Mäetaguse
Mäetaguse | |
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Small borough | |
Mäetaguse Location in Estonia | |
Coordinates: 59°13′31″N 27°17′41″E / 59.22528°N 27.29472°ECoordinates: 59°13′31″N 27°17′41″E / 59.22528°N 27.29472°E | |
Country | Estonia |
County | Ida-Viru County |
Parish | Alutaguse Parish |
Population | |
• Total | 555 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Mäetaguse is a small borough (alevik) in Ida-Viru County in Alutaguse Parish in northeastern Estonia. It was the administrative centre of Mäetaguse Parish. As of 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 555, of which the Estonians were 271 (48.8%).[1]
Mäetaguse Manor[]
Mäetaguse estate (German: Mehntack) was mentioned for the first time in written sources in 1542. Until the Estonian Declaration of Independence, it belonged to different Baltic German families, among others the Wrangel and von Rosen. Between 1923 and 1988 it served as a schoolhouse.[2] Today it houses a hotel and spa.
Gallery[]
Mäetaguse manor main building
Mäetaguse manor granary
Mäetaguse manor greenhouse
Mäetaguse chapel
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Number and share of Estonians by place of residence (settlement)". Statistics Estonia. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ^ Sakk, Ivar (2004). Estonian Manors - A Travelogue. Tallinn: Sakk & Sakk OÜ. p. 188. ISBN 9949-10-117-4.
External links[]
- Media related to Mäetaguse at Wikimedia Commons
- Mäetaguse hotel and spa (official site)
Categories:
- Alutaguse Parish
- Boroughs and small boroughs in Estonia
- Kreis Wierland
- Ida-Viru County geography stubs