Saka is a village in

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in northeastern

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. Before the 2017 Administrative Reform, the village belonged to

Kohtla Parish Kohtla Parish () was an Estonian municipality located in Ida-Viru County. It has a population of 1640 (2014) and an area of 101 km2. Villages Amula, Järve, Kaasikaia, Kaasikvälja, Kabelimetsa, Kohtla, Kukruse, Mõisamaa, Ontika, ...

. Karjaoru Falls is located in Saka.

Saka Manor

In 1626, Saka () was given as an estate by Swedish King

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to the alderman of

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Jürgen Leslie of Aberdeen, whose origins were Scottish but who had probably entered Swedish service during the time of the

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. The estate later passed into the

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family, and the current building was erected during the ownership of Oscar von Löwis of Menar, from 1862 to 1864. It was built in an accomplished Italian renaissance style, unusual for Estonian manor houses. During the

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, the manor was used by Soviet military forces. During this time, the manor and the park fell into disrepair. It was abandoned, looted, and left in ruins after their departure, but was later restored.

Saka Hoard

In 2015, the Saka Hoard was discovered in Saka. It is a silver hoard dating from the 11th or early 12th century.

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