Käru
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This article is about the small borough in Käru Parish, Rapla County. For other places with the same name, see Käru (disambiguation).
| Käru | |
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| Small borough | |
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  Käru | |
| Coordinates: 58°50′4″N 25°8′33″E / 58.83444°N 25.14250°ECoordinates: 58°50′4″N 25°8′33″E / 58.83444°N 25.14250°E | |
| Country |
 Estonia |
| County |
 Rapla County |
| Municipality |
 Käru Parish |
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Käru is a small borough (Estonian: alevik) in Rapla County, Estonia.[1] It is the administrative centre of Käru Parish.
Käru has a station on the Edelaraudtee's western route.
Käru manor
Käru (German: Kerro) was established as an estate in the mid-18th century. The present building was built in 1878 and designed by Riga architect Robert Pflug. It is an eclectic building with mainly neo-Renaissance elements. It was damaged during the Revolution of 1905 and also during World War II. The manor house ensemble has several well-preserved and unusual outbuildings and annexes.[2][3]
Explorer Karl von Ditmar was the landowner of Käru.[4]
Economist Ragnar Nurkse (1907–1959) was born in Käru Manor.
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Käru manor
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Wooden church in Käru.
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Käru reservoir
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Käru manor, the smithy
See also
References
- ↑ "NGA GeoName Database". National Geospatial Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
- ↑ Sakk, Ivar (2004). Estonian Manors - A Travelogue. Tallinn: Sakk & Sakk OÜ. p. 85. ISBN 9949-10-117-4.
- ↑ Hein, Ants (2009). Eesti Mõisad - Herrenhäuser in Estland - Estonian Manor Houses. Tallinn: Tänapäev. p. 180. ISBN 978-9985-62-765-5.
- ↑ Sakk, Ivar (2004). Estonian Manors - A Travelogue. Tallinn: Sakk & Sakk OÜ. p. 85. ISBN 9949-10-117-4.
External links
- Käru Parish (Estonian)
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