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Käru

Coordinates: 58°50′4″N 25°8′33″E / 58.83444°N 25.14250°E / 58.83444; 25.14250
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Käru
Käru train station
Käru train station
Käru is located in Estonia
Käru
Käru
Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 58°50′4″N 25°8′33″E / 58.83444°N 25.14250°E / 58.83444; 25.14250
CountryEstonia
CountyJärva County
MunicipalityTüri Parish

Käru is a small borough (Estonian: alevik) in Türi Parish, Järva County, Estonia.[1] Before the administrative reform in 2017, Käru was the administrative centre of Käru Parish.

Käru has a railway station on the Tallinn - Viljandi railway line operated by Elron (rail transit).

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.

See also

References

  1. ^ "NGA GeoName Database". National Geospatial Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on April 30, 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
  2. ^ Sakk, Ivar (2004). Estonian Manors - A Travelogue. Tallinn: Sakk & Sakk OÜ. p. 85. ISBN 9949-10-117-4.
  3. ^ Hein, Ants (2009). Eesti Mõisad - Herrenhäuser in Estland - Estonian Manor Houses. Tallinn: Tänapäev. p. 180. ISBN 978-9985-62-765-5.
  4. ^ Sakk, Ivar (2004). Estonian Manors - A Travelogue. Tallinn: Sakk & Sakk OÜ. p. 85. ISBN 9949-10-117-4.