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Anija Parish
Anija Parish ( et, Anija vald) is a rural municipality in Harju County, Estonia, consisting of 33 settlements. The parish has a population of 6274 and covers an area of . The administrative centre of the municipality is Kehra. The municipality also has an office in the borough of Aegviidu. Anija Parish is bordered by Kuusalu, Jõelähtme, Raasiku, Kose parishes in Harju County, Järva parish in Järva County and Tapa Parish in Lääne-Viru County. History Anija Village ''(Hangægus)'' was first mentioned in the Danish Census Book in 1241. Anija Manor, the namesake of Anija Parish, was first mentioned in 1482. Anija Parish was first created in the 19th century as part of the bigger, now arhaic Harju-Jaani Parish. In 1939, Anija Parish ceded Aavere, Pillapalu and gained Alavere Parish, Paasiku, and parts of Kiviloo. In 1945, Anija, Kehra and Pikva Rural Councils were created on the lands of Anija Parish. In 1950, Anija Parish was abolished, effectively being replaced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danish Census Book
The Danish Census Book or the Danish book of land taxation ( la, Liber Census Daniæ), ( da, Kong Valdemars Jordebog) dates from the 13th century and consists of a number of separate manuscripts. The original manuscripts are now housed in the Danish National Archives (''Rigsarkivet'') in Copenhagen. History The land registration was commissioned during the reign of King Valdemar II of Denmark (1202–1241). The registry contains notes for practical use in the Royal Chancery of the Kingdom of Denmark. It consists of a collection of information regarding Royal income and properties. The book is one of the most important sources of information in regard to social conditions and place names during the Middle Ages. Many locations in Denmark, northern Germany, southern Sweden and northern Estonia were recorded in writing for the first time.Thunberg, Carl L. (2012). ''Att tolka Svitjod'' 'To interpret Svitjod'' Göteborgs universitet. CLTS. pp 45-47. . See also *Codex Holmiensis *H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kehra Village
Kehra (german: Kedder) is a village in Anija Parish, Harju County, Estonia, just north of the town of Kehra. The village is situated on the left bank of the Jägala river. As of August 1, 2020, the village had a population of 29. Matsi dendrarium is located in the village. The dendrarium is established in 1965 by O. Shmeidt. As of about 2010s, there are over 270 species (over 360 taxons) of trees and shrubs. Etymology Kehra village was first mentioned in the Danish Census Book as ''Ketheræ'' in 1241''.'' Before 1688, the village had also been referred to as ''Kecere, Kecnere, Kedere, Kederikull, Kedder, Keyher, Kether, Kädder(e)'' and ''Keddar''. The village was known as both ''Kehrakyla'' and ''Käihra'' in 1688, and as Kehra in 1732 The following Estonian words are speculated to be the origins of the name Kehra: * ''keder'' or ''kehr''(local dialect) ( en, spinning wheel) * ''jõekäär,'' also compared to Käära farm in Kohatu, Estonia ( en, meander) * ''veekeeris'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaunissaare
Kaunissaare is a village in Anija Parish, Harju County, Estonia, south and south-east of the town of Kehra, situated around the Kaunissaare reservoir, on the banks of the Jägala river. As of August 1, 2020, the village had a population of 89. History Kaunissaare manor () was first mentioned in 1326 but it disappeared in the following centuries. The manor's mill is known to have been operating until the manor was re-established in 1815 as a half-manor. The manor's main building burnt down in 1945. Several other buildings that belonged to the manor complex were destroyed and flooded in the beginning of 1980's, when the reservoir was being built on the Jägala river. The reservoir is part of the Tallinn water supply system and is connected via canals to Pirita, Aavoja and Soodla Soodla is a village in Anija Parish, Harju County, Estonia. (retrieved 27 July 2021) The village is situated on the banks of the Soodla river Soodla is river in Estonia in Harju and Lääne-Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Härmakosu
Härmakosu (german: Hermakosso) is a village in Anija Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a .... (retrieved 27 July 2021) It has a population of 64 (as of 1 January 2010). References Villages in Harju County Kreis Harrien {{Harju-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arava, Estonia
Arava (german: Hafersdorf) is a village in Anija Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a .... (retrieved 27 July 2021) It has a population of 40 (as of 1 January 2010). References Villages in Harju County {{Harju-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alavere, Harju County
Alavere is a village in Anija Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. The population was 345 in 2019. History Alavere was first mentioned in 1241 in the ''Liber Census Daniæ,'' during the reign of King Valdemar II of Denmark, as ''Hauaueeræ''. The village center of present-day was built up around a manor house, dating from the 1620s. The Allafer Manor () of the former passed between the hands of several families throughout the centuries, notably the Baltic German Löwensterns in the 18th century and the Ungern-Sternbergs in the 19th century. The main building of the mansion, built by Baron Gregor von Ungern-Sternberg in 1852, was heavily damaged by local peasants during the 1905 Revolution but was rebuilt. The last individual owner of nobility was Mary von der Pahlen, who acquired it in 1907. During the Estonian Land Reform in 1919, the manor's lands were nationalized. The new owner of the manor house demolished the structure in 1938, with the granite stones brought ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selsoviet
Selsoviet ( be, сельсавет, r=sieĺsaviet, tr. ''sieĺsaviet''; rus, сельсовет, p=ˈsʲelʲsɐˈvʲɛt, r=selsovet; uk, сільрада, silrada) is a shortened name for a rural council and for the area governed by such a council (soviet). The full names for the term are, in be, се́льскi саве́т, russian: се́льский сове́т, uk, сільська́ ра́да. Selsoviets were the lowest level of administrative division in rural areas in the Soviet Union. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, they were preserved as a third tier of administrative-territorial division throughout Ukraine, Belarus, and some of the federal subjects of Russia. A selsoviet is a rural administrative division of a district that includes one or several smaller rural localities and is in a subordination to its respective raion administration. The name refers to the local rural self-administration, the rural soviet (council), a part of the Soviet system of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiviloo
Kiviloo is a village in Raasiku Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a .... References Villages in Harju County {{Harju-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paasiku
Paasiku (german: Pasik) is a village in Anija Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. (retrieved 27 July 2021) It has a population of 44 (as of 1 January 2010). References Villages in Harju County Kreis Harrien {{Harju-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alavere Parish
Alavere may refer to several places in Estonia: *Alavere, Harju County Alavere is a village in Anija Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. The population was 345 in 2019. History Alavere was first mentioned in 1241 in the ''Liber Census Daniæ,'' during the reign of King Valdemar II of Denmark, as ''Hauaueer ..., village in Anija Parish, Harju County * Alavere, Jõgeva County, village in Jõgeva Parish, Jõgeva County * Alavere, Lääne-Viru County, village in Vinni Parish, Lääne-Viru County {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pillapalu
Pillapalu is a village in Anija Parish, Harju County, Estonia. (retrieved 27 July 2021) Soodla reservoir Soodla Reservoir is located on Soodla river in Pillapalu Village, Anija Parish, Harju County, Estonia, near Kehra and Kuusalu. The reservoir is part of the Tallinn water supply system and feeds Jägala, Aavoja and Pirita rivers with water th ... and several big bogs are located in the village. As of 1 August 2020, the village had a population of 94. References Villages in Harju County {{Harju-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
