Saue is a

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in north-western

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. It is the administrative centre of

Saue Parish Saue Parish ( Estonian: ''Saue vald'') is a rural municipality in Harju County, north-western Estonia. The administrative centre of Saue Parish is Saue. It is situated in the suburban area of Estonia's capital, Tallinn. After the administrat ...

Harju County Harju County ( 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 southeast, Rapla Count ...

. The territory of Saue is and

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about 5,800. Closest centres are

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(),

Keila Keila () is a town and an Municipalities of Estonia, urban municipality in Harju County in north-western Estonia, southwest of Tallinn. As of 2021, the town has a population of 10,499 inhabitants. Keila is also the location of administrative b ...

(), Saku () and

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().

Geography

Saue is located at a very favourable position near

, the capital of

. It lures a lot of moderately wealthy people who like the balance between the small town and big city atmosphere. While Saue is close to nature, it still provides the kinds of entertainment, jobs, and other big city amenities that Tallinn has to offer.

History

*1620s – Saue manor (''Klein-Sauß'') was established *1792 - The current manor house was built *1870 - The

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–

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railway passing Saue was completed *1920s – Garden settlement started to arise *1960s – Saue was united with

*1973 – Saue, still part of Tallinn, gained a borough (''alev'') status *1993 – Saue was granted the town rights *1994 – Saue was separated from Tallinn and given a separate urban municipality status *2017 – Saue town, Saue Parish,

Kernu Parish Kernu Parish () was a rural municipality in north-western Estonia. It was a part of Harju County Harju County ( or ''Harjumaa''), is one of the fifteen counties of Estonia. It is situated in northern Estonia, on the southern coast of the Gulf ...

and

Nissi Parish Nissi Parish () was a rural municipality in northern Estonia. It was a part of Harju County. The municipality had a population of 3,281 (as of 1 January 2007) and covered an area of . The population density is . The current mayor (') is Peedo Kes ...

were united and a new

was formed Saue streets

Demographics

93% of the people living in Saue are ethnic

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. The average age of people is 35. Over the years, the census of the population has shown that the population is slowly growing. In 1959 there were 1,088 people living in Saue, by 1970 it had increased to 1,979. In 1979 it was 3,293, in 1989 the population was 4,395, in 1995 it was 4,492 and finally, by 2000, the population was 4,996.

Economy

In Saue there is of private plots (average size of a plot is about ) – 1015 plots, about of communal buildings, garages etc., of industrial areas, Streets and roads about (there are 62 streets in Saue – about ), about of forests, parks etc. and about of fields.

Transport

Saue is served by Saue railway station on the

railway line (serviced by Elron), as well as bus connections and fixed-route taxis.

Saue Manor

Saue Manor () traces its origins to at least the 17th century. The current building was erected when the estate was owned by Friedrich Hermann von Fersen. The architect was very probably Johann Schultz, who was also the architect behind the baroque extension of

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, Tallinn. The manor house complex is one of the finest examples of baroque manor house architecture in Estonia. The exterior of the main house is characterised by a ground storey with rustications and a

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ed main floor. Wings (a stable-coach house and a granary) are linked to the main building via arched walls. The remains of a baroque park surrounds the manor, with noteworthy details such as sculptures of

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and

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, and baroque sculptured reliefs. The interior is noteworthy for its very rich display of stucco decorations of high quality in late baroque-early neoclassicist style. Stucco decorations adorn all the main rooms of the manor. Additionally, there are fine baroque

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s in the manor.

Notable people

* Ingemar Teever (born 1983), football player * Johannes Herm (1893–1926), commander of the Estonian Navy

References

External links

Saue manor official siteSaue manor
at Estonian Manors Portal
Saue manor picture gallery
at Visit Estonia {{Authority control Populated places in Harju County Former municipalities of Estonia Cities and towns in Estonia