Käru

This article is about the small borough in Käru Parish, Rapla County. For other places with the same name, see Käru (disambiguation).
Käru
Small borough

Käru train station
Käru

Location in Estonia

Coordinates: 58°50′4″N 25°8′33″E / 58.83444°N 25.14250°E / 58.83444; 25.14250Coordinates: 58°50′4″N 25°8′33″E / 58.83444°N 25.14250°E / 58.83444; 25.14250
Country  Estonia
County Rapla County
Municipality Käru Parish
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Käru is a small borough (Estonian: alevik) in Rapla County, Estonia.[1] It is the administrative centre of Käru Parish.

Käru has a station on the Edelaraudtee's western route.

Käru manor

Käru (German: Kerro) was established as an estate in the mid-18th century. The present building was built in 1878 and designed by Riga architect Robert Pflug. It is an eclectic building with mainly neo-Renaissance elements. It was damaged during the Revolution of 1905 and also during World War II. The manor house ensemble has several well-preserved and unusual outbuildings and annexes.[2][3]

Explorer Karl von Ditmar was the landowner of Käru.[4]

Economist Ragnar Nurkse (1907–1959) was born in Käru Manor.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NGA GeoName Database". National Geospatial Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on April 30, 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
  2. ↑ Sakk, Ivar (2004). Estonian Manors - A Travelogue. Tallinn: Sakk & Sakk OÜ. p. 85. ISBN 9949-10-117-4.
  3. ↑ Hein, Ants (2009). Eesti Mõisad - Herrenhäuser in Estland - Estonian Manor Houses. Tallinn: Tänapäev. p. 180. ISBN 978-9985-62-765-5.
  4. ↑ Sakk, Ivar (2004). Estonian Manors - A Travelogue. Tallinn: Sakk & Sakk OÜ. p. 85. ISBN 9949-10-117-4.
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