Kõue Parish

Kõue Parish (Estonian: Kõue vald) was a rural municipality in Harju County, Estonia.

In October 2013, Kõue Parish was merged with neighbouring Kose Parish and therefore ceased to exist.

On 1 January 2009, the municipality had a population of 1,685 and covered an area of 295.5 km². The population density is 5.7022/km² (14.769/sq mi). The current mayor (vallavanem) is Ott Valdma.

Administrative centre of the municipality was Ardu small borough (alevik), located 57 km from Tallinn on the Tallinn–Tartu highway. Besides Ardu there was also Habaja small borough and 36 villages in Kõue Parish: Aela, Äksi, Alansi, Harmi, Kadja, Kantküla, Katsina, Kirivalla, Kiruvere, Kõrvenurga, Kõue, Kukepala, Laane, Leistu, Lööra, Lutsu, Marguse, Nõmmeri, Nutu, Ojasoo, Pala, Paunaste, Paunküla, Puusepa, Rava, Riidamäe, Rõõsa, Saarnakõrve, Sääsküla, Sae, Silmsi, Triigi, Uueveski, Vahetüki, Vanamõisa, Virla.

References

External links

Coordinates: 59°5′57.96″N 25°21′36.53″E / 59.0994333°N 25.3601472°E / 59.0994333; 25.3601472

Kõue

Kõue (German: Kau) is a village in Kose Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia.

Explorer Otto von Kotzebue (1788–1846) spent his last years in Kõue Manor (Triigi) which he bought in 1832.

Estonian mountaineer and photographer Jaan Künnap was also born and raised in Kõue.

External links

Coordinates: 59°05′N 25°14′E / 59.083°N 25.233°E / 59.083; 25.233