Saku, Estonia

Saku (German: Sack) is a small town (Estonian: alevik) in Harju County, Estonia, located 16 km (10 mi) south from Tallinn, the capital. It is the administrative centre of Saku Parish. Saku had a population of 4,675 on 1 April 2012,^[1] which makes it the biggest small town in Estonia.

Saku
Small town
Saku Manor
Saku Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 59°17′53″N 24°39′59″E
Country	Estonia
County	Harju County
Municipality	Saku Parish
Population  (01.04.2012)
• Total	4,675

Saku is most known for the Saku Brewery which is one of two biggest breweries in Estonia.

It has a railway station on the Tallinn - Viljandi railway line operated by Elron (rail transit). The Vääna River crosses Saku.

Saku Manor

Saku Manor (German: Sack) traces its history back to 1463. The current manor house was built in 1825-1830 in a neoclassical style, and is possibly designed by the renowned St. Petersburg architect Carlo Rossi. It is one of the finest examples, perhaps the finest, of a neoclassical manor house in Estonia.^[2][3][4]

Notable people

• Evelin Ilves (born 1968), former first lady of Estonia, grew up in Saku
• Juss Laansoo (born 1983), motocross rider
• Grit Šadeiko (born 1989), heptathlete, born in Saku
• Jaak Urmet (pseudonym Wimberg; born 1979), writer, born in Saku

See also

• List of palaces and manor houses in Estonia

References

1. "Üldinfo" (in Estonian). Saku vald. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
2. Viirand, Tiiu (2004). Estonia. Cultural Tourism. Kunst Publishers. p. 55. ISBN 9949-407-18-4.
3. Sakk, Ivar (2004). Estonian Manors - A Travelogue. Tallinn: Sakk & Sakk OÜ. pp. 44–45. ISBN 9949-10-117-4.
4. Hein, Ants (2009). Eesti Mõisad - Herrenhäuser in Estland - Estonian Manor Houses. Tallinn: Tänapäev. p. 31. ISBN 978-9985-62-765-5.

External links

• Media related to Saku (Estonia) at Wikimedia Commons
• Saku Parish
• Saku Manor
• Saku Manor in Estonian Manors Portal
• Saku Brewery
• AS Saku Maja (in Estonian)
• Saku Gymnasium (in Estonian)