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Borough in Estonia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Klooga is a small borough (Estonian: alevik) in Lääne-Harju Parish in Harju County in northern Estonia. At the 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 1,203, of which the Estonians were 642 (53.4%).[1]
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Klooga | |
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Coordinates: 59°19.2′N 24°12.84′E | |
Country | Estonia |
County | Harju County |
Municipality | Lääne-Harju Parish |
During the German occupation in World War II, Klooga concentration camp, a Nazi labor camp, was situated there as a satellite camp of Vaivara concentration camp. On 19 September 1944, about 2,000 inmates of the Klooga camp were executed and the corpses burned on pyres.
A large area of the settlement is covered by Estonian Defence Forces' military training field Klooga training area.
Klooga has rail stations Klooga and Klooga-Aedlinn on the Elron western route.
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