Jõelähtme Parish
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 |
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]
The administrative centre of Jõelähtme Parish is Jõelähtme village. It is located 20 km east from the centre of Estonia's capital, Tallinn.
Local government[edit]
Current mayor (vallavanem) is Andrus Umboja[3] and chairman of the council (volikogu esimees) is Art Kuum.[4]
Religion[edit]
Religion in Jõelähtme Parish (2021) [1]
Geography[edit]
Settlements[edit]
There 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[edit]
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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)
