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small borough The following is a list of boroughs ( et, alevid) and small boroughs ( et, alevikud) in Estonia. Boroughs * Aegviidu *Järva-Jaani *Järvakandi *Kiili *Kohila *Kohtla-Nõmme * Lavassaare *Märjamaa * Paikuse *Pärnu-Jaagupi * Tootsi *Vändra S ...
( et, alevik) in
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 ...
, 39 kilometers (24 miles) southeast of
Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju ' ...
,
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 ...
. It is the administrative centre of
Kose Parish Kose Parish ( et, Kose vald) is a rural municipality in northern Estonia. It is a part of Harju County. The municipality has a population of 5,737 (as of 1 January 2004) and covers an area of . The population density is 24.2 inhabitants per km2. ...
and lies next to
Pirita River The Pirita ( et, Pirita jõgi) is a long river in northern Estonia that drains into Tallinn Bay (part of the Gulf of Finland) in Pirita, Tallinn. The basin area of the Pirita is 799 km2. For the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, the ...
. At the 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 2,097. It 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 ...
as ''Cosius'' in 1241.


People

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Otto von Kotzebue Otto von Kotzebue (russian: О́тто Евста́фьевич Коцебу́, tr. ;  – ) was a Russian officer and navigator in the Imperial Russian Navy. He was born in Reval. He was known for his explorations of Oceania. Early life ...
(1787–1846), navigator, is buried at the churchyard of Kose St. Nicholas Church *
Risto Kübar Risto Kübar (born 4 December 1983) is an Estonian stage, voice and film actor. Early life and studies Risto Kübar was born in the small borough of Kose. His older brother is sidecar motorcross racer Silver Kübar. He attended Kose Secondary S ...
(b. 1983), actor, was born in Kose * Silver Kübar (et) (b. 1980), sidecar motorcross racer, was born in Kose *
Liivo Leetma Liivo Leetma (born 20 January 1977) is an Estonian football manager and former professional player. He played the position of midfielder. He won a total of 36 international caps for the Estonia national football team. Club career Former club ...
(b. 1977), footballer, was born in Kose * Rauno Roosnurm (b. 1991), musician, was born in Kose


Gallery

Kose jalakäijate sild.JPG, Footbridge over Pirita river Kose Vabadussõja mälestussammas 01.JPG, Monument to the War of Independence Kose Gümnaasium 2013.JPG, Kose school Nisupõld Kose alevikus.jpg, Wheat fields in Kose


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Kose Parish
Boroughs and small boroughs in Estonia Kreis Harrien {{Harju-geo-stub