Käru

This article is about the small borough in Türi Parish, Järva County. For other places with the same name, see Käru (disambiguation).

Käru is a small borough (Estonian: alevik) in Türi Parish, Järva County, Estonia.^[1] Before the administrative reform in 2017, Käru was the administrative centre of Käru Parish.

Käru
Small borough
Käru train station
Käru Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 58°50′4″N 25°8′33″E
Country	Estonia
County	Järva County
Municipality	Türi Parish

Käru has a railway station on the Tallinn - Viljandi railway line operated by Elron (rail transit).

Käru manor

Käru (German: Kerro) was established as an estate in the mid-18th century. The present building was built in 1878 and designed by Riga architect Robert Pflug. It is an eclectic building with mainly neo-Renaissance elements. It was damaged during the Revolution of 1905 and also during World War II. The manor house ensemble has several well-preserved and unusual outbuildings and annexes.^[2][3]

Explorer Karl von Ditmar was the landowner of Käru.^[4]

Economist Ragnar Nurkse (1907–1959) was born in Käru Manor.

Gallery

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  Käru manor
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  Wooden church in Käru.
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  Käru reservoir
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  Käru manor, the smithy

See also

• List of palaces and manor houses in Estonia