Kõue
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 Estonia
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 Harju
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| Coordinates : | 59 ° 5 ' N , 25 ° 14' E | ||
| Area : | 295.5 km² | ||
| Residents : | 1,589 (01.2010) | ||
| Population density : | 5 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Time zone : | EET (UTC + 2) | ||
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Kõue (formerly Kõu , dt. Kau ) is a former rural community ( Kõue vald ) in the Estonian district of Harju with an area of 295.5 km². The area has belonged to the rural community of Kose since 2013 . On January 1, 2010, Kõue had 1589 inhabitants.
In addition to the main town Ardu, the municipality also included the villages of Äksi, Aela, Alansi, Habaja, Harmi, Kadja, Kantküla, Katsina, Kirivalla, Kiruvere, Kukepala, Kõrvenurga, Kõue, Laane, Leistu, Lutsu, Lööra, Marguse, Nutu, Nmmeri, Ojasõoo , Pala, Paunaste, Paunküla, Puusepa, Rava , Riidamäe, Rõõsa, Saarnakõrve, Sae, Sääsküla, Silmsi, Triigi, Uueveski, Vahetüki, Vanamõisa and Virla.
The explorer and circumnavigator Otto von Kotzebue spent the last years of his life in the manor house of Triigi (first mentioned in 1379) . Also worth seeing are the manor houses of Kõue and Paunküla with their 5.45 hectare park (now a retirement home).
Web links
- Kõue Municipality website (Estonian)