Kose Parish ( et, Kose vald) is a rural

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

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 ...

. It is a part of

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 ...

. 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. In October 2013, neighbouring Kõue Parish was merged with Kose Parish. Administrative centre of the Municipalities is the

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) of

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 ...

. There are total of 5 small boroughs ( Ardu, Habaja,

, Kose-Uuemõisa and

Ravila Ravila (german: Meks) is a small borough (') in Kose 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 Fin ...

) and 58 villages in Kose Parish: Aela, Ahisilla,

Äksi Äksi is a small borough ( et, alevik) in Tartu Parish, Tartu County in Estonia. It is located on the southern shore of Lake Saadjärv, and has a population of 477 (as of 1 January 2010). The Ice Age Centre, a museum about the latest ice age ...

, Alansi, Harmi,

Kadja Kadja is a village in Kose 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, ...

, Kanavere, Kantküla, Karla,

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Kirivalla Kirivalla is a village in Kose 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 Finla ...

Kiruvere Kiruvere is a village in Kose 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 Finlan ...

Kolu Kolu or KOLU may refer to: Places *Kolu, Harju County, village in Kose Parish, Harju County, Estonia **Kolu kõrts, an inn originally located in that village and currently exhibited as a part of the Estonian Open Air Museum. * Kolu, Lääne County ...

Kõrvenurga Kõrvenurga is a village in Kose 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 Fin ...

Kõue Kõue (german: Kau) is a village in Kose Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. (retrieved 27 July 2021) Explorer Otto von Kotzebue Otto von Kotzebue (russian: О́тто Евста́фьевич Коцебу́, tr. ; – ) was a R ...

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Kuivajõe Kuivajõe is a village in Kose 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 Finla ...

Kukepala Kukepala is a village in Kose 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 Finlan ...

, Laane, Leistu, Liiva, Lööra, Lutsu, Marguse, Nõmbra, Nõmmeri, Nõrava, Nutu, Ojasoo, Oru,

Pala Pala may refer to: Places Chad *Pala, Chad, the capital of the region of Mayo-Kebbi Ouest Estonia * Pala, Kose Parish, village in Kose Parish, Harju County * Pala, Kuusalu Parish, village in Kuusalu Parish, Harju County *Pala, Järva County, vi ...

, Palvere, Paunaste, Paunküla, Puusepa, Rava, Raveliku, Riidamäe,

Rõõsa Rõõsa is a village in Kose 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 Finlan ...

, Saarnakõrve, Sääsküla,

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, Saula, Sõmeru, Silmsi, Tade, Tammiku, Triigi,

Tuhala Tuhala is a village in Kose Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. As of 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 105. It is believed that settlement in Tuhala dates back around 3,000 years. Tuhala Karst Area, named after the village, l ...

, Uueveski, Vahetüki, Vanamõisa, Vardja, Vilama, Virla, Viskla and Võlle.

People

Stage actress Ester Pajusoo (born 1934) was born in Kose Parish

Religion

(then Tuhala Parish)

Twin towns — sister cities

Ócsa Ócsa is a town in Pest county, Budapest metropolitan area, Hungary. 30 kilometers south of Budapest. Árpád Age Romanesque church The church was originally built in the 13th century by the Premonstratensians for use as a monastery. During t ...

, Hungary *

Peräseinäjoki Peräseinäjoki is a former municipality of Finland. It was located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality had a population of 3,653 (2004) and covered an area of 459.13 km2 of ...

, Finland *

Plášťovce Plášťovce ( hu, Palást) is a village and municipality in the Levice District in the Nitra Region of Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1156. In 1552 a locally significant battle between the Ottomans a ...

, Slovakia

Gallery

Kose, 2010.JPG, View at

Kose kirik 2008.JPG, Kose church Otto von Kotzebue haud.JPG, Grave of navigator

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 ...

Kose Gümnaasium 01.JPG, Kose Gymnasium Esifassaad III (2004.a.).jpg, Kose-Uuemõisa Manor Kabel II (2004.a.).jpg, Ruins of Kose-Uuemõisa chapel Tuhala nõiakaev 4.jpg,

Witch's well Vilama.JPG, Landscape in Vilama Kose, Pirita jõgi.JPG,

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 ...

in Kose Ravila mõisa peahoone.jpg, Ravila manor Ohvriallikad 'Saula Siniallikad', Valgeallikas (3), 2011, regnr 18053.jpg, Saula Blue Springs Tuhala kirik lõunakülg.jpg, Tuhala church Vardja.jpg, Vardja Vinnkaev Võlle külas.jpg, Võlle

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