Jõelähtme Parish () is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in
Estonia
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. It was established in 1992 and is administratively part of the
Harju County
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, in northwestern Estonia. The parish has a population of 6,969 and an area of , the population density is
The administrative centre of Jõelähtme Parish is the village of
Jõelähtme. It is located 20 km east from the centre of Estonia's
capital,
Tallinn
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.
Local government
Current mayor (') is Andrus Umboja and chairman of the council (') is Art Kuum.
Religion
Geography
Settlements
There are 2
small boroughs (
est: ''alevikud'', sg. - ''alevik'') and 34
villages
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(
est: ''külad'', sg. - ''küla'') in Jõelähtme Parish.
Small boroughs:
Kostivere,
Loo.
Villages:
Aruaru,
Haapse,
Haljava,
Ihasalu,
Iru,
Jägala,
Jägala-Joa,
Jõelähtme,
Jõesuu,
Kaberneeme,
Kallavere,
Koila,
Koipsi,
Koogi,
Kostiranna,
Kullamäe,
Liivamäe,
Loo,
Maardu
Maardu (, ) is a Populated places in Estonia, town and a Municipalities of Estonia, municipality in Harju County, Estonia. It is part of Tallinn metropolitan area, located about east of the capital city. The town covers an area of 22.76 ...
,
Manniva,
Neeme,
Nehatu,
Parasmäe,
Rammu,
Rebala,
Rohusi,
Ruu,
Saha,
Sambu,
Saviranna,
Ãœlgase,
Uusküla,
Vandjala,
Võerdla.
Landmarks
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Jägala Falls
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Rebala Heritage Reserve
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Kostivere karst area
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Jõelähtme church
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Kaberneeme beach
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Kalevi-Liiva memorial
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Ãœlgase caves
Gallery
Saha chapel.JPG, Saha chapel
StoneCistGraves.jpg, Bronze Age stone cist graves
Ihasalu ülemine päevamärk 2006.jpg, Ihasalu
Kostivere2.jpg, Kostivere
Joelahtme kirik.jpg, Jõelähtme church
Linnamäe HEJ 2009-10-12.JPG, Linnamäe hydroelectric power plant
Estonia Jägala Waterfalls (Jägala Juga) Summer 2014 (1).JPG, Jägala Falls
Kalevi-Liiva_memorial.jpg, Memorial at Kalevi-Liiva
Vabadussõja mälestussammas Jõelähtmes.jpg, Monument to the Estonian War of Independence
The Estonian War of Independence, also known as the War of Freedom in Estonia, was a defensive campaign of the Estonian Army and its allies, most notably the United Kingdom, against the Soviet Russian westward offensive of 1918–1919 and the ...
Maardu mõisa peahoone2.jpg, Maardu
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manor house
Ãœlgase koopad.jpg, Ãœlgase caves
Rammusaar.JPG, Rammu Island
Jägala jõgi.JPG, Mouth of the Jägala river
References
External links
Official website(in
Estonian)
Map of Jõelähtme ParishNon-official public forum
(in Estonian)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Joelahtme Parish
Municipalities of Estonia