Maardu

Maardu
Panorama of Maardu, Port of Muuga in the background. The Iru Power Plant is in the foreground.
Panorama of Maardu, Port of Muuga in the background. The Iru Power Plant is in the foreground.
Flag of Maardu
Coat of arms of Maardu
Maardu is located in Estonia
Maardu
Maardu
Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 59°28′41″N 25°00′58″E / 59.47806°N 25.01611°E / 59.47806; 25.01611
Country Estonia
County Harju County
First mentioned1241
Borough rights1951
Town rights1980[2]
Government
 • MayorVladimir Arhipov (Estonian Centre Party)
Area
 • Total22.76 km2 (8.79 sq mi)
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total16,170[1]
 • Rank8th
Postal code
74111
ISO 3166 codeEE-446
Websitewww.maardu.ee

Maardu (German: Maart) is a town and a municipality in Harju County, Estonia. It is part of Tallinn metropolitan area, located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) east of the capital city.[2] The town covers an area of 22.76 km2 and has a population of 16,170 (as of 1 January 2021).[1]

The Port of Muuga, the largest cargo port in Estonia, is partly located in Maardu.[3]

According to the 2000 Census, the population was 16,738. 61.7% were Russians, 19.9% Estonians, 6.6% Ukrainians, 5.7% Belarusians, 1.5% Tatars. The proportion of Estonians was one of the lowest (if not the lowest) in Central and Western Estonia.

Outside the town (in the village of Maardu), south of the road to Narva lies Maardu manor, one of the oldest preserved baroque manor houses in Estonia. It traces its origins to 1389, but the current building dates from the 1660s with additions made in the 19th century. The landlord of the manor Herman Jensen Bohn in 1739 funded the printing of the first bible printed in Estonian.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Maardu linn, valik andmeid".
  2. ^ a b "About Maardu". Maardu Linnavalitsus. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Muuga Harbour". Port of Tallinn. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  4. ^ Sakk, Ivar (2004). Estonian Manors - A Travelogue. Tallinn: Sakk & Sakk OÜ. p. 50. ISBN 9949-10-117-4.