Randvere is a village in
Viimsi Parish
Viimsi Parish ( et, Viimsi vald) is a rural municipality in Northern Estonia, located North-East and neighbouring the capital Tallinn. It occupies an area of with a population of 20 580 (). The municipality contains the Viimsi Peninsula and sev ...
,
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 ...
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 ...
.
[ (retrieved 27 July 2021)] It's located about northeast of the centre 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 ' ...
, on the coast of
Muuga Bay
Muuga Bay ( et, Muuga laht, or et, Randvere laht) is bay in Harju County, Estonia. Muuga Bay is part of Ihasalu Bay. Area of Muuga Bay is 3366 ha.
Several islets are located on the bay, e.g. Lahesaar.
Muuga Harbour
Muuga Harbour ( et, Muu ...
, northwest of the
Port of Muuga
Muuga Harbour ( et, Muuga sadam) is the largest cargo port in Estonia, located on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland, northeast of the capital Tallinn, in Maardu. The harbour is administrated by Port of Tallinn, the biggest port authorit ...
. As of
2011 Census, the settlement's population was 1,690.
Randvere was first mentioned in 1397. During the Middle Ages Randvere was settled by
Coastal Swedes and belonged under the
Maardu Manor
Maardu (german: Maart) is a town and a municipality in Harju County, Estonia. It is part of Tallinn metropolitan area. The town covers an area of 22.76 km² and has a population of 16,170 (as of 1 January 2021).
The Port of Muuga, the l ...
(located in
Maardu village
Maardu (german: Maart) is a village in Jõelähtme Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. (retrieved 27 July 2021) It's located southeast of the town of Maardu, just behind the Lake Maardu. Maardu has a population of 123 (as of 1 January 201 ...
). 1848–1852 Randvere Lutheran Church was built.
Famous Estonian
minstrel
A minstrel was an entertainer, initially in medieval Europe. It originally described any type of entertainer such as a musician, juggler, acrobat, singer or fool; later, from the sixteenth century, it came to mean a specialist entertainer who ...
Mari Kilu (1853–1947;
:et) was born and lived in Randvere.
Randvere is connected to the centre 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 ' ...
by
Tallinn Bus Company's route nr. 38 (Viru keskus –
Muuga), average traveling time is about 30 minutes.
References
External links
Official websiteRandvere blogRandvere Lutheran ChurchRandvere youth centreRandvere KindergartenRandvere general practitioner
Villages in Harju County
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