Raasiku Parish

Raasiku Parish Raasiku vald
Municipality of Estonia
Flag Coat of arms
Raasiku Parish
Coordinates: 59°19′N 25°07′E
Country	Estonia
County	Harju County
Administrative centre	Aruküla
Government
• Rural Municipality Mayor	Andre Sepp
• Assistant Rural Municipality Mayor	Ardo Niinre
Area
• Total	158.86 km2 (61.34 sq mi)
Dimensions
• Length	19 km (12 mi)
• Width	17 km (11 mi)
Population  (2018)
• Total	5,049
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
Website	www.raasiku.ee

Raasiku Parish (Template:Lang-et) in Harju County locates in the south-eastern direction from the city of Tallinn. The main road leading through the parish is Jüri - Aruküla - Raasiku - Jägala road. The Tallinn - Tapa Railway goes through the north border of the parish.

As for neighbouring administrative divisions, the parish is surrounded by Jõelähtme in the north, by Anija in the east, by Kose in the south and by Rae parish in the west.

2 Small Boroughs: Aruküla, Raasiku

13 Villages: Härma, Igavere, Järsi, Kalesi, Kiviloo, Kulli, Kurgla, Mallavere, Peningi, Perila, Pikavere, Rätla, Tõhelgi.

Symbolics

Both, the Flag and the Coat of Arms are in use since 1995. The Coat of Arms symbolizes the beautiful pine grove of Aruküla and its tenacity that helps people to improve the economy and the spiritual life of their home place. The green diagonal area resembles the other biggest small borough Raasiku with its small drumlins surrounding the small borough. Green resembles nature and silver hope and purity.

Leadership Structure

Council of the Rural Municipality (15)

Rural Municipality Government (5)

Rural Municipality Mayor - Andre Sepp

• Assistant Rural Municipality Mayor - Ardo Niinre
  • Psychologist
  • Social Pedagogue
  • Head of the Social Department
    • Social Department
  • Educational Institutions
  • Libraries
  • Cultural Institutions
• Rural Municipality Secretary
  • Chancellery
• Head of the Finance Department
  • Finance Department
• Head of the Administration Department
  • Administration Department

Education and culture

Schools

• Aruküla Basic School
• Raasiku Basic School
• Pikavere Kindergarten Primary School
• Aruküla Waldorf School

Twin towns – sister cities

•  Norberg Municipality, Sweden

People

Raasiku is the birthplace of chess player Aino Kukk (1930-2006), who won the Estonian Women's Chess Championship in 1955.

Gallery

• 
  Aruküla manor
• 
  Pine trees
• 
  Raasiku water tower
• 
  Raasiku church
• 
  Kiviloo Manor

See also

• Raasiku FC Joker

External links

• Official website (available only in Estonian)