Äksi

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Äksi
Small borough
Äksi St. Andrew's Church
Äksi
Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 58°31′23″N 26°40′08″E / 58.52306°N 26.66889°E / 58.52306; 26.66889Coordinates: 58°31′23″N 26°40′08″E / 58.52306°N 26.66889°E / 58.52306; 26.66889
Country  Estonia
County Tartu County
Municipality Tartu Parish
Population (01.01.2010[1])
  Total 477

Äksi is a small borough (Estonian: alevik) in Tartu Parish, Tartu County in Estonia. It's located on the southern shore of Lake Saadjärv. Äksi has a population of 477 (as of 1 January 2010).[1]

The Ice Age Centre, a museum about the latest ice age, is located in Äksi.[2]

1815–1832 Otto Wilhelm Masing worked as a vicar in Äksi St. Andrew's Church.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Kohanimenõukogu koosoleku protokoll nr 34" (in Estonian). EKI Place Names Board. p. 5. 
  2. "Contact". Ice Age Centre. Retrieved 2 September 2013. 
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