Kaaruka | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Estonia |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Estonia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Estonia |
Subdivision Type1: | County |
Subdivision Name1: | Järva County |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Paide |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1564 |
Population Total: | 78 |
Population As Of: | 31.12.2010 |
Kaaruka is a village in Paide municipality, Järva County in northern-central Estonia. Prior to the 2017 administrative reform in Estonia of local governments, it was located in Roosna-Alliku Parish.[1] The village is located just southeast of Roosna-Alliku, the former administrative centre of the Roosna-Alliku Parish.[2] It has a population of 78 (as of 31 December 2010).[3]
Kaaruka was first mentioned in 1564.[4]
Football players Meelis Rooba and Urmas Rooba were born in Kaaruka.
Writer Wimberg described Kaaruka as the main location of his 2002 novel "Lipamäe".