Saue (Saue)
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 Harju
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| Coordinates : | 59 ° 20 ' N , 24 ° 34' E | ||
| Height : | 44 m | ||
| Area : | 3.49 km² | ||
| Residents : | 5,640 (January 1, 2018) | ||
| Population density : | 1,616 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Time zone : | EET (UTC + 2) | ||
| Postal code : | 76505 | ||
| Community type: | former municipality | ||
| Postal address : | Tule tn 7 76505 Saue |
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Saue (German Sauß ) is a city in northern Estonia 18 km southwest of Tallinn . It is part of the rural community of Saue . From 1994 to 2017 Saue was an independent municipality. Other cities in the area are Keila (7 km), Saku (7 km) and Laagri (7 km).
geography
130 hectares of the rather small urban area are privately owned, 35 hectares are taken up by municipal buildings and facilities. In addition, Saue has an industrial area of 25 hectares, 112 hectares of forests and parks and 15 hectares of arable land.
history
In 1920 the forerunner of today's city was founded. In 1960 the village was incorporated into Tallinn, raised to the status of a city in 1993 and then became independent in 1994. In 1973 the original name "Saue aedlinn" was changed to "Saue alevik". Today it is officially "Saue linn" (City of Saue).
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Population development
The population has been increasing slowly but continuously for years. 93% of the population are ethnic Estonians , the average age is 35 years.
| year | 1959 | 1970 | 1979 | 1989 | 1995 | 2000 | 2007 | 2017 | 2018 |
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| Residents | 1088 | 1979 | 3293 | 4395 | 4492 | 4996 | 5096 | 5731 | 5640 |
Culture and sights
Sports
Saue has a number of sports clubs that offer a wide variety of sports, such as tennis, volleyball, basketball, boxing and karate.
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
Saue has 62 roads with a total length of about 21 km, which take up 30 hectares of the urban area.
education
The city has a high school, a music school, a kindergarten and a youth center.
sons and daughters of the town
- Ingemar Teever (* 1983), Estonian football player
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Statistics Estonia: Population by sex, age and place of residence after the 2017 administrative reform, 1 January. Retrieved February 17, 2019 .
- ↑ http://www.saue.edu.ee
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