Iru
Iru is a village in Harju County, Estonia . It belongs to the rural community of Jõelähtme . Iru has 290 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2007).
Castle hill
Iru is located east of Tallinn on the lower reaches of the Pirita River. The historic castle hill of Iru from the time before the Christianization of Estonia is interesting . It is also called Linnapara . Stone graves and cult stones about 500 m further north as well as the castle hill itself were examined in detail in the 1960s and 1970s. Excavations suggest that there was a fortified settlement there as early as the second half of the 1st millennium BC.
Iru Castle was probably one of the most important prehistoric fortifications in the region before it lost its importance and was abandoned by the prehistoric Estonian fortress on what is now Tallinn's Toompea. Iru was first mentioned in written Christian sources in 1241.
Linda Stone
Iru became famous for a large boulder . According to pagan legend, it is said to be Linda turned to stone , the mother of the Estonian legendary hero Kalevipoeg . The boulder looked very much like a human figure. It is said to stand at the point where Linda came ashore on her flight from Finland and asked God to rescue her from the wizard Tuuslar who was persecuting her. However, the boulder was removed between 1865 and 1867 and used to build a stone bridge.
power plant
One of the few power plants in Estonia has been in Iru since 1978 that supplies the city of Tallinn with heat and hot water , among other things . It belongs to the Estonian state energy company Eesti Energia (EE).
See also
Web links
- About Iru (Estonian)
- Iru thermal power station (Estonian Wikipedia)
Coordinates: 59 ° 28 ' N , 24 ° 54' E