Jõelähtme Parish
Jõelähtme Parish
Jõelähtme vald | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Jõelähtme Parish within Harju County | |
| Country |  Estonia |
| County |  Harju County |
| Administrative centre | Jõelähtme |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Andrus Umboja |
| Area | |
• Total | 210.86 km2 (81.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2026) | |
• Total | 8,007[1] |
| • Density | 37.97/km2 (98.35/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | EE-245 |
| Website | www.joelahtme.ee |
Jõelähtme Parish (Estonian: Jõelähtme vald) is a municipality in Estonia. It was established in 1992 and is administratively part of the Harju County, in northwestern Estonia. The parish has a population of 8,007 and an area of 210.86 km2 (81.41 sq mi), the population density is 37.973/km2 (98.350/sq mi)[2]
The administrative centre of Jõelähtme Parish is the village of Jõelähtme. It is located 20 km east from the centre of Estonia's capital, Tallinn.
Local government
[edit]The current mayor (vallavanem) is Andrus Umboja[3] and chairman of the council (volikogu esimees) is Art Kuum.[4]
Demographics
[edit]As of 1 January 2026, the parish had 8,007 residents, of which 4,034 (50.4%) were women and 3,973 (49.6%) were men.[5]
Religion
[edit]The religious landscape of Jõelähtme rural municipality is predominantly secular, with 76.6% of the population identifying as religiously unaffiliated. Among those older than fifteen years residents who do associate themselves with a faith, 11.4% identify as Orthodox and 8.3% as Lutheran, while other Christian denominations make up 0.9% of the population. 2.8% of the population follows other religions or did not specify their religious affiliation.[6]
Geography
[edit]Settlements
[edit]There are two small boroughs (est: alevikud, sg. alevik) – Kostivere and Loo – and 34 villages (est: külad, sg. küla) in Jõelähtme Parish.
Landmarks
[edit]- Jägala Falls
- Rebala Heritage Reserve
- Kostivere karst area
- Jõelähtme church
- Kaberneeme beach
- Kalevi-Liiva memorial
- Ülgase caves
Gallery
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Saha chapel
Bronze Age stone cist graves
Jõelähtme church
Linnamäe hydroelectric power plant
Memorial at Kalevi-Liiva
Monument to the Estonian War of Independence
Maardu manor house
Ülgase caves
Rammu Island
Mouth of the Jägala river
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Notable people
[edit]- Pontus Brevern-de la Gardie (1814 in Kostivere – 1890), a Swedish count, Baltic German nobleman, military officer and statesman
- Yevgenia Shakhovskaya-Glebova-Streshneva (1840 - 1924), philanthropist and Cavalry Lady
- Johannes Toom (1896 in Parasmäe – 1972), weightlifter, silver medallist at 1922 World Weightlifting Championships.
- Õie Orav (born 1934), film historian, screenwriter, actress and film director
References
[edit]- ↑ "RV0282U: POPULATION BY SEX, AGE GROUP AND PLACE OF RESIDENCE, 1 JANUARY". PxWeb. Retrieved 2026-05-16.
- ↑ "Population figure and composition". Statistics Estonia. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ↑ "Vallavalitsus" (in Estonian). Jõelähtme Vallavalitsus. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
- ↑ "Vallavolikogu koosseis" (in Estonian). Jõelähtme Vallavalitsus. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
- ↑ "RV0282U: POPULATION BY SEX, AGE GROUP AND PLACE OF RESIDENCE, 1 JANUARY". PxWeb. Retrieved 2026-05-16.
- ↑ "stat.ee".
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Estonian)
- Map of Jõelähtme Parish
- Non-official public forum (in Estonian)
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