Anija Parish ( et, Anija vald) is a

rural municipality A rural municipality is a classification of municipality, a type of local government, found in several countries. These include: * Rural municipality (Canada), Rural municipalities in Canada, a Lists of municipalities in Canada, type of municipa ...

Harju County Harju County ( et, Harju maakond 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 sou ...

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 ...

, consisting of 33 settlements. The parish has a population of 6274 and covers an area of . The administrative centre of the municipality is

Kehra Kehra is a town in Anija Parish, Harju County, Estonia, most known for its pulp and paper mill. The town is situated on the banks of the Jägala river, and has a station on the Tallinn-Narva railway. As of January 1, 2021, the town had a popu ...

. The municipality also has an office in the

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Aegviidu Aegviidu is a borough ( et, alev) in Anija Parish, Harju County. The borough has a population of 706 (as of 1 January 2017) and covers an area of . The population density is . Aegviidu is located in the crossing of the Tallinn–Saint Petersb ...

. Anija Parish is bordered by

Kuusalu Kuusalu is a small borough ( et, alevik) in Harju County, northern Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Kuusalu Parish and has a population of 1,220 as of 1 January 2010. Notable people *Eduard Ahrens (1803–1863), clergyman and lingui ...

Jõelähtme Jõelähtme (german: Jegelecht) is a village in Jõelähtme Parish, Harju County, northern Estonia. (retrieved 27 July 2021) Gallery File:Jõelähtme postijaama peahoone1.jpg, Post office File:Jõelähtme rahvamaja juulis 2018.jpg, Community ce ...

Raasiku Raasiku is a borough ( et, alevik) in Raasiku Parish, Harju County, Estonia, with a population of 1,372 (2020). Although situated in a parish with the same name, Raasiku is not the official administrative centre of the municipality (which is Aru ...

Kose Kose is a small borough ( et, alevik) in Harju County, 39 kilometers (24 miles) southeast of Tallinn, Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Kose Parish and lies next to Pirita River. At the 2011 Census, the settlement's population wa ...

parishes 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 Kareda Parish ( et, Kareda vald) was a rural munic ...

Järva County Järva County ( et, Järva maakond or ''Järvamaa''; german: Jerwen; la, Jervia) 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, ...

and

Tapa Parish Tapa Parish ( et, Tapa vald) is a rural municipality in Lääne-Viru County in northern Estonia. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Tapa. It is located 70 km east of Estonia's capital, Tallinn. History Tapa Pa ...

Lääne-Viru County Lääne-Viru County ( et, Lääne-Viru maakond or ''Lääne-Virumaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is in northern Estonia, on the south coast of the Gulf of Finland. In Estonian, ''lääne'' means western and ''ida'' means east or eastern ...

History

Anija Village ''(Hangægus)'' was first mentioned in the

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 Da ...

in 1241.

Anija Manor Anija (german: Hanniecken) is a village in Anija Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. It has a population of 128 (as of 1 January 2010). Anija was first mentioned in 1241 as ''Hangægus'' village in the Danish Census Book The Danish Cens ...

, 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 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 ...

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 ...

, and parts of

Kiviloo Kiviloo is a village in Raasiku Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. References

Villages in Harju County {{Harju-geo-stub ...

. 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 by the three rural councils. In 1992, a new Anija Parish was created, which had the same borders as the preceding Anija Rural Council. In 2002, the town of

was merged with Anija Parish. In 2017, the borough of

was merged with Anija Parish.

Population

Gallery

Väike Kalajärv, Kakerdaja raba lähedal.JPG, Väike Kalajärv, a lake in Kõrvemaa Nature Park Tarvasjõgi dets 2013.JPG, Tarvasjõgi river in Kõrvemaa Nature Park File:Soodla sild.jpg, Soodla bridge Nelijärve Vahejärv.jpg, Lake Vahejärv Nikerjärv.JPG, Lake Nikerjärv Raudoja veehoidla. 05.jpg, Raudoja reservoir

References

External links

Official website
(available only in

Estonian Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also

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) {{Harjumaa Municipalities of Estonia