Lagedi Explained

Lagedi
Settlement Type:Small borough
Pushpin Map:Estonia
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Estonia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Estonia
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Harju County
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Rae Parish
Population Total:1083
Population As Of:2022
Population Density Km2:auto

Lagedi is a small borough (Estonian: alevik) in Rae Parish, Harju County, northern Estonia. As of 2022, the settlement's population was 1,083.[1]

Lagedi has a station on the Elron's eastern route.

Lagedi was the site of a slave-labor camp during German occupation in World War II. It was a satellite camp from the Vaivara concentration camp and mass executions of Jews took place in Lagedi.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rahvastik. Rae Parish. 1 June 2023. 31 December 2022.
  2. Book: Friedlander, Saul. Nazi Germany and the Jews, 1933-1945: Abridged Edition. 2009. HarperCollins. New York. 9780061350276. 409.