Laagri
Coordinates: 59 ° 21 ' N , 24 ° 36' O Laagri is a großdörfliche settlement ( alevik ) in the Estonian rural community Saue in Harju . The place has 5,165 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2011).
location
The village is located 13 km from Tallinn city center and has developed into a suburb of the Estonian capital. The town center with school center, shops and post office is located west of the Pärnu Maantee, but the area also extends east of the street. The eastern part of the village is called Nõlvaku and developed into a popular residential area with several apartment houses, especially after 2000. There, as in the center of Laagri, there is a separate kindergarten (Nõlvaku lasteaed).
history
The history of the place goes back to the village Pääsküla, which is first mentioned in 1248 in the Liber Census Daniæ . Tsar Peter the Great had a naval depot built there for the nearby sea fortress in the 18th century.
Laagri served as a prison camp during the First World War . The name Laagri (German: camp ) had emerged for the stop on the railway line between Paldiski and Tallinn, and it became official in 1928.
After the Second World War , Laagri saw a large influx of workers. The model kolkhoz Lenin was founded there. Since 1975 the municipality of Saue has been administered in Laagri. In 2008 a large school and sports center was built. Public buses operated by Tallinna Linnatranspordi AS run from Laagri to the city center of the neighboring Estonian capital in around 30 minutes.
population
Laagri is part of the bacon belt around Tallinn with very good transport links to the capital and therefore, in contrast to most Estonian places, has a rapidly growing population. In 2000 there were 3,831 people in Laagri. According to the 2011 census, Laagri had a population of 5,165 a decade later, 2,413 men and 2,752 women. With regard to the mother tongue, the Estonian-speaking residents dominate with 4,635 people (89.7%) ahead of the Russian-speaking residents with 465 people (9.0%). Another native language was given by 63 people, 3 people did not answer.
Worth seeing
In the district of Nõlvaku there is an old stone bridge from around 1860 , right on the border with Tallinn, over the Pääsküla jögi. Today it is only used for pedestrian and bicycle traffic.
nature
In the eastern district of Nõlvaku there are underground tunnel systems which go back to the time of Tsar Peter the Great and are no longer used today. More than 1000 bats from 5–6 different species live there. The tunnel system is under nature protection and may not be entered.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information on the mother tongue per settlement unit according to the 2011 census , accessed on October 23, 2013
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- ↑ Information on the mother tongue per settlement unit according to the 2011 census , accessed on October 23, 2013
- ↑ Information on the tunnel system in Laagri at www.teadus.ee , accessed on October 12, 2013