Metstaguse is a village 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 central

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. It is located just northwest of

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, the administrative centre of the

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. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 39. Metstaguse is the location of Metstaguse knight manor (''Metztacken''), which was first mentioned in 1586. The modest one-storey wooden main building was constructed at the end of the 19th century. Largest employer in the village is OÜ Metstaguse Agro, a milk and cereal producer.

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Metsataguse Manor
at Estonian Manors Portal
Metstaguse Agro
Villages in Järva County Kreis Jerwen {{Järva-geo-stub