), actor
References
External links
Boroughs and small boroughs in Estonia
Kreis Jerwen
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