Kose Parish () is a rural
municipality
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in northern
Estonia
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. It is a part of
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 ...
. 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 km
2.
In October 2013, neighbouring
Kõue Parish was merged with Kose Parish.
The administrative centre of the municipality is the
small borough
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Boroughs
*Aegviidu
*Järva-Jaani
*Järvakandi
*Kiili
*Kohila
*Kohtla-Nõmme
*Lavassaare
*Märjamaa
*Paikuse
*Pärn ...
() of
Kose. There are total of 5 small boroughs (
Ardu,
Habaja,
Kose,
Kose-Uuemõisa and
Ravila) and 58 villages in Kose Parish:
Aela,
Ahisilla,
Äksi,
Alansi,
Harmi,
Kadja,
Kanavere,
Kantküla,
Karla,
Kata
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,
Katsina,
Kirivalla,
Kiruvere,
Kolu,
Kõrvenurga,
Kõue,
Krei,
Kuivajõe
Kuivajõe is a village in Kose Parish, Harju County, northern Estonia.
References
Villages in Harju County
Kreis Harrien
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,
Kukepala,
Laane,
Leistu,
Liiva,
Lööra,
Lutsu,
Marguse,
Nõmbra,
Nõmmeri,
Nõrava,
Nutu,
Ojasoo,
Oru,
Pala,
Palvere,
Paunaste,
Paunküla,
Puusepa,
Rava,
Raveliku,
Riidamäe,
Rõõsa,
Saarnakõrve,
Sääsküla,
Sae,
Saula,
Sõmeru,
Silmsi,
Tade,
Tammiku,
Triigi,
Tuhala,
Uueveski,
Vahetüki,
Vanamõisa,
Vardja,
Vilama,
Virla,
Viskla and
Võlle.
People
Stage actress
Ester Pajusoo (born 1934) was born in Kose Parish (then Tuhala Parish).
Religion
Twin towns — sister cities
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Ócsa, Hungary
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Peräseinäjoki
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It was located in the provinces of Finland, province of Western Finland and is part of th ...
, Finland
*
Plášťovce, Slovakia
Gallery
Kose, 2010.JPG, View at Kose
Kose kirik 2008.JPG, Kose church
Otto von Kotzebue haud.JPG, Grave of navigator Otto von Kotzebue
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Kose Gümnaasium 01.JPG, Kose Gymnasium
Esifassaad III (2004.a.).jpg, Kose-Uuemõisa Manor
Kabel II (2004.a.).jpg, Ruins of Kose-Uuemõisa chapel
Tuhala nõiakaev 4.jpg, Tuhala Witch's well
Vilama.JPG, Landscape in Vilama
Kose, Pirita jõgi.JPG, Pirita River in Kose
Ravila mõisa peahoone.jpg, Ravila manor
Ohvriallikad 'Saula Siniallikad', Valgeallikas (3), 2011, regnr 18053.jpg, Saula Blue Springs
Tuhala kirik lõunakülg.jpg, Tuhala church
Vardja.jpg, Vardja
Vinnkaev Võlle külas.jpg, Võlle
See also
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Blue Springs of Saula
References
External links
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