Saku, Estonia

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Saku
Small town
Saku Manor
Saku Manor
Saku is located in Estonia
Saku
Saku
Location in Estonia
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Country  Estonia
County Flag of et-Harju maakond.svg Harju County
Municipality Flag of Saku Parish.svg Saku Parish
Population (01.04.2012)
 • Total 4,675

Saku (German: Sack) is a small town (Estonian: alevik) in Harju County, Estonia, located 16 km (10 mi) south from Tallinn, the capital. It is the administrative centre of Saku Parish. Saku had a population of 4,675 on 1 April 2012,[1] which makes it the biggest small town in Estonia.

Saku is most known by Saku Brewery which is one of two biggest breweries in Estonia.

Saku has a station on the Edelaraudtee's western route.

Vääna River crosses Saku.

Saku Manor

Saku Manor (German: Sack) traces its history back to 1463. The current manor house was built in 1825-1830 in a neoclassical style, and is possibly designed by the renowned St. Petersburg architect Carlo Rossi. It is one of the finest examples, perhaps the finest, of a neoclassical manor house in Estonia.[2][3][4]

Notable people

  • Evelin Ilves (born 1968), First Lady of Estonia, grew up in Saku.
  • Juss Laansoo (born 1983), motocross rider
  • Grit Šadeiko (born 1989), heptathlete, was born in Saku.
  • Jaak Urmet (pseudonym Wimberg; born 1979), writer, was born in Saku.

See also

References

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