Jõelähtme Parish (Estonian: Jõelähtme vald) is a municipality in Estonia. It was established in 1992 and is administratively part of the Harju County, in northwestern Estonia. The parish has a population of 6,969 and an area of 210.86 km2 (81.41 sq mi), the population density is 25.3770/km2 (65.726/sq mi)[2]
Jõelähtme Parish
Jõelähtme vald | |
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 Jägala Falls | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Jõelähtme Parish within Harju County. | |
| Country |  Estonia |
| County |  Harju County |
| Administrative centre | Jõelähtme |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Andrus Umboja |
| Area | |
• Total | 210.86 km2 (81.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 6,969[1] |
| ISO 3166 code | EE-245 |
| Website | www.joelahtme.ee |
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.
Local government
editCurrent mayor (vallavanem) is Andrus Umboja[3] and chairman of the council (volikogu esimees) is Art Kuum.[4]
Religion
editReligion in Jõelähtme Parish (2021) [1]
Geography
editSettlements
editThere are 2 small boroughs (est: alevikud, sg. - alevik) and 34 villages (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, Manniva, Neeme, Nehatu, Parasmäe, Rammu, Rebala, Rohusi, Ruu, Saha, Sambu, Saviranna, Ülgase, Uusküla, Vandjala, Võerdla.
Landmarks
edit- Jägala Falls
- Rebala Heritage Reserve
- Kostivere karst area
- Jõelähtme church
- Kaberneeme beach
- Kalevi-Liiva memorial
- Ülgase caves
Gallery
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Saha chapel -
Bronze Age stone cist graves -
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Jõelähtme church -
Linnamäe hydroelectric power plant -
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Memorial at Kalevi-Liiva -
Monument to the Estonian War of Independence -
Maardu manor house -
Ülgase caves -
Rammu Island -
Mouth of the Jägala river
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References
edit- ^ "Population by sex, age and place of residence after the 2017 administrative reform, 1 January". Statistics Estonia. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ "Population figure and composition". Statistics Estonia. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ^ "Vallavalitsus" (in Estonian). Jõelähtme Vallavalitsus. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
- ^ "Vallavolikogu koosseis" (in Estonian). Jõelähtme Vallavalitsus. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
External links
edit- Official website (in Estonian)
- Map of Jõelähtme Parish
- Non-official public forum (in Estonian)