Mäetaguse is a
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 ...
(') in
Ida-Viru County
Ida-Viru County ( et, Ida-Viru maakond or ''Ida-Virumaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is the most north-eastern part of the country. The county contains large deposits of oil shale - the main mineral mined in Estonia. Oil shale is used ...
in
Alutaguse Parish
Alutaguse Parish ( et, Alutaguse 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 municipalities in Canada, a type of mu ...
in northeastern
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 was the administrative centre of
Mäetaguse Parish
Mäetaguse Parish ( et, Mäetaguse vald) was an Estonian municipality located in Ida-Viru County. It had a population of 1,556 (2005) and an area of 285 km² (110 mi²).
Populated places
Mäetaguse Parish had a small borough, Mäet ...
. As of
2011 Census, the settlement's population was 555, of which the
Estonians
Estonians or Estonian people ( et, eestlased) are a Finnic ethnic group native to Estonia who speak the Estonian language.
The Estonian language is spoken as the first language by the vast majority of Estonians; it is closely related to other ...
were 271 (48.8%).
Mäetaguse Manor
Mäetaguse estate (german: Mehntack) was mentioned for the first time in written sources in 1542. Until the
Estonian Declaration of Independence, it belonged to different
Baltic German families, among others the
Wrangel and von Rosen. Between 1923 and 1988 it served as a schoolhouse.
Today it houses a hotel and spa.
Gallery
Mäetaguse mõisa peahoone.jpg, Mäetaguse manor main building
Mäetaguse mõisa ait.jpg, Mäetaguse manor granary
Mäetaguse mõisa kasvuhoone 01.JPG, Mäetaguse manor greenhouse
Mäetaguse kabel 01.JPG, Mäetaguse chapel
References
External links
*
Mäetaguse hotel and spa(official site)
Boroughs and small boroughs in Estonia
Kreis Wierland
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