Maardu
Maardu (German: Maart) is a town and a municipality in Harju County, Estonia. It is part of Tallinn metropolitan area, located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) east of the capital city. The town covers an area of 22.76 km² and has a population of 16,170 (as of 1 January 2021).
Maardu | |
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Panorama of Maardu, Port of Muuga in the background. The Iru Power Plant is in the foreground. | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Maardu Location in Estonia | |
| Coordinates: 59°28′41″N 25°00′58″E | |
| Country | Estonia |
| County | Harju County |
| First mentioned | 1241 |
| Borough rights | 1951 |
| Town rights | 1980 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vladimir Arhipov (Estonian Centre Party) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.76 km2 (8.79 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 16,170 |
| • Rank | 8th |
| Postal code | 74111 |
| ISO 3166 code | EE-446 |
| Website | www.maardu.ee |
The Port of Muuga, the largest cargo port in Estonia, is partly located in Maardu.
According to the 2000 Census, the population was 16,738. 61.7% were Russians, 19.9% Estonians, 6.6% Ukrainians, 5.7% Belarusians, 1.5% Tatars, 0.9% Finns, 0.6% Poles, 0.5% Lithuanians, 0.2% Latvians, 0.2% Germans and 0.1% Jews and 1 Cuban. The proportion of Estonians was one of the lowest (if not the lowest) in Central and Western Estonia.
Outside the town (in the village of Maardu), south of the road to Narva lies Maardu manor, one of the oldest preserved baroque manor houses in Estonia. It traces its origins to 1389, but the current building dates from the 1660s with additions made in the 19th century. The landlord of the manor Herman Jensen Bohn in 1739 funded the printing of the first bible printed in Estonian.