Kose

See also: Kose (disambiguation)

Kose
Small borough
Kose church dates back to 1230s
Kose Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 59°11′11″N25°10′05″E / 59.18639°N 25.16806°E / 59.18639; 25.16806
Country	Estonia
County	Harju County
Municipality	Kose Parish
Area
• Total	3 km2 (1 sq mi)
Population  (2019 [1] )
• Total	2,020

Drone video of Kose, Pirita river and Kose church (September 2021)

Kose (German : Kosch) is a small borough (Estonian : alevik) in Harju County, 39 kilometers (24 miles) southeast of Tallinn, Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Kose Parish and lies next to Pirita River.

At the 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 2,097. ^[1]

It was first mentioned in the Danish Census Book as Cosius in 1241.

Notable people

• Otto von Kotzebue (1787–1846), navigator, is buried at the churchyard of Kose St. Nicholas Church ^[2]
• Risto Kübar (b. 1983), actor, was born in Kose
• Silver Kübar (et) (b. 1980), sidecar motocross racer, was born in Kose
• Liivo Leetma (b. 1977), footballer, was born in Kose
• Rauno Roosnurm (b. 1991), musician, was born in Kose

Gallery

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  Footbridge over Pirita river
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  Monument to the War of Independence
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  Kose school
• 
  Wheat fields in Kose

References

1. "Population by place of residence (settlement), sex and age". Statistics Estonia. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
2. "Triigi mõis" (in Estonian). Estonian Manor Portal.

External links

• Kose Parish (in Estonian)