Kose Parish
Kose Parish
Kose vald | |
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Coat of arms of Kose Parish Coat of arms | |
| Kose Parish within Harju County. Kose Parish within Harju County. | |
| Country | Estonia |
| County | Harju County |
| Administrative centre | Kose |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Merle Pussak |
| Area | |
• Total | 532.85 km2 (205.73 sq mi) |
| Population (22.01.2016) | |
• Total | 7,183 |
| • Density | 13.48/km2 (34.91/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | EE-338 |
| Website | www |
Kose Parish (Estonian: Kose vald) is a rural municipality in northern Estonia. It is a part of Harju County. The municipality has a population of 5,737 (as of 1 January 2004) and covers an area of 237.33 km2 (91.63 sq mi). The population density is 24.2 inhabitants per km2.
In October 2013, neighbouring Kõue Parish was merged with Kose Parish.
The administrative centre of the municipality is the small borough (Estonian: alevik) of Kose. There are total of 5 small boroughs (Ardu, Habaja, Kose, Kose-Uuemõisa and Ravila) and 58 villages in Kose Parish: Aela, Ahisilla, Äksi, Alansi, Harmi, Kadja, Kanavere, Kantküla, Karla, Kata, Katsina, Kirivalla, Kiruvere, Kolu, Kõrvenurga, Kõue, Krei, Kuivajõe, Kukepala, Laane, Leistu, Liiva, Lööra, Lutsu, Marguse, Nõmbra, Nõmmeri, Nõrava, Nutu, Ojasoo, Oru, Pala, Palvere, Paunaste, Paunküla, Puusepa, Rava, Raveliku, Riidamäe, Rõõsa, Saarnakõrve, Sääsküla, Sae, Saula, Sõmeru, Silmsi, Tade, Tammiku, Triigi, Tuhala, Uueveski, Vahetüki, Vanamõisa, Vardja, Vilama, Virla, Viskla and Võlle.
People
[edit | edit source]Stage actress Ester Pajusoo (born 1934) was born in Kose Parish (then Tuhala Parish).
Religion
[edit | edit source]- Unaffiliated (86.2%)
- Lutheran (7.90%)
- Orthodox (1.80%)
- Others Christians (3.20%)
- Others Religions or Unknown (0.90%)
- 0.00%
Twin towns — sister cities
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Gallery
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View at Kose
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Kose church
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Grave of navigator Otto von Kotzebue
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Kose Gymnasium
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Kose-Uuemõisa Manor
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Ruins of Kose-Uuemõisa chapel
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Tuhala Witch's well
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Landscape in Vilama
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Pirita River in Kose
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Ravila manor
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Saula Blue Springs
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Tuhala church
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See also
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[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website (in Estonian)
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