Kernu Parish
Kernu Parish ( et, Kernu vald) was a rural Municipalities of Estonia, municipality in north-western Estonia. It was a part of Harju County. The municipality had a population of 2,077 (as of 1 January 2009) and covered an area of 174.65 km². The population density was 11.9 inhabitants per km². There were 17 villages in Kernu Parish: Allika, Kernu Parish, Allika, Haiba, Hingu, Kaasiku, Harju County, Kaasiku, Kabila, Harju County, Kabila, Kernu, Kibuna, Kirikla, Kohatu, Kustja, Laitse, Metsanurga, Kernu Parish, Metsanurga, Mõnuste, Muusika, Pohla, Estonia, Pohla, Ruila, Vansi. Local government The mayor (') was is Enn Karu and chairman of the council (') was Karl-Erik Tender. Symbolism The main symbol in the arm of Kernu Parish was golden vat (Estonian language, est: ''Kirn''). It symbolised the historical first owner of Kernu (his name was Kirnu). Education There were two primary schools (in Kernu and in Ruila), kindergarten (in Haiba) and children's home (in Haiba) in th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Municipalities Of Estonia
A municipality ( et, omavalitsus, plural ) is the smallest administrative subdivision of Estonia. Each municipality is a unit of self-government with its representative and executive bodies. The municipalities in Estonia cover the entire territory of the country. Municipalities in Estonia are of two types: *Urban municipalities or towns (, singular ) *Rural municipalities or Parish (administrative division), parishes (, singular ). There is no other status distinction between them. Municipalities may contain one or several Populated places in Estonia, settlements. All but 5 urban municipalities (Haapsalu (urban municipality), Haapsalu, Narva-Jõesuu (urban municipality), Narva-Jõesuu, Paide (urban municipality), Paide, Pärnu (urban municipality), Pärnu and Tartu (urban municipality), Tartu) plus 1 rural municipality (Ruhnu Parish, Ruhnu) contain only one settlement. As of 2017, there are no longer any "borough-parishes", i.e. rural municipalities with only one borough-typ ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kirikla
Kirikla is a village in Saue Parish, Harju County, Estonia. (retrieved 27 July 2021) It borders Kohatu village to the north, Kernu village to the west, Kustja village to the south, and Rapla County to the east. Prior to the administrative reform of Estonian local governments in 2017, the village belonged to Kernu Parish Kernu Parish ( et, Kernu vald) was a rural Municipalities of Estonia, municipality in north-western Estonia. It was a part of Harju County. The municipality had a population of 2,077 (as of 1 January 2009) and covered an area of 174.65 km². .... References External linksPictures of Kirikla and the neighboring village of Kohatu Villages in Harju County {{Harju-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Estonian Language
Estonian ( ) is a Finnic language, written in the Latin script. It is the official language of Estonia and one of the official languages of the European Union, spoken natively by about 1.1 million people; 922,000 people in Estonia and 160,000 outside Estonia. Classification Estonian belongs to the Finnic branch of the Uralic language family. The Finnic languages also include Finnish and a few minority languages spoken around the Baltic Sea and in northwestern Russia. Estonian is subclassified as a Southern Finnic language and it is the second-most-spoken language among all the Finnic languages. Alongside Finnish, Hungarian and Maltese, Estonian is one of the four official languages of the European Union that are not of an Indo-European origin. From the typological point of view, Estonian is a predominantly agglutinative language. The loss of word-final sounds is extensive, and this has made its inflectional morphology markedly more fusional, especially with respect to no ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vansi
Vansi is a village in Saue Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. (retrieved 27 July 2021) Prior to the administrative reform of Estonian local governments in 2017, the village belonged to Kernu Parish Kernu Parish ( et, Kernu vald) was a rural Municipalities of Estonia, municipality in north-western Estonia. It was a part of Harju County. The municipality had a population of 2,077 (as of 1 January 2009) and covered an area of 174.65 km². .... References Villages in Harju County {{Harju-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ruila
Ruila (german: Ruil) is a village in Saue Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. Prior to the administrative reform of Estonian local governments in 2017, the village belonged to Kernu Parish. Ruila Manor Ruila estate was first mentioned in 1417. The presently visible building was, however, erected in 1859 by the Baltic German family von Bremen, who owned the estate at the time. The last member of the von Bremen family left in October 1939, as a part of the resettlement policy enforced by the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact , long_name = Treaty of Non-Aggression between Germany and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , image = Bundesarchiv Bild 183-H27337, Moskau, Stalin und Ribbentrop im Kreml.jpg , image_width = 200 , caption = Stalin and Ribbentrop shaking .... The main building of the manor has a ground floor built out of stone and a second storey constructed of wood. It today houses a school, a small local museum and a riding centre. Gallery File:Ruila mõisa park. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pohla, Estonia
Pohla, Estonia is a village in Saue Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. (retrieved 27 July 2021) Prior to the administrative reform of Estonian local governments in 2017, the village belonged to Kernu Parish Kernu Parish ( et, Kernu vald) was a rural Municipalities of Estonia, municipality in north-western Estonia. It was a part of Harju County. The municipality had a population of 2,077 (as of 1 January 2009) and covered an area of 174.65 km². .... References Villages in Harju County {{Harju-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Muusika
Muusika is a village in Saue Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. Prior to the administrative reform of Estonian local governments in 2017, the village belonged to Kernu Parish Kernu Parish ( et, Kernu vald) was a rural Municipalities of Estonia, municipality in north-western Estonia. It was a part of Harju County. The municipality had a population of 2,077 (as of 1 January 2009) and covered an area of 174.65 km². .... References Villages in Harju County {{Harju-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mõnuste
Mõnuste is a village in Saue Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. (retrieved 27 July 2021) Prior to the administrative reform of Estonian local governments in 2017, the village belonged to Kernu Parish Kernu Parish ( et, Kernu vald) was a rural Municipalities of Estonia, municipality in north-western Estonia. It was a part of Harju County. The municipality had a population of 2,077 (as of 1 January 2009) and covered an area of 174.65 km². .... References Villages in Harju County {{Harju-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Metsanurga, Kernu Parish
Metsanurga is a village in Saue Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. (retrieved 27 July 2021) Prior to the administrative reform of Estonian local governments in 2017, the village belonged to Kernu Parish Kernu Parish ( et, Kernu vald) was a rural Municipalities of Estonia, municipality in north-western Estonia. It was a part of Harju County. The municipality had a population of 2,077 (as of 1 January 2009) and covered an area of 174.65 km². .... References Villages in Harju County {{Harju-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Laitse
Laitse is a village in Saue Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. Prior to the administrative reform of Estonian local governments in 2017, the village belonged to Kernu Parish. Laitse manor Laitse Manor (german: Laitz) was established as an independent manorial estate in 1630. During its history, it has belonged to several Baltic German families belonging to the nobility, including the Uexküll family. During the Soviet occupation of Estonia it was divided into apartments. The presently visible building was erected by Woldemar von Uexküll in 1890-1892 in local limestone and is among the best preserved Gothic Revival Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic, neo-Gothic, or Gothick) is an architectural movement that began in the late 1740s in England. The movement gained momentum and expanded in the first half of the 19th century, as increasingly ... manor houses in Estonia. References External links Laitse manor official site {{Manor houses in Estonia ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kustja
Kustja is a village in Saue Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. (retrieved 27 July 2021) Prior to the administrative reform of Estonian local governments in 2017, the village belonged to Kernu Parish Kernu Parish ( et, Kernu vald) was a rural Municipalities of Estonia, municipality in north-western Estonia. It was a part of Harju County. The municipality had a population of 2,077 (as of 1 January 2009) and covered an area of 174.65 km². .... References Villages in Harju County {{Harju-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kohatu
Kohatu is a village in Saue Parish, Harju County, Estonia. (retrieved 27 July 2021) It borders Metsanurga village to the north, Mõnuste village to the west, Kernu and Kirikla villages to the south and Rapla County to the east. The territory of the village covers 10.9 km² and had the population of 192 (1 January 2007). Prior to the administrative reform of Estonian local governments in March 2017, the village belonged to Kernu Parish Kernu Parish ( et, Kernu vald) was a rural Municipalities of Estonia, municipality in north-western Estonia. It was a part of Harju County. The municipality had a population of 2,077 (as of 1 January 2009) and covered an area of 174.65 km². .... References External linksPictures of Kohatu and the neighboring village of Kirikla Villages in Harju County Kreis Harrien {{Harju-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |