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Saka is a village in
Toila Parish Toila is a small borough (') in Ida-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia. It is located about northeast of the town of Jõhvi, on the coast of Narva Bay (part of the Gulf of Finland). Toila is known as an important sea resort in Estonia, with ...
,
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in northeastern
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. Before the 2017 Administrative Reform, the village belonged to
Kohtla Parish Kohtla Parish ( et, Kohtla vald) was an Estonian municipality located in Ida-Viru County. It has a population of 1640 (2014) and an area of 101 km². Villages Amula, Järve, Kaasikaia, Kaasikvälja, Kabelimetsa, Kohtla, Kukruse, Mõisam ...
.


Saka Manor

In 1626, Saka (german: Sackhof) was given as an estate by the Swedish king
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to the alderman of
Narva Narva, russian: Нарва is a municipality and city in Estonia. It is located in Ida-Viru county, at the eastern extreme point of Estonia, on the west bank of the Narva river which forms the Estonia–Russia international border. With 54, ...
Jürgen Leslie of Aberdeen, whose origins were Scottish but who had probably entered Swedish service during the time of the
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. The estate later passed into
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von Löwis of Menar The term ''von'' () is used in German language surnames either as a nobiliary particle indicating a noble patrilineality, or as a simple preposition used by commoners that means ''of'' or ''from''. Nobility directories like the '' Almanach de ...
family, and the current building was erected during the ownership of Oscar von Löwis of Menar, in 1862-1864. It was built in an accomplished Italian renaissance style, unusual for Estonian manor houses. During the
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, the manor was used by Soviet military forces. During this time the manor and the park fell into disrepair. It was abandoned, looted and left in ruins after their departure, but has later been restored.


Saka Hoard

In 2015, Saka Hoard was discovered in Saka. It is a silver hoard dating from the 11th or early 12th century.


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