Kallavere

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Kallavere
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Street in Kallavere.
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Kallavere
Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 59°29′00″N25°02′36″E / 59.48333°N 25.04333°E / 59.48333; 25.04333 Coordinates: 59°29′00″N25°02′36″E / 59.48333°N 25.04333°E / 59.48333; 25.04333
Country Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
County Flag of et-Harju maakond.svg Harju County
Municipality Joelahtme vald flag.png Jõelähtme Parish
First mentioned1241
Population
 (01.01.2010 [1] )
  Total142

Kallavere is a village in Jõelähtme Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. It's located about 17 km (11 mi) northeast of Tallinn, just east of Kallavere, the main part the town of Maardu. Kallavere village has a population of 142 (as of 1 January 2010). [1]

The village is entirely located on the Rebala Heritage Reserve.

Kallavere was first mentioned in the Danish Census Book in 1241. But it's also possible that Kallavere was already mentioned in 1154 by al-Idrisi as Qlwry.

In the 1950s a new housing estate was built on the former lands of Kallavere village on the western part which administratively went under the rule of the town Maardu but also bears the name of Kallavere.

On 19 April 2010 part of the northern part of the village was detached to establish a new official village Saviranna. [2]

Notable people

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Kallavere upper lighthouse

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References

  1. 1 2 "Elanike arv külade kaupa 01.01.2010" (in Estonian). Jõelahtme vald. Archived from the original on 2011-01-02.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. "Muudatused vallasiseste linnade, alevite, alevik ja külade nimistus" (in Estonian). EKI Place Names Board.
  3. Paju, Tarmo (2007-02-05). "Hämmastav Metstak ei leia endas midagi hämmastavat" (in Estonian). Õhtuleht.