Lokuti Explained

Lokuti
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Estonia
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Estonia
Coordinates:59.2794°N 24.7453°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Estonia
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Harju County
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Saku Parish
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1499
Population Total:95
Population As Of:01.06.2012

Lokuti is a village in Saku Parish, Harju County, Estonia,[1] located about 17km (11miles) south of the capital Tallinn. It has a population of 95 (as of 1 June 2012).[2]

The Tallinn–Rapla (Tallinn–Viljandi) road (nr. 15) passes through Lokuti. The Vääna River flows through the village on its northern side.

In 1499 a Lokuta farmstead (Locketal) was mentioned on the site for the first time. Later a support manor of Saku Manor was located here (Paulshof).[3] The nowadays settlement developed in the 1950s. In the 1960s a barn for cows with 448 slots was built.[4]

In 2006 there were plans to build 1600 new residential buildings into Lokuti, so the settlement would grow into a small borough with a population of 5000.[5] Since then no building process has taken place.

Notes and References

  1. (retrieved 27 July 2021)
  2. Web site: Saku valla sooline ja vanuseline koosseis. Saku vald. 5 June 2012. 1 June 2012.
  3. Web site: Lokuti küla. eestigiid.ee. 5 June 2012. Estonian.
  4. Web site: Hellenurm. Manivald. Saku näidissovhoos 1958 -1992. Saku vald. 5 June 2012. Estonian. https://web.archive.org/web/20060210133437/http://www.sakuvald.ee/6258#. 2006-02-10. dead.
  5. News: Peensoo. Piret. Saku valda võib kerkida 5000 elanikuga Lokuti alevik. 5 June 2012. Eesti Päevaleht. 3 October 2006. Estonian.