Rae, Harju County Explained

Rae
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Estonia
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Estonia
Coordinates:59.3806°N 24.8911°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Estonia
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Harju County
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Rae Parish
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1390
Population Total:602
Population As Of:01.01.2010
Population Density Km2:auto

Rae is a village in Rae Parish, Harju County, in northern Estonia.[1] It's located just southeast of the capital Tallinn. Rae has a population of 602 (as of 1 January 2010).[2]

Rae Manor (Johannishof) was first mentioned in 1390. From the 16th century it belonged to the St. John's Almshouse, later it was owned by the city council (raad) of Tallinn. The single-story historicist stone main building was constructed in the 1850s.[3]

Rae is bordered by the Tallinn–Tartu road (E263) to the southwest and the Tallinn Ring Road (nr. 11) to the southeast. The northeastern half of the village territory behind the VaskjalaÜlemiste canal is covered by Rae bog.

Population[4]

! Year! 1959! 1970! 1979! 1989! 1996! 2003! 2008! 2009
Population160172134103113168438555

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Notes and References

  1. (retrieved 27 July 2021)
  2. Web site: Rahvastik. Rae vald. 25 May 2011. Estonian. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110720125825/http://www.rae.ee/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14&Itemid=190. 20 July 2011.
  3. Web site: Rae mõis. Estonian Manors Portal. 2 June 2011. Estonian.
  4. http://www.rae.ee/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14&Itemid=190 Rae vallavalitsuse kodulehekülg