Rae, Harju County

Rae
village
Rae Manor
Rae Manor
Rae is located in Estonia
Rae
Rae
Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 59°22′50″N 24°53′28″E / 59.38056°N 24.89111°E / 59.38056; 24.89111
CountryEstonia
CountyHarju County
MunicipalityRae Parish
First mentioned1390
Population
 (01.01.2010[1])
 • Total
602

Rae is a village in Rae Parish, Harju County, in northern Estonia.[2] It's located just southeast of the capital Tallinn. Rae has a population of 602 (as of 1 January 2010).[1]

Rae Manor (Johannishof) was first mentioned in 1390. From the 16th century it belonged to the St. John's Almshouse, later it was owned by the city council (raad) of Tallinn. The single-story historicist stone main building was constructed in the 1850s.[3]

Rae is bordered by the Tallinn–Tartu road (E263) to the southwest and the Tallinn Ring Road (nr. 11) to the southeast. The northeastern half of the village territory behind the Vaskjala–Ülemiste canal is covered by Rae bog.

Population[4]

Year 1959 1970 1979 1989 1996 2003 2008 2009
Population 160 172 134 103 113 168 438 555

References

  1. ^ a b "Rahvastik" (in Estonian). Rae vald. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  2. ^ Classification of Estonian administrative units and settlements 2014[dead link‍] (retrieved 27 July 2021)
  3. ^ "Rae mõis" (in Estonian). Estonian Manors Portal. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  4. ^ Rae vallavalitsuse kodulehekülg Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine
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