Randvere | |
Settlement Type: | village |
Pushpin Map: | Estonia |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Estonia |
Coordinates: | 59.5089°N 24.8997°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Estonia |
Subdivision Type1: | County |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name1: | Harju County |
Subdivision Name2: | Viimsi Parish |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 1397 |
Leader Title: | Village elder |
Leader Name: | Priit Robas |
Population Total: | 1690 |
Population As Of: | 2011 Census |
Randvere is a village in Viimsi Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia.[1] It is located about 11km (07miles) northeast of the centre of Tallinn, on the coast of Muuga Bay, northwest of the Port of Muuga. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 1,690.[2]
Randvere was first mentioned in 1397. During the Middle Ages, Randvere was settled by Coastal Swedes and belonged under the Maardu Manor (located in the village of Maardu). Randvere Lutheran Church was built between 1848 and 1852.[3]
The Estonian minstrel Mari Kilu (1853–1947;
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) was born and lived in Randvere.[3]Randvere is connected to the centre of Tallinn by Tallinn Bus Company's route no. 38 (Viru keskus – Muuga); the average travel time is about 30 minutes.