Harju County
Harju County (Estonian: Harju maakond) is one of the 15 counties of Estonia. It is in northern Estonia. Around 528,468 people live in Harju County. This is about 39.4% of the total population in Estonia (as of January 2011).[1]
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| Coordinates: 59°20′N 25°00′E / 59.333°N 25.000°ECoordinates: 59°20′N 25°00′E / 59.333°N 25.000°E | |
| Country | Estonia |
| Capital | Tallinn |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Ülle Rajasalu |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,333 km2 (1,673 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan 2011[1]) | |
| • Total | 528,468 |
| • Density | 121.964/km2 (315.88/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | EE-37 |
There are a number of protected areas in Harju County. Lahemaa National Park was the first national park in the Soviet Union. There are 21 nature reserves and 25 landscape protection areas, that are at least partly in Harju County. The largest is the Põhja-Kõrvemaa Nature Reserve.
Municipalities
Harju County is divided into 16 municipalities. Four are urban and 12 are rural.
| Rank | Municipality | Type | Population (2018)[2] |
Area km2[2] |
Density[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anija Parish | Rural | 6,280 | 533 | 11.8 |
| 2 | Harku Parish | Rural | 14,356 | 159 | 90.3 |
| 3 | Jõelähtme Parish | Rural | 6,424 | 211 | 30.4 |
| 4 | Keila | Urban | 9,956 | 11 | 905.1 |
| 5 | Kiili Parish | Rural | 5,302 | 100 | 53.0 |
| 6 | Kose Parish | Rural | 7,196 | 533 | 13.5 |
| 7 | Kuusalu Parish | Rural | 6,547 | 708 | 9.2 |
| 8 | Loksa | Urban | 2,663 | 4 | 665.8 |
| 9 | Lääne-Harju Parish | Rural | 12,881 | 644 | 20.0 |
| 10 | Maardu | Urban | 15,722 | 23 | 683.6 |
| 11 | Raasiku Parish | Rural | 5,050 | 159 | 31.8 |
| 12 | Rae Parish | Rural | 17,968 | 207 | 86.8 |
| 13 | Saku Parish | Rural | 9,864 | 171 | 57.7 |
| 14 | Saue Parish | Rural | 21,711 | 615 | 35.3 |
| 15 | Tallinn | Urban | 448,758 | 158 | 2,840.2 |
| 16 | Viimsi Parish | Rural | 19,784 | 73 | 271.0 |
Harju County Media
Toompea Castle in Tallinn. Its Latin name Castrum Danorum might refer to the origin of the names "Tallinn" and "Lindanise", meaning "Danish Town" or "Danish Castle".
The Flag of Denmark (Dannebrog) as falling from the sky during the Battle of Lindanise in 1219. It is now depicted on the coat of arms of both Tallinn and Harju County.
Russian Tsar Peter I started the construction of Kadriorg Palace near Tallinn and named it after his wife Catherine I (Catherinethal).
"Port of Tallinn" by Alexey Bogolyubov in 1853
"Old Fish Market Near Tallinn" by Gregor von Bochmann
Battles for Tallinn in August 1941
Map of Harju County after the separation of Paldiski County in 1783–1796
North-Estonian Klint at Pakri Peninsula in Paldiski (24 m)
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Estonia's natural increase in 2010 was positive again after 20 years". stat.ee. Statistics Estonia. 25 April 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-04-29. Retrieved 2011-04-30.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Elanike demograafiline jaotus maakonniti". Kohaliku omavalitsuse portaal. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
Other websites
- Harju County Government Archived 2005-06-20 at the Wayback Machine – Official website (in Estonian)