Saku, Estonia
{{Short description|Borough in Estonia}}
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Saku ({{langx|de|Sack}}) is a small borough (Estonian: alevik) in Harju County, Estonia, located {{convert|16|km|0|abbr=on}} south from Tallinn, the capital. It is the administrative centre of Saku Parish. Saku had a population of 4,675 on 1 April 2012,{{cite web|url=http://www.sakuvald.ee/79|title=Üldinfo|publisher=Saku vald|language=et|access-date=27 September 2012}} which makes it the third biggest small borough in Estonia.
Saku is most known for the Saku Brewery which is one of two biggest breweries in Estonia.
It has a railway station on the Tallinn - Viljandi railway line operated by Elron (rail transit). The Vääna River crosses Saku.
Saku Manor
Saku Manor ({{langx|de|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.{{cite book | last = Viirand| first = Tiiu| title = Estonia. Cultural Tourism | publisher = Kunst Publishers | year = 2004 | page = 55 | isbn = 9949-407-18-4 }}{{cite book | last = Sakk | first = Ivar | title = Estonian Manors - A Travelogue | publisher = Sakk & Sakk OÜ | year = 2004 | location = Tallinn | pages = 44–45 | isbn = 9949-10-117-4 }}{{cite book | last = Hein| first = Ants| title = Eesti Mõisad - Herrenhäuser in Estland - Estonian Manor Houses | publisher = Tänapäev | year = 2009| location = Tallinn | page = 31| isbn = 978-9985-62-765-5 }}
Notable people
- Evelin Ilves (born 1968), former first lady of Estonia, grew up in Saku
- Juss Laansoo (born 1983), motocross rider
- Grit Šadeiko (born 1989), heptathlete, born in Saku
- Jaak Urmet (pseudonym Wimberg; born 1979), writer, born in Saku
See also
References
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100607075246/http://www.sakuvald.ee/ Saku Parish]
- [http://www.sakumois.ee Saku Manor]
- [http://www.mois.ee/english/harju/saku.shtml Saku Manor in Estonian Manors Portal]
- [http://www.saku.ee Saku Brewery]
- [http://www.sakumaja.ee AS Saku Maja] {{in lang|et}}
- [http://www.saku.edu.ee Saku Gymnasium] {{in lang|et}}
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{{Manor houses in Estonia}}
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