Mäetaguse

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This article is about the small borough in Mäetaguse Parish, Ida-Viru County. For other uses, see Mäetaguse (disambiguation).
Mäetaguse
Small borough
Mäetaguse is located in Estonia
Mäetaguse
Mäetaguse
Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 59°13′31″N 27°17′41″E / 59.22528°N 27.29472°E / 59.22528; 27.29472
Country Estonia
CountyIda-Viru County
ParishAlutaguse Parish
Population
 (2011 Census[1])
 • Total555
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Mäetaguse (German: Mehntack) is a small borough (alevik) in Ida-Viru County in Alutaguse Parish in northeastern Estonia. It was the administrative centre of Mäetaguse Parish. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 555, of which the Estonians were 271 (48.8%).[1]

Mäetaguse Manor[edit]

Mäetaguse estate (German: Mehntack) was mentioned for the first time in written sources in 1542. Until the Estonian Declaration of Independence, it belonged to different Baltic German families, among others the Wrangel and von Rosen. Between 1923 and 1988 it served as a schoolhouse.[2] Today it houses a hotel and spa.

Gallery[edit]

  • Mäetaguse manor main building
    Mäetaguse manor main building
  • Mäetaguse manor granary
    Mäetaguse manor granary
  • Mäetaguse manor greenhouse
    Mäetaguse manor greenhouse
  • Mäetaguse chapel
    Mäetaguse chapel

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Number and share of Estonians by place of residence (settlement)". Statistics Estonia. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. ^ Sakk, Ivar (2004). Estonian Manors - A Travelogue. Tallinn: Sakk & Sakk OÜ. p. 188. ISBN 9949-10-117-4.

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